Advice to the Past
Yoanabel
Grade 3
The advice I would give is to end segregation because it’s not fair. Also not to cheat on tests.
Read MoreBirds in the City
826DC "The Thing with Feathers" Summer Workshop, 2018
We hear birds in the city. A bird chirps when singing a song. When birds chirp, it is harmony.
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Magical by Design
With novelty 826 storefronts like Tivoli’s Astounding Magic Supply Company, there’s a lot more than meets the eye.
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No matter where you are on June 5th, 826DC’s Half-Half-Half-Half-Half Marathon will be the greatest and shortest (0.826 miles, to be exact) virtual race in town.
Read MoreIn Memory of Kurt Wimmer
Our dear friend and board member, Kurt Wimmer, cared deeply about young people in this community.
Read MoreWe’re Hiring a Director of Development
826DC is hiring a Director of Development! We sat down with Areesah Mobley to talk about her time in this role and her advice for applicants.
Read MoreA Q&A with Harvard’s Ed. Magazine
Zachary Clark, 826DC’s Executive Director, did a Q&A with Harvard University’s Ed. Magazine “about running a nonprofit in times of trouble, overcoming the terror of the blank page, and channeling your inner weirdness into passionate writing.”
Read More![Essex Hemphill, local poet and gay rights activist, was born today in 1957! He lived just eleven minutes away from 826DC and attended Ballou High School. #HereInDC
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