Dominic Moulden discusses his background, organizing efforts working with tenants and black-owned small businesses in D.C., and the importance of political education in organizing., Dominic Moulden was born in Baltimore, Maryland and moved to Washington in 1986 to do community organizing, worked for many years at Washington Inner-city Self Help, helped to found ONE DC, and continues to be active organizing in Washington.
In this interview, Marvin Kirby talks about his neighbors and memories of living in the Fort Totten community, and the changes gentrification has brought to the neighborhood., Marvin Kirby was born in Washington, DC at Gallinger Hospital, now known as DC General. He grew up in the Harvard Street Northwest area. In 1964, he moved with his wife and children to the Fort Totten neighborhood. He attended Bruce Elementary School, Banneker Junior High School, and Cardozo High School. He served two years in the Army and then attended Cortez Peters Business School. He worked for the federal government for several years.
In this interview, Vannie Kirby talks about moving to Petworth in Washington, D.C. from North Carolina and raising her children in Fort Totten. She recalls her own childhood in North Carolina and attending Cortez Peters Business School after coming to D.C. Kirby compares and contrasts the neighborhood from when she and her husband moved there in 1964 and how it is at the time she gave this interview. She speaks about shopping downtown, the Fort Totten Civic Association, and changes brought by the Metro., Vannie Kirby was born in Rockingham, North Carolina and moved to Washington, DC to attend business school. Mrs. Kirby and her husband moved to the Fort Totten neighborhood in 1964. She attended Cortez Peters Business School for two years and worked for the Department of Public Health for 31 years. As of this interview, she continues to reside in the Fort Totten area.
Poster for a concert by Misfits, Necros, Government Issue, and Void at the Wilson Center on October 22. The poster features the skull-with-eyes logo for the Misfits.
Flier for a concert featuring Outspoken (from California), Lifetime (from New Jersey), Resurrection (from New Jersey), Ashes, Grip (from Richmond, Virginia), Separation, and Gauge at St. Stephen's Church on Friday, April 16. The show is billed as a 'SXE in Ya Face' production and the information contact is Gabe Martin.
Flier for a concert featuring Circus Lupus, Desiderata, Junction, and Fine Day at St. Stephen's Church, August 6. The flier features a black and white photo of a man's face with the information handwritten in black marker photocopied onto pale blue paper. A note indicates that this is Desiderata's last show.
Flier for a concert featuring Minor Threat, VOID, Faith, Artificial Peace, Iron Cross, Double-O, 'and maybe some others' at the Wilson Centeron April 30 ., dated 04-30, year unknown
Flier for a benefit concert featuring Heroin, Lava, and Hoover for an American Friends Service Committee campaign for Native American Rights at St. Stephen's Church on Friday July 3. The poster feature Native American symbols and imagery as well as saying 'Columbus didn't discover America. He invaded it. 1492-1992
Flier for a concert by Rumisonko Latin music group and Subtle Oppression on August 11, 1984. The event is a fundraiser for DC CISPES to support a shoe factory in Chalatenango, El Salvador. The flier also mentions a contest for concert-goers with a prize for the person with the most outrageous shoes.
Flier for an AIDS benefit for the Carl Vogel Foundation and the ACT UP DC needle exchange program featuring Holy Rollers, Circus Lupus, Girls Against Boys and 3LG at Sanctuary Theater on Friday, December 18. All ages. Includes phone number for Positive Force DC for information. Features an illustration of a hand with snakes for fingers grasping the world and casting a shadow over a scared-looking man. Includes text 'No-one is immune.
Flier for a concert featuring Crispus Attucks, Striking Distance, Del Cielo, 1905, and Virginia Black Lung at Sanctuary Theater on April 19, 2002. This was the last show of Crispus Attucks. This was a Positive Force benefit show for Casa Del Pueblo.
Flier for a concert featuring Bomb the Music Industry, The Max Levine Ensemble, Cheap Girls, Algernon Cadwallader, and The Wild at St. Stephen's Church on Saturday, July 2. Flier features a image of a man and a woman looking out of frame. Flier is printed on the reverse of dcpl_punk_dougherty_0012.
Flier for a concert featuring Integrity (from Cleveland, Ohio), Vision (from Pennsylvania), Next Step Up (from Baltimore, Maryland), Engine, First Offense, and Separation at the Wilson Center on Friday, July 9. The show is billed as Separation's last show. Flier features an image of a band member jumping.
Flier for a concert benefiting Alternative Media featuring Fugazi, Citizen Fish (from England), Cringer (from San Francisco), and Autoclave at Sacred Heart Church on Friday, April 12th, all ages. Flier features quote from 'Art School' by The Jam., Year unknown
Flier for a benefit concert for War Resisters League and American Friends Service Committee featuring Shudder-To-Think, Holy Rollers, Desiderata, Jawbox, and Fly at Sanctuary Theater on Saturday, January 26. Poster features Harry Belafonte quote.
Flier for watermelon and zine/CD release party featuring VCRi (from Florida), Justin Clifford Rhody, and Amina Althea at the bottom of Malcolm X Park near 16th and W Streets NW on June 12. A brief description of each performer is given. Flier features hand-drawn illustrations of a bird in flight pulling a sign that reads 'SUMMER IS HERE,' a fountain, and a tree with watermelon slices hanging from it.
Flier for a concert celebrating the return of Soulside, also featuring Fire Party and Christ on a Crutch, at the Wilson Center on July 9 for Positive Force D.C.
Poster for a concert featuring The Obsessed, Death Row, Hellion, and Asylum, billed as Riviera Productions Presents an Evening of Progressive Metal, Friday, April 22, 1983 at the Wilson Center. The show cost $5, started at 8 p.m. and admitted all ages. The poster features a photograph of a mushroom cloud as the background image., The date of the concert is based on the fact that April 22 was a Friday, and the active dates of Death Row (before taking the name Pentagram).
A poster for a Halloween concert at the Wilson Center featuring Strike Anywhere, Q and Not U, Crispus Attucks, Kill the Man Who Questions, Virginia Black Lung, Del Cielo, Trial by Fire, Pg. 99, Teddy Duchamps Army, and Tim on Friday October 26th. The poster is black with white text and a negative photo of a band performing.
