Race - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com The website that Washington lives by. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 17:02:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png Race - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com 32 32 Can an Outsider Get Into DC’s Pickup-Basketball Scene? https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/12/14/making-friends-in-dc-pickup-basketball-scene-as-transplant/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-friends-in-dc-pickup-basketball-scene-as-transplant Wed, 14 Dec 2022 17:02:49 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1613037 When I moved to DC in 2019, I could barely dribble a basketball, shot 20 percent from the field, and had heard of just a single guy on the Wizards: Bradley Beal. I’d hardly even stepped onto a basketball court since graduating from junior high. But after arriving in a new city, I was short […]

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Covid Cancelled Maryland’s IronMan Triathlon—So This Man Put on His Own https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/09/17/covid-cancelled-marylands-ironman-triathlon-so-this-man-put-on-his-own/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=covid-cancelled-marylands-ironman-triathlon-so-this-man-put-on-his-own Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:43:58 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1271253 If all had gone according to plan, Courtney Tate, 35, would be competing in the IronMan Maryland triathlon this weekend. But, of course, nothing in 2020 has gone to plan. The Cambridge, Maryland-based triathlon was cancelled in July due to Covid. And the 14-month-long training the Capitol Hill resident and engineer had put in looked […]

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Thinking About Cheating at the Marine Corps Marathon? This Man Will Catch You. https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/10/19/rick-nealis-cheating-marine-corps-marathon-runners-get-caught/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rick-nealis-cheating-marine-corps-marathon-runners-get-caught Thu, 19 Oct 2017 11:00:39 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=240166 Marathons have a long history with cheaters. Maybe, if they’re competitive, it’s for the bragging rights. Maybe, if they’re tired, it’s to avoid the straggler bus. Maybe, if they’re greedy, it’s for the prize money. But whatever their motivation, they should know one thing: If you cheat at the Marine Corps Marathon, Rick Nealis will […]

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My Interracial Family Would Not Have Been Possible Without the Lovings’ Bravery https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/06/12/my-interracial-family-would-not-have-been-possible-without-the-lovings-bravery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-interracial-family-would-not-have-been-possible-without-the-lovings-bravery Mon, 12 Jun 2017 12:48:19 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=228751 I am white, my wife is black, our son a rich, maple syrup brown. Our interracial family may not share skin tones, but we are bound as tightly together as three people can be. Our love is fierce, our loyalty is fire-tested, and our values are shared. I take the very possibility of us for […]

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This George Mason Professor Wants to Empower the Next Katherine Johnson https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/06/01/george-mason-professor-wants-empower-next-katherine-johnson/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=george-mason-professor-wants-empower-next-katherine-johnson Thu, 01 Jun 2017 11:00:46 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=227609 In December, the White House invited Kevin Clark to a screening of Hidden Figures, the Oscar-nominated film about three African-American women working as NASA mathematicians at the time when John Glenn first orbited Earth. Clark, a George Mason University education professor, asked to bring his daughter to impress on the 14-year-old “that she’s smart and […]

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10 Tips for Running Your Best Race in the Rain https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/05/25/running-rain-race-pr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=running-rain-race-pr Thu, 25 May 2017 17:35:54 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=227420 When the forecast says rain but you’re looking to Boston-qualify—or at least PR—don’t despair. We asked Pacers Running CEO Kathy Dalby, who has served as race director for the Nike Women’s Half Marathon and the USATF National Road Racing Championships, how to embrace the elements on race day. Here are her ten tips for beating the […]

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The Washington Post’s New Podcast Is a Look at Being Mixed Race in America https://www.washingtonian.com/2017/05/02/the-washington-posts-new-podcast-looks-at-being-mixed-race-in-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-washington-posts-new-podcast-looks-at-being-mixed-race-in-america Tue, 02 May 2017 18:42:43 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=224901 Conversations about race are often framed as a conflict between distinct groups. But what about people who don’t fit neatly into such categories?  “I think it’s a really regressive, and a really reductive, way to think about race,” says Washington Post social media editor Alex Laughlin. Laughlin’s the creator of “Other: Mixed Race in America,” a new podcast from […]

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“We Were Married on the Second Day of June, and the Police Came After Us the 14th of July.” https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/11/02/virginia-case-legalized-interracial-marriage-the-loving-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=virginia-case-legalized-interracial-marriage-the-loving-story Wed, 02 Nov 2016 11:00:19 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=207121 In June 1958, Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving drove from their home in Central Point, Virginia, to Washington, DC, to be married. Twenty-four states, including Virginia, still outlawed interracial marriage at the time. Mildred was part Native American and part African-American; Richard was white. Their union would eventually result in their banishment from the state […]

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DC’s Police Force May Soon Be Majority White https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/05/26/washington-dc-police-race/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=washington-dc-police-race Thu, 26 May 2016 14:32:29 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=192883 I first took note in December, when I found a homeless man sleeping against the door to the church across from my apartment in Logan Circle. It was minus 10 degrees. I called 911. Minutes later, a young white cop rolled up, tried to speak with the fellow, and got a shrug. I thought back […]

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