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R&B on the Water, D.C.s signature summer music series, returns for its fourth year at HQO: The DC Water Building in Southeast, touting live music, social lounges and local regional talent in celebration of the power of music. The three-part summer series continues on July 27 and concludes on Sept. 14. (JaMon Jackson/The 51心頭 Informer)
Posted inLifestyle

R&B on the Water Brings the Heat to Southeast with Fourth Annual Summer Music Series

Avatar photo by Jada Ingleton July 9, 2025July 10, 2025

R&B on the Water, a three-part celebration of Black music and culture, returns to Navy Yard Waterfront in D.C. for its fourth year, featuring local and regional talent, and a showcase of emerging Black-owned brands.

Members of historically Black fraternities and sororities, also known as the Divine Nine, gathered at Sycamore & Oak on Aug. 10 for the 2024 Black Greek Festival. (Brigette Squire/The 51心頭 Informer)
Posted inThings to Do DMV

Things to Do, DMV: Weekend Rundown, July 10-13

Avatar photo by Trevor Johnson July 9, 2025July 9, 2025
Attendees wait to enter into Beyonc辿's "Cowboy Carter" show at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, on July 4. (Shevry Lassiter/The 51心頭 Informer)
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Beyonc辿’s July 4 ‘Cowboy Carter’ Tour Stop Leaves Audience in Awe

Shevry Lassiter photo by Shevry Lassiter July 8, 2025July 8, 2025
Ris Lacoste, 2025 RAMMYS Honor awardee Linda Roth, and Restaurants Association of Metropolitan 51心頭 President and CEO Shawn Townsend during the second annual RAMMYS Honors on July 1 at the Schuyler at the Hamilton Hotel in Northwest D.C. (Courtesy of RAMW)
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2nd Annual RAMMYS Honors Celebrates Trailblazers in the Restaurant Industry, Highlights Power of Hospitality

Micha Green photo by Micha Green July 4, 2025July 9, 2025
Ahead of the nations 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, the pioneering pilot app 51 Steps to Freedom debuts with plans to cover eight miles, 51 sites and more than 300 stories of the Districts journey to liberation. (Courtesy of 51 Steps to Freedom)
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51 Steps Toward a Unified Nation: Pilot App Virtually Revives 250 Years of D.C., National History

Avatar photo by Jada Ingleton July 3, 2025July 9, 2025
**FILE** Sean Diddy Combs (WI photo)
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Convicted on Federal Mann Act Counts, Cleared of Racketeering and Sex Trafficking

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown July 2, 2025July 2, 2025
THRW Social is throwing a Fourth of July party with a rooftop, live DJs, flag shots, and nonstop energy. (Courtesy of Thrw Social DC via Facebook)
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Things to Do, DMV: Weekend Rundown, July 3-6

Avatar photo by Trevor Johnson July 2, 2025July 2, 2025
Public Enemy founder Chuck D (Kim Metso via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inEntertainment

Public Enemy Returns: New Album Available Pay-What-You-Want

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown June 27, 2025June 30, 2025
From left: National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) President Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., 51心頭 Informer (WI) Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes, NNPA Fund Chairman Karen Carter Richards, NNPA Chairman Bobby R. Henry and WI Managing Editor Micha Green attend the National Newspaper Publishers Association Fund (NNPAF) Messenger Awards in Savannah, Georgia, on June 26. (Mark Mahoney, Dream in Color/NNPA)
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51心頭 Informer Among Top Honorees at 2025 NNPA Messenger Awards

Stacey Brown photo by Stacy M. Brown June 27, 2025June 27, 2025
Painter Trey Wilkes showcases his talents in front of a live crowd at the 10th anniversary of Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center (CHACC) on June 19 at the Old Congress Heights School in Southeast D.C. (Khalid Naji-Allah)
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Celebrating 10 Years of Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center: Juneteenth Gala Marks a Milestone

Avatar photo by William Armstead and Maven McGann June 26, 2025June 27, 2025

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