Special to The AFRO
An enthusiastic, talented cadre of youth from Southeast D.C. delivered stirring monologues that honored some of the District’s Black icons on the steps of the National Archives as part of a four-day festival to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
The youth were all scholars from the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center’s (SETLC) “Blacks in Wax” after school program. On June 5, they performed excerpts from a larger program that took place in March 2026. Both events celebrated D.C. and American history.
Cora Masters Barry, a prominent community advocate and former first lady of the District of Columbia, serves as the founder and CEO of the Recreation Wish List Committee. The organization was founded in 1994 and operates the SETLC, which was founded in 2001…