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Review: Throughline Vol. II - An Immersive Art Experience
Portraits, photographs, and poems celebrate 16 Black women in D.C.
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This is my nightmare — but hear me out
Hi there, Colleen here. 51st cofounder and reporter, formerly of DCist and WAMU. As your inbox probably suggests, it’s Giving Tuesday — that special day when every nonprofit you’ve ever given your email to reaches out with an open palm. Well, surprise, we’re going to do that too!
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Thank you for funding this hyper-local dream
Hey folks, It's Christina here, with a quick story: At the top of 2024 — after working six years as a freelance journalist — I decided to search for a full-time job. Like most reporters who’ve spent more than a decade in the field, I yearned for something new.
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Help The 51st grow — for free!
We’ve been publishing for almost two months (!) and growing The 51st with you has been thrilling. Our progress has been heartening, and each day this dream of growing a sustainable worker-led newsroom for D.C. feels more and more possible. The crowdfunding campaign gave us the runway we needed
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The Washington Wizards have a plan, finally
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Last-minute lottery creates 'hot mess' for first-time D.C. homebuyers
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