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Cecilia Mencia

Washington, D.C.
As seen in: DCTRENDING
Covers:  Arts, culture, social change
D.C.’s socially engaged art + conscious culture. Digital Magazine©️ #DC #culture #art #socialjustice.

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Cecilia Mencia’s Biography

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I'm a DC-based journalist and founder of DCtrending.com, a socially-engaged digital magazine at the intersection of the arts and culture in the District.

Cecilia Mencia’s Journalist Portfolio

Blindfold Magazine

Blindfold Magazine

The Stories She Tells // Gohar Dashti, Iranian Photographer Women hanging handkerchiefs on barbwire. Lovers p…

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Mothers of Invention

Mothers of Invention

DC isn't short of smart, innovating, entrepreneurial women and Monica Gray and Annie Medaglia are just that. …

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Blindfold Magazine

Blindfold Magazine

The Honorable Kenneth Okoth Member of Parliament for the Kibra Constituency Founder& Chairman, Children of Ki…

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Solitary Confinement — DC TRENDING

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By Cecilia Mencia
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Written by Contributing Writer, Isaac Welch The Trump Administration signed into law Executive Order 14252, covertly titled Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful back in March.
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Reclaiming Power: Disability, Desire, and Resistance in Porgy and Bess — DC TRENDING

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By Cecilia Mencia
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(Please note: this content includes references to domestic violence and abuse.) Mention “opera,” and for many, it evokes a narrow cultural image—European, elitist, aging. The Washington National Opera’s revival of George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, which ran last month, subverts this stereotypical conception.
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Carter Wynne / DC Arts Center Curatorial Initiative / INTRINSIC TOOL — DC TRENDING

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By Cecilia Mencia
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THE DC ARTS CENTER’S CURATORIAL INITIATIVE PRESENTS: INTRINSIC TOOL CURATED BY APPRENTICE CURATOR CARTER WYNNE WASHINGTON, DC On view through 11/10/2024 DC is emerging as a hub for young artists and curators like Carter Wynne, a self-taught artist under the apprenticeship of independent curator and creative consultant Fabiola R. Delgado. Wynne's innovative exhibition, Intrinsic Tool, is the first to showcase her work at DC Arts Center.
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Yes

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Rebecca Solnit

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Write about what you know.