Go-Go City: Displacement and Protest in Washington, DC
For decades, Washington, DC has been a beacon for Black culture and community. Now, a wave of economic and cultural gentrification is occurring at breakneck speed threatening to erase this history. Go-Go City follows protesters for racial justice as they took to the streets in summer 2020, rallying around the city’s unique Go-Go music scene as they strive to make their voices heard.
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Go-Go City: Displacement and Protest in Washington, DC
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For decades, Washington, DC has been a beacon for Black culture and community. Now, a wave of economic and cultural gentrification is occurring at breakneck speed threatening to erase this history. Go-Go City follows protesters for racial justice as they took to the streets in summer 2020, rallying around the city’s unique Go-Go music scene as they strive to make their voices heard.
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Go-Go City: Displacement and Protest in Washington, DC
Thursday
Feb 13
1 Hour
The musical genre of go-go becomes a tool to push back against gentrification and soundtrack of the protest movement.
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