A new film about the Turkish brothers who championed D.C. jazz in the 30s and 40s
David A. Taylor, The Washington Post
Jan. 20, 2021
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1of3An undated portrait of brothers Ahmet Ertegun, left, and Nesuhi Ertegun at the Turkish Embassy in Washington.William P. Gottlieb/Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund Collection, Music Division, Library of CongressShow MoreShow Less
2of3Filmmaker Umran Safter, right, interviews professor Anna Celenza for Safter s documentary Leave the Door Open. Leave the Door OpenShow MoreShow Less
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Turkish filmmaker Umran Safter has a special place in her heart for Washington, D.C. She had the international premiere of her first documentary feature, Eye of Istanbul, at the 2016 Washington, DC Independent Film Festival, where it won the award for best of the festival.
SIOUX CENTERâJesse and Rachel Henkle love to travel, and theyâve made good on that through their years of work, ministering the word of God. Now their travels have taken them to Central Reformed Church in Sioux Center for Jesse to serve as senior pastor and Rachel to serve as church worship and media leader.
They started their new jobs with the new year, Jan. 1, but theyâve lived in Sioux Center for several months now. They first arrived in mid-November.
âWeâve attended church and been hanging around,â said Rachel, 39. âOur kids are in school and getting into that, but weâve only just started for real.â
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Homelessness is a growing problem in Columbia, a small city of 40,000 people just 45 miles from Nashville.
Inside Room in the Inn. Courtesy of Room in the Inn
When the Rev. Jeff Kane and his wife moved from Colorado to Tennessee in 2013 to be closer to their grandchildren, Kane reached out to Middle Tennessee Presbytery to find a church to serve. The only prospect was a congregation of 15 or so older members, which put them in the precarious category of a âdying church.â What Kane found, though, were 15 people who made the decision to trust God â completely. They were no longer going to protect the endowment, but rather spend it on a full-time pastor rather than part-time. âThey made a decision to be faithful to the gospel and got to work,â said Kane.
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Longtime activist Sarah McBride was sworn into the Delaware state Senate on Tuesday, making history twice over. In addition to being the first out transgender woman seated in the upper house of a stateâs legislature, McBride is now the highest-ranking trans official in the entire United States.
In an outdoor, socially distant ceremony held at the Claymont Community Center outside of McBrideâs hometown of Wilmington, the 30-year-old was officially sworn into office. She was joined by family, friends, and fellow trans advocates.
The site had a personal significance for McBride, who noted in a tweet thread that the location was formerly home to Claymont High School, which she said was âthe first high school in a segregated state to be legally integrated.â âThe story of this building represents two enduring truths: that we can change and that we share a neighborly duty to care,â she wrote.