citypaper: archives

Case History
The effort to put a black museum on the mall hung up on a single

Cover Story

question: Who has the right to tell the African-American story?

It's Friday afternoon, and the Mall is simmering with camera-toting tourists, lunch-breaking employees, and emaciated joggers. A group of women plants itself on a bench and sparks some cancer sticks, while a weary father grips his nagging son's arm and gives him an earful: "Dammit, Bobby, I said no!" A few yards away, yellow buses disgorge droves of screeching schoolkids, who are about to tour one of the largest complexes of museums ever assembled. Bright-eyed and laughing, they scan the Mall, trying to decide which museum will be their first victim. They know that from the history of aviation to an impressive collection of cockroaches, the Mall has it all. And it's expanding. In 1993, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum was added nearby, and in the next 10 years a museum dedicated to Native Americans is slated to join the Smithsonian carnival of history and culture.... Continued

Issue of Feb. 6 - 12, 1998

News and Features

Columns

Eats

Movies

Music

Theater

Arts and Events

City Lights

This week's best in Arts and Entertainment.

DC SEARCH
calendar
restaurants
movies
classified
personals

Find an Event

Enter a keyword, select the type of event, and the particular day this week below.

Submit your event to the City Paper's Event Calendar.

Find a Restaurant

Enter a restaurant name, or select a cuisine and neighborhood below.

Find a Movie

Select a movie theater in the box below to see a list of all movies at that theater.

...Or view a full list of theaters, films, and showtimes.

Search Classified Ads

Post a Classified Ad

Find It

Find a Match

Age range: to
Find It

Who saw you? Check I Saw You
Looking for something kinky? Wild Side

City Paper Newsletter
advertisement

CP Events

Find yours

This Week

Current Issue
The Issue of Aug. 29 - Sep. 4, 2008

This Week in
City Paper History

  • WILLIAMS EYEING HISTORY
    Aug. 28 - Sep. 3, 1998
  • The Big Takeover
    The Frodus conglomerate builds a Fairfax empire out of pancakes, bikini briefs, and hardcore irony.
    Aug. 29 - Sep. 4, 1997
  • Dicked Over
    Penile implants were sold as a safe cure for impotence, but a D.C. lawyer says the manufacturer gave his clients the shaft.
    Aug. 29 - Sep. 4, 1997
advertisement
advertisement