Femi and the Foundation
@femiandfoundation.bsky.social
Washington D.C. based Rock, Hip-Hop, Funk, Soul. Feeling Right EP out May 22nd!
Of course he’s a dc kid…on an electric unicycle…leaving an early showing of Spider-Man…being super respectful to someone in a horrible situation
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13h agofrom the video (on FB) bro got off his electric unicycle (lol) when he heard cries for help and just kind of maneuvered to give the woman a chance to get away. he didn't even end up having to fight the guy. peak performance www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/g...
The biggest thing about this story is how much I must impress upon non-D.C./NoVA people how fucking funny the image of a dude riding an e-unicycle from Georgetown to Arlington at 4:30 a.m. is.
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 13h agofrom the video (on FB) bro got off his electric unicycle (lol) when he heard cries for help and just kind of maneuvered to give the woman a chance to get away. he didn't even end up having to fight the guy. peak performance www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/g...
the us owes the people of haiti an enormous debt, reparations. it's hard to live with the shame of this
Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 9h ago“Empty pews and fear of ICE grip Maryland’s Eastern Shore after #TPS ends for Haitians. As Temporary Protected Status expires, many Haitian immigrants in Salisbury retreat from daily life, fearing arrest and deportation." haitiantimes.com/2026/08/05/m...
Don’t fully have the words to descrive how insanely cool this is….we just did an interview with THE Spin Magazine 🤯 Check out our full interview here or at the “Now Hear This” column by our friend Ron Hart! First, DC. Next, the world. Build With Us.
August 11 will mark one year since the federal occupation of D.C. began. We want to know: What will you remember about this time? And what questions do you have as the takeover continues? Our survey:
Reflecting on a year under federal occupation
On August 11, 2025, life in D.C. changed overnight as President Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department and the deployment of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement officers throughout the city. In the months that followed, we've also been subject to the ongoing incursion of the Safe and Beautiful Task Force, the summer of America 250, and the continued meddling of the federal government in our local affairs.
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"Felt manly and not like a maiden." Nailed it. I am also just grateful to be reminded of this album.
Almost a year into the federal occupation of D.C., we want to hear from residents like you: What memory sticks out to you most about the past year? What questions do you have about the ongoing takeover? And what are you seeing in the streets? Take our survey here:
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Thrilled that our team is featured in this @niemanlab.org story on recent nonprofit news readership! Hear from @maddiepoore.bsky.social about how we're identifying and meeting our community’s information needs:
Despite concerns about AI Overviews, some nonprofit news outlets see a surge in search traffic
"We found this heartening, in a time when many experts are writing eulogies for clickthrough from search engine results pages."
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I feel like all the greatest performers have an unmistakable voice and delivery, and DMX is a perfect example. A LOT of people can try to do what he does, but very few can deliver. He's so good at getting people hyped up, and his hooks are like instantly infectious. Legend
Gabrielle Union, who starred opposite him in “Cradle 2 the Grave”, shared on Hot Ones that the crew were too scared of his dogs to visit his trailer, so she would go to fetch him, and often found him watching Golden Girls. He’d offer her a beer and share elaborate Golden Girls theories.
take: it's been enough years to pretty definitively say that DMX was ahead of his time. so many people rap like him now in one way or other youtu.be/P5L1WtHwJF0?...
DMX - Stop Being Greedy (BET, Final Revision)
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300+ Ward 7 residents told us about the issues that matter most in their community. We've put together a report — and we're ready to share what we learned. Curious? Come out to our event on Tuesday, July 28! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-51st-r...
fellow DC / DMV people: what bar is showing Wafcon?!
There are over 800 people sleeping on the streets of DC (& that’s a lowwwwball estimate). Almost all of them are Black & from DC. But we’re spending hundreds of millions & making exceptions for the occupying military force so they can continue to terrorize our neighbors.
Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 2w agoWow: The National Guard has signed a $292 million contract to house thousands of troops deployed to D.C. in 2,000 apartments in the city, instead of in hotels or other places where they've been put up. www.notus.org/defense/nati...
the fun thing and problem with Rumors is that it proves you can, in fact, make art good enough to completely justify your life as a messy drug-addled maniac
If you love this you'll also love the images from John Wymer, who, in the late '40s and '50s, went around the District taking tons of street pictures as a hobby. His collection here is laid out on a Google Map so you can browse any part of the city to see how it looked decades ago.
Wymer's DC
Wymer's DC hosts an interactive story map which overlays historic images of Washington, DC onto Google Street View. Users can toggle between a mid-twentieth century photograph collection and modern im...
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The 51st@51st.news · 3w agoThe District of Columbia Archives has released its largest digital collection of historic photos — showing new views of the city from 1947 through 1959. Find anything interesting? Let us know!
DoorDash trying to end home rule for 700,000 people over a TWENTY CENT FEE
Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 2w agoIn a statement, DoorDash tells me that the council passed the "arbitrary" new fee without holding any hearings. "We have always supported home rule for D.C.," says the company. "But will continue to defend D.C.'s small businesses, local economy, and underserved residents."
it's as simple as this: who wins if we normalize these uses of AI? not artists, or art critics, or listeners. we don't need to advocate against ourselves - even for clicks
Niko Stratis@nikostratis.com · 2w agothe second piece on this one VERY specific indie artist that used Suno to make his music with the same tone as that Hearing Things piece "AI is bad BUT I hate how I liked this one", and look I'm not one to yell conspiracy, but this is starting to feel a LOT like some marketing money got spent
One of our main goals at The 51st is to make D.C. an easier place to live. One way to do that is by explaining stuff that is otherwise confusing, mystifying, or intentionally opaque! What do you want to know more about? What can we help you understand? Let us know:
Help us explain D.C.
At The 51st, we aim to make living in the District easier for the residents who call it home. To that end, one of our editorial focus areas is explainers: stories that demystify opaque city services…
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Ward 7, what would your ideal artistic community look like? Help us create a collaborative mural at our event with The Nicholson Project — coming up Saturday, July 18! RSVP for free tickets:
Drawn Together: Imagining the Future of Creativity in Ward 7
Join The 51st and Nicholson Project for a free community conversation and collaborative art-making about the future of creativity in Ward 7.
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over 5,000 natl guard are permanently stationed in DC from now through the next inauguration - this is a list of which states they are from:
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