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Paulette Mensah

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Paulette Mensah is a freelance writer and video-game streamer from the Baltimore/D.C. area. She is a singer and eclectic music lover.

Articles by Paulette Mensah

Multimedia project Black Broadway on U archives the people and places that made D.C.'s U Street corridor a hub of black culture during the first half of the 20th century.

A Chat With The Creator Of ‘Black Broadway On U,’ A Trove Of D.C. Cultural History

On U Street in 2016, it’s easy to stumble across vestiges of the corridor’s African-American history. But that history is…

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On ‘How We Ride,’ Da Kid Emm Celebrates The Simple Joys Of Summer

A breezy banger in the vein of Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff’s “Summertime,” Da Kid Emm‘s “How We Ride”…

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Hybrid rock/soul band Black Alley opens a big show in its hometown tonight: Holiday Jam at Verizon Center.

They Made It: D.C. Band Black Alley Brings ‘Hood Rock’ To Verizon Center

On the heels of a successful show at this year’s South by Southwest festival in Texas, self-styled “hood-rock” band Black…

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Cellist Wytold teaches music workshops for soldiers at Walter Reed military hospital in D.C. He says the experience has changed his approach to music.
December 16, 2016

Working With Soldiers At Walter Reed, Cellist Finds A New Creative Path

Oddisee's new album, The Iceberg, comes out Feb. 24.
December 15, 2016

Songs We Love: Oddisee, ‘Things’

Maryland hip-hop artists Brain Rapp, Nature Boi and Ezko make up the collective Dope Music Village.
December 13, 2016

To These Maryland Rappers, ‘DMV’ Stands For ‘Dope Music Village’

D.C. label Verses Records says its newest release, a compilation called "Code Red," will benefit the American Civil Liberties Union.
December 7, 2016

In Wake Of Trump Election, Verses Records Rallies 40 Bands To Benefit ACLU

The latest tune from D.C. indie-rock band Brushes is "about the tension we feel between Venus and Mars within ourselves," says leader Nick Anway (left).
November 28, 2016

Premiere: On ‘Mars And Me,’ D.C.’s Brushes Come From Mars And Venus

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