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The few remaining houses that recall New Amsterdam are also reminding visitors of the overlooked histories of local Indigenous and Black communities

Artist Reggie Black moved back into the Washington, D.C., row house with the intent to preserve Black ownership. Fittingly, its inaugural exhibit revolves around family, identity, and home.

“Our timeline is that we’re doing this for the beloved community, and it’s to cultivate and grow the one we already have with each other as theTwelve, with the collaborators we are bringing on board who are kindred spirits, but also to extend it out to the city at large,” she added. The store sells a mix of vintage and sustainable merchandise, from bamboo toothbrushes and reusable beeswax food wrap to mid-1900s glassware and hemp sweaters. Behind it, the art gallery displays an exhibit focused on people’s relationships to meaningful objects, featuring photographs of items such as a ...

Photo by Obi Okolo. There’s a new spot to check out in the Union Market area. The Twelve contains three sections: a lounge area for workshops and conversations, a storefront, and a rotating art gallery. But don’t call it a store. Or a gallery. Or a lounge. The Twelve is a “year-long art/retail/gathering experiment,” according to its website, and will only be open for 12 months, says Amira El-Gawly, one of the co-creators and also the founder of Manifesta and St. Plant. “It’s a project, not a long-term business, and there’s a difference there,” she says of The Twelve, named fo...

Updated: 9:37 AM PST, December 10, 2020 The installation at the Dyckman farmhouse is by artist Reggie Black called "No Records," which looks to bring attention to the history of slavery at the historic farmhouse and in New York City. A historic farmhouse in New York, has debuted a new art installation, which projects the words “Slaves Lived Here” on the side of the home. The installation at the Dyckman farmhouse by artist Reggie Black is called "No Records," which looks to bring attention to the history of slavery at the historic farmhouse and in New York City. The farmhouse is located i...