DC hermana Chita Rivera still gets the local cold shoulder

Thursday, 13 August 2009, 16:03 | Category : Culture, Dance, DC, Hispanic, People, Stage, Washington, Women
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DC has a weird relationship with its artists. It balances on amusement and indifference. You’re considered not-good-enough for the big time if you stay; forgotten as home town talent if you leave. Even our own Mayor Fenty was getting kudos for scoring Chicago’s Kanye West during the inaugural festivities; not for hometown or even home-born [...]