Darryl C. Murphy

A riot is coming to Montgomery County! The music festival and community event Riot! D.C. will bring together a host of bands and vendors for a day of healing and release for survivors of sexual violence.

Just blocks away from Howard University, Oscar-award winning filmmaker Spike Lee will screen his 1988 HBCU inspired film School Daze at the Lincoln Theatre this Friday. He spoke to WAMU about the film's relevance, and his ties to the District.

A new exhibition in Southeast D.C. features artwork made with found objects. Plastic bags, buried debris, or almost any discarded item is fair game

WAMU arts and culture reporter Darryl C. Murphy tried five of the year's new restaurants - ones that are helping to keep D.C.'s dining scene alive.

It's porchfest season, when residents host music festivals right in their own neighborhoods, turning porches into stages.

Late last year, D.C. made its temporary streatery program permanent . The structures for outdoor eating, either in a roadway or alley, had become a beloved part of D.C.'s restaurant scene.

The Juneteenth holiday is this Friday. It's a day when we celebrate the end of slavery for Black Americans in the United States – but also a time to reflect on the history and progress that has been made since then.

As America's 250th anniversary fast approaches, there's no shortage of events scheduled to note the historic date.

Rhonda Henderson stood outside of the new location of her alma mater Benjamin Banneker High School in D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood ahead of America's 250th anniversary.

A new brewery opened last month in D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood. It's called Urban Garden Brewing , and it's the first brick and mortar brewery owned