Dr. Rutherford, 'DOC,' speaks about his life long passion of education. Dr. Rutherford was the principal of Fletcher-Johnson School in the Marshall Heights neighborhood., Dr. Rutherford was born in West Virginia. At an early age, his sister inspired him to pursue his education. After returning from college, he came to the District as a physical education teacher. The school administration recognized his commitment to and effectiveness with the students and continued to be promoted eventually rising to an Assistant Principal and finally as the Principal of Fletcher-Johnson all while earning his PhD. Dr. Rutherford has a wife and three children.
Mr. Hamilton recalls stories about living in segregated America, the start of the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization, owing the Central Ave Market in Marshall Heights, serving on the Metropolitan Police Department, and as Director of Security of the Jefferson Hotel. He provides great advice about how to treat people and maintaining strong relationships., Richard Hamilton is a hard working man. Even in his retirement, he currently runs the Watkins Security and remains a very influential person in Ward 7. Mr. Hamilton has always been a hard worker, throughout his professional career, he has always held more than one job. He lived through segregation, and still managed to obtain an education, raise a family, own several businesses, raise through the ranks of the Metropolitan Police Department, and serve as the Chairman of the Marshall Heights Community Development Organization.
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, Wendell Moore talks about his early childhood memories of playing in the Fort Totten neighborhood after moving there in 1964. He recalls playing in the alleys and the words by Fort Totten with other neighborhood children. He outlines his school experience, the social climate of the 1960s, and his post-secondary education. To conclude, Moore discusses the demographic changes he's seen throughout Washington, D.C. over the decades and the importance of being proactive., Wendell Moore was born in Northwest Washington and moved to the Fort Totten neighborhood when he was in fourth grade. He attended Barnard Elementary, Rabaut Junior High, and Calvin Coolidge Senior High School. Wendell Moore studied business administration at Bowie State University. After graduating, he secured a management position at Giant\n Food. He continued his education while working and received his master's and PhD. He also works as a professor at Bowie State University.
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, Michael Stanley discusses growing up in Fort Totten in the 1950s. He talks about the close-knit nature of the Fort Totten community and the long-lasting friendships that formed among neighborhood children. He then reflects on his life as a teenager and favorite clothing styles, and participating in the Cadet Core in high school. He reflects on the uniqueness of living in Fort Totten and how it has evolved., Michael Stanley is a native Washingtonian born at Georgetown Hospital where his mother worked. He lived with his family on Savannah Terrace in Southeast Washington until they moved to the Fort Totten neighborhood in approximately 1955 when he was six years old. He attended Keene Elementary School until the sixth grade, then MacFarland for seventh grade and part of eighth grade. Halfway through his eighth-grade year Bertie Backus was opened and he attended there the remainder of eighth grade and ninth grade. He was in the first graduating class of Bertie Backus. He attended high school at Roosevelt. After graduating from high school, he got a job and was later drafted into the Army where he served for two years and nine months. After that he attended college at UDC where he majored in business management.
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.
Flier to benefit the DC Free Clinic featuring Fugazi, False Face Society, and Crash Worship at St; Augustine School on July 6. The flier features a quote on the footer stating, 'you are not what you own....' and in the background, Giorgio Beverly Hills perfume bottles.
Flier for an all ages concert featuring Iconoclast, Native Nod, and Groundwork (from Arizona) at Club Nocturne on Friday July 30, 1993. Features an antique image of three grotesque devils.
Poster for a performance by the Q And Not U and Super Y Stem at the Black Cat on Thursday September 22nd. The poster features a pink elephant and pale pink text on a dark gray background.
Flier for a concert to benefit Positive Force featuring Jawbox, Womyn of Destruction, One Spot Fringehead, and Lightsleeper at the Black Cat on December 18. The all-ages show is a benefit to help Positive Force repay debts incurred by the MLK Protest/Concert and the 1994 Alternatives Festival. The flier features the Positive Force logo.
Flier for a Spoonboy record release concert featuring Emilyn Brodsky and Michael Cantor at the Black Cat on June 7. Flier is printed on the reverse of dcpl_punk_dougherty_0013., Year identified by volunteer. The show celebrated the release of Spoonboy's record 'The Papas.
Flier for a concert featuring Defiance, Ohio, Nana Grizol, Your Heart Breaks, and Toby Foster at the Black Cat on Monday, June 20. The flier features an image of a smiling child and a dog. Flier is printed on the reverse of dcpl_punk_dougherty_0014., Year identified by volunteer. The show was part of a summer tour by all four artists that started in Athens, Georgia and ended in Bloomington, Indiana.
Flier for a concert by Mob Action, The Blue Rider, and Todays Han at Nightbreed on March 12. The image shows children voting in a senate with signs reading 'Kids are people too--' and 'Let Children Solve Children's Problems---'.
Flier for a concert featuring Kimya Dawson, Angelo Spencer, and Spoonboy at the Black Cat on April 3. The flier features an image of a person holding a large rodent, possibly a muskrat, and is printed on pink paper.
Poster advertising a concert by the Foo Fighters at the Black Cat on Friday October 24th. The poster features white text and grayscale graphics on a black background.
