by Jerome Paige | Jun 13, 2020 | Cultural Connections -- HumanitiesDC...DC Living Heritage Network, DC History & Public Policy, Mind/Body/Spirit/Shadow Explorations, North Portal Readers & Beyond, Public Policy Adventures
This sign beckons us to remember and say their names. I noticed it in a neighbor’s yard on 16th St. NW DC about two blocks south of the Circle during my Friday night my walk through my neighborhood. A week ago, neighbors had gathered along to support the...
by Jerome Paige | Jun 7, 2020 | Cultural Connections -- HumanitiesDC...DC Living Heritage Network, DC History & Public Policy, Featured, Public Policy Adventures
Given the events since the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, I reviewed a set of ideas that were in my files. I had summarized my thinking with hopes to develop the analysis I had outlined. I can’t find a date for these notes, but I most likely made them in the...
by Jerome Paige | Jun 7, 2020 | Cultural Connections -- HumanitiesDC...DC Living Heritage Network, DC History & Public Policy, Public Policy Adventures
On September 11, 2018, I provided comments to attendees at the HumanitiesDC showcase of the projects that had examined Washington DC in 1968. Based on my work with the DC Living Heritage Network, I suggested a “Gentrification Narratives Framework” to help us...
by Jerome Paige | Jun 2, 2020 | Cultural Connections -- HumanitiesDC...DC Living Heritage Network, DC History & Public Policy, Public Policy Adventures
To Gain Statehood, must DC wait until it’s predominately white? People earnestly and frequently ask me this question, as we watch the percentage of the black population in the city dip below 50%. My answer: Maybe. Maybe not. I equivocate because I believe that...
by Jerome Paige | Jan 25, 2019 | Cultural Connections -- HumanitiesDC...DC Living Heritage Network, North Portal Readers & Beyond, Public Policy Adventures
“Major Marco” (Denzel in The Manchurian Candidate 2004) had a palpable feeling that something wasn’t right. His internal in-congruence kept him pushing despite his seemingly preposterous claims. He along with others in his platoon knew they were crazy. Our...
by Jerome Paige | Jan 25, 2019 | Cultural Connections -- HumanitiesDC...DC Living Heritage Network, North Portal Readers & Beyond, Public Policy Adventures
In “Against Creativity,” there is a chapter titled “Politics: Austere Creativity.” “Coping” is a creative response to imposed, harsh political conditions. In news reports today, we are reading about how “coping” is...
