Faculty @ American U. Author of 3 books. Co-founder of Don't Mute DC and the Go-Go Museum. Former staff writer/editor/columnist WashPo, TheRoot, HuffPo.
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POWER OF THE FOLK | Natalie Hopkinson
Summonsing the spirit of Zora and other ancestors for clues on how to survive and thrive in dark times.
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My new post about folklife, democracy what I saw last weekend in Richmond and hope to see in Mississippi next month: nataliehopkinson.substack.co…
This is trolling at the highest levels. I have never seen trolling like this.
He usually saves this kind of taunting for women, colored men, disabled people, gays....but to play directly in the faces of most powerful voting blocks days before the Midterms...is a choice. He DGAF
I read it 3 times.
He is paying the seniors a one-time payment of $90.
Perhaps it will cover a tank of gas...
My mom is a fixed-income Florida retiree. Her monthly health care bill going up by $1,000s. Was JUST asking her why seniors not storming White House gates!
Then I see this: He's giving out $90 direct deposits.
That should do it right???
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Just read @jafarisinclaire cleanly dismantle the myth of the "black token" professor. This is an old, well-funded scam and a distraction from the real game. He gives @Tyler_A_Harper exactly what he earned. "Sonned" him even. 🤣
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"Be a token, if you must. But we will not abide the miserable inference—the dog whistle, I am not like those others—that we who came through a door nailed shut against our parents and grandparents, and did the work once we were through it, should carry any shame for being [there"
Sharing some of the inspiration behind a journalism series I launched this week with my students marking America’s 250th birthday. How to rise above the smallness of various moments. Happy Fourth! nataliehopkinson.substack.co…
Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! open.substack.com/pub/natali…
ALT Natalie Hopkinson and three generations of the Sinqua family -- Hopi hoop dancers in Richmond, Va. on Oct. 11, 2025
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Trump directed every homeless encampment to be cleared that he might see on the way to Kennedy Center. *NO NOTICE* to residents. This isn't about helping people who are homeless. This isn't about crime. This is about not wanting to LOOK at poor people. streetsensemedia.org/article…
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Cofounded by @ausoc professor Natalie Hopkinson, the 8,000-square-foot Go-Go Museum in Anacostia tells the story of the genre and its cultural and political significance to DC through interactive digital exhibits, an outdoor performance space, and more.
Learn more about the museum, brush up on your go-go lingo, and give Hopkinson’s playlist a listen. bit.ly/4jy3dm3
Wishing Happy Father's Day to all the immigrants and dreamers in memory of my dad, who left us 10 years ago. open.substack.com/pub/natali…
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DC is the proud birthplace of Go-Go music and I was thrilled to be part of the grand opening for the official Go-Go Museum and Cafe in Anacostia! 🎶
Congratulations and thank you to Ronald Moten and Natalie Hopkinson for your vision and execution on creating a space we can be in community, learn about Go-Go's history, and celebrate its future.
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“We have aimed to disrupt stubborn racial hierarchies that have determined who is invited into the halls of power and who is free to party in the streets of DC,” says American University professor Natalie Hopkinson
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#GoGoMuseum in #DC opening weekend. Definitely check it out! The team turned 3,000 sq ft of space into an incredibly interactive space. It also meant they had to use every inch, including the bathrooms. @DCNewsNow @NatHopkinson @MotenSpeaks @mattsonsalla
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Congratulations to Natalie Hopkinson @NatHopkinson, who has worked for many years to make DC's go-go museum a reality. Check out her book "Go-Go Live" which started it all.
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2x-#merrillmade @NatHopkinson (M.A. '99, Ph.D. '07) co-founded and curated the new Go-Go Museum & Café in D.C., which opens Tuesday! Be sure to visit the official site for the appreciation and study of go-go music, history and culture. Congrats, Natalie!
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