{"id":3115218,"date":"2025-03-20T19:21:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=3115218"},"modified":"2025-06-30T21:12:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T21:12:31","slug":"night-of-ideas-washington-dc-april-5-2025-3-10pm-common-ground-youth-in-action-at-the-duke-ellington-school-of-the-arts","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/night-of-ideas-washington-dc-april-5-2025-3-10pm-common-ground-youth-in-action-at-the-duke-ellington-school-of-the-arts\/","title":{"rendered":"Night of Ideas, Washington, DC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> In collaboration with the Karsh Institute of Democracy and DESA, Villa Albertine <strong>Washington, D.C<\/strong>. presents the 2025 edition of Night of Ideas under the theme \u201c<strong>Youth in Action<\/strong>,&#8221; continuing reflections about democracy by bringing together speakers to discuss current and pressing topics while offering impactful artistic actions and experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of this afternoon and evening is to foster multicultural and interdisciplinary dialogue by giving a voice to specialists from complementary fields. Panels open to a wide audience will be accompanied by intimate workshops and book signing sessions. High school students will also participate through  <strong>theatrical and musical performances and live acts, <\/strong>while exploring the theme of democracy from a <strong>youth perspective.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This event is free and open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark your calendar for&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nightofideas.org\/washington-dc\/\">Night of Ideas<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;on April 5, 2025, and visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nightofideas.org\/\"><strong>nightofideas.org<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;for the latest news and programming announcements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a data-flickr-embed='true' href='https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/franceintheus\/albums\/72177720324931915\/' title='Night of Ideas 2025, Washington, DC - Villa Albertine by @franceintheus, on Flickr'><img src='https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54437614288_53de83b249.jpg' width='800' height='600' alt='_DSC5128'><\/a><script async src='https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js' charset='utf-8'><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Panelists<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Isabelle Boni-Claverie<\/strong>, Author, Filmmaker and Director<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laurent Dubois<\/strong>, Karsh Institute of Democracy, Professor of the History &amp; Principles of Democracy and Professor of History, University of Virginia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Juncal Faus Figuerido<\/strong>, Student, Georgetown University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lynda Frenois<\/strong>, Cultural Attach\u00e9, French Embassy, and Villa Albertine Director for the Washington, DC Office<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CR Gibbs<\/strong>, Historian, Author, and Lecturer, recognized for his work on African and African American history, with appearances on <em>PBS<\/em>, the <em>History Channel<\/em>, and international media<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Eva Rota Graziosi<\/strong>, Student at Sciences Po and Georgetown University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Julien Jaubert<\/strong>, Independent Music Publisher and Producer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Amber Mackey<\/strong>, Karsh Institute of Democracy, specialized in black political participation, including social movements, and their impact on legislation and representation, University of Virginia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nina Maturu<\/strong>, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow to Innovation Strategist &amp; Futurist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lual Mayen<\/strong>, CEO, Junub Games &amp; Founder Lual Mayen Foundation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ayanna Muhammad<\/strong>, Curator of the National Hip-Hop Museum, Educator, and Historian.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aaron Myers<\/strong>, Executive Director of the DC Commission on the Arts &amp; Humanities, Jazz Musician.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jenaro Olwak Aken<\/strong>, Financial Professional, Lawyer and Founder of Shufto Soccer Initiative, Inc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rama Yade<\/strong>, Senior Director of the Atlantic Council\u2019s Africa Center and Senior Fellow for the Europe Center<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Co-presented by Villa Albertine Washington, DC, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ellingtonarts.org\/\">Duke Ellington School of the Arts,<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/karshinstitute.virginia.edu\/\">Karsh Institute of Democracy<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Night of Ideas 2025 is presented by Villa Albertine and Albertine Foundation thanks to the leadership support of the Judy &amp; Peter Blum Kovler Foundation, and with the support of the Andrew W. 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