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It’s been nearly 10 years since Keyonna Jones opened up the Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center in Southeast D.C., and while there’s a heavy emphasis on the art, culture plays a very prominent role in the venue, too.
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Southeast DC arts center celebrates 10 years with Juneteenth anniversary party
It’s been nearly 10 years since Keyonna Jones opened up the Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center in Southeast D.C., and while there’s a heavy emphasis on the art, culture plays a very prominent role in the venue, too.
CHACC is on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, a two-mile straight shot south of the Anacostia Arts District. The city dedicated the area as D.C.’s official Arts District two years ago and is another indication that artistic expression is flourishing east of the river.
To celebrate 10 years of bringing artistic expression to Southeast, CHACC is holding an anniversary party in conjunction with Juneteenth on Thursday night. It will include city leaders, a go-go band, food, vendors and lots of art.
Jones said she thinks the Arts District community is different from the rest of the city in terms of how the artists create, because of the lack of resources.
“We’ve got a lot of talent,” Jones said. “We just don’t have what the rest of the city has. And so, we thrive and we really do art. We’re innovative. We use what we have to create new things.”
Dwayne Lawson-Brown, with the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, gave Jones flowers, noting how much energy and “work (she’s put) into that space.”
“To see it survive, thrive and help bring a new generation of artists that are spreading the word and spreading their art, is a gift to Washington, D.C.,” he added.
Lawson-Brown said every community in D.C. “has a special voice, and we celebrate those different voices.”
“Ward Eight voices come about from different spaces and different experiences that people have had,” he added.
CHACC’s Juneteenth anniversary celebration and fundraiser will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday night and Department of Small and Local Business Development Director Rosemary Suggs-Evans will give a keynote speech, among other speakers.
“We deserve to celebrate our community,” Jones said. “We’ve done some really good, innovative, unseen, unprecedented things for the past 10 years, and I’m proud of the work that we’ve done. So, we’re going to party.”
The event is also an invitation for the rest of the city to see what CHACC artists have to say about how things are now, and how they could be.
“Hey, we’re over here, east of the river! We’ve got some things for you to see,” she said. “Don’t be afraid to cross the bridge, come east of the river, come to South Side and see what we’ve got. Not only Congress Heights, but again, Anacostia is building.”
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WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A Texas man accused of shooting at a United States Secret Service agent near the Washington Monument earlier this month has been indicted on federal charges, the Justice Department announced Friday.
A federal grand jury indicted 45-year-old Michael Marx with “assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon” and “using, carrying, possessing, brandishing, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence,” in connection with the May 4 incident, in which a stray bullet struck a teenage bystander.
“Today’s indictment reflects the gravity of the defendant’s actions on one of the most heavily visited public spaces in the nation,” U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said Friday, in part. “The evidence shows Marx not only carried an illegal firearm into DC, but he fired it at uniformed officers, wounding an innocent teenage bystander who was simply visiting the National Mall with his family on a spring afternoon.”
Authorities previously charged Marx with assaulting federal officers with a dangerous weapon, using and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
According to court documents, an undercover Secret Service agent initially noticed Marx trying to conceal a gun on the right side of his body near 15th Street and Madison Drive NW shortly after 3:30 p.m. on the afternoon of the shooting.
At the same time, the motorcade for Vice President J.D. Vance was leaving the White House, passing through the area just up the street.
Uniformed Secret Service officers arrived to provide backup, finding Marx along the path of Vance’s motorcade. The attorney’s office said officers began to give the Texas man verbal commands, but he started running through a crosswalk and eventually fired at one of the agents as he reached the sidewalk.
The bullet struck the teenage bystander, who was walking behind the agent, in the leg, according to the DOJ.
Agents quickly returned fire, striking Marx in the hand, left arm, and upper body, according to court documents.
Court documents state that agents used Marx’s Texas driver’s license, which he was carrying, to identify him as the gunman. Investigators also identified various aliases Marx allegedly went by, including Patrick Michael and Michael Zavici.
While in the hospital, he allegedly made statements to officers, including ”F— the White House,” and “kill me, kill me, kill me,” the DOJ noted in a release.
Police found a Sig Sauer P365 handgun loaded with 9mm ammunition from the street where Marx fell.
4 things to know about the weather:
- Abundant sunshine
- Temps slightly cooler than average
- No rain in sight — again
- Mid-week warmup
May is drawing to a dry, comfortable close, in stunning contrast to the very soggy Memorial Day weather we saw last weekend.
That 10-day stretch of rain put a definite dent in our drought, according to the weekly national drought monitor, but it seems that was the end of the improvement for a while: There’s almost no clouds in sight for the DMV for several days.
Enjoy the many hours of sunshine on Saturday. The high pressure coming in from the Hudson Bay brings a stiff north wind, but the day will also be sunny and comfortable, with highs in the mid 70s.
Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.
The wind will die down after dark, and Sunday morning will be bordering on chilly. Expect widespread mid/upper 40s in most of the D.C. area, with urban centers and bayside communities staying just above 50°. Sunday afternoon will be just a bit warmer, in the mid 70s, but with far less of a breeze.
Highs will be back around 80° for Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, with overnight lows in the comfy 50s. It’ll be a perfect start to meteorological summer (June/July/August).
QuickCast
TODAY:
Sunshine Abounds, Breezy
Wind: North 10-15mph, Gust to 25 mph
Chance of Rain: 0%
HIGHS: 70° to 75°
TONIGHT:
Clear Skies
Winds Diminish
Wind: Northwest 10-15 mph
Chance Of Rain: 0%
LOWS: 46° to 54°
SUNDAY:
Mostly Sunny Skies
Pleasant Conditions
Light Breeze
Wind: NW 5 – 10 mph
Chance of Rain: 0%
HIGHS: 70° to 76°
MONDAY:
Partly Cloudy
Seasonable
Light Breeze
Wind: West/Northwest 10 mph
Chance of Rain: 0%
HIGHS: 76° to 82°
Sunrise: 5:45 Sunset: 8:26
Average High: 80° Average Low: 63°
Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.
WASHINGTON – A man is in critical condition after falling into the Anacostia River in Southwestern Washington, D.C., Friday night.
What we know:
D.C. Fire and EMS reported the rescue effort shortly after 10 p.m. at James Creek Marina in Buzzard Point.
Crews believe a man fell from the dock into the water.
By 10:30 p.m., crews were able to pull the man out of the water.
Paramedics took him to the hospital in critical condition.
What we don’t know:
Officials did not identify the man who was rescued. No other information was immediately available.
The Source: Information in this story is from the D.C. Fire and EMS Department.
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