Here’s what you should check out this week:
Honoring a legend: Today would have been James Baldwin’s 97th birthday. Authors Darnell Moore, Marlon Peterson, and Kiese Laymon who have all written memoirs exploring Black manhood will discuss Baldwin’s lasting legacy in “Historically Speaking: Reflecting on the work of James Baldwin and Black Masculinity,” a talk from the National Museum of African American History and Culture Museum. Monday 8/2 at 7 PM; Free, register here.
Bring a blanket: Fort Reno is back this year with its legendary summer concert series dating back to 1968. Get some friends together for a picnic and head to the park on Mondays and Thursdays for the next few weeks to see shows including dance-punk band Clear Channel, Peruvian punk star Papi Saicos (of Los Saicos), and the recently reunited ‘90s group Branch Manager. Monday 8/2 through Thursday 8/19; Free, find out more here.
Congress hits the two-minute warning
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TIME IS ON YOUR SIDE, TILL IT’S NOT The culture clash between the House and Senate is an old Hill standby, a flashpoint as antique as the Capitol’s tilework. But the chambers’ divergent handling of the calendar lately does give us some important signs for the future. (Or what Sen. Jon Tester might call “crystal ball,” um, stuff.)
In the Senate, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is steering a $550 billion physical infrastructure deal alongside a still-forthcoming $3.5 trillion social spending plan. It’s the same “two-track” approach Democratic leaders have talked about for weeks, but so far Schumer is employing a time management strategy that shows he understands the potential for unpredictable surprises to upend his best-laid plans. He’s running out the clock like a football coach in the playoffs, pushing ahead and warning of a shorter August recess as Republicans prepare for him to “g
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