The Duke Ellington School of the Arts, in D.C., will postpone renaming its theater after comedian Dave Chappelle, the school’s most famous graduate, amid concerns from students about his recent Netflix special, the school said in a statement.
that “moving forward with the event … without first addressing questions and concerns from members of the Ellington Community would be a missed opportunity for a teachable moment.”Chappelle’s latest special, “The Closer,” for his comments about transgender people and the LGBTQ community, the renaming of the theater will go forward April 22, the school said.
The school plans to continue those discussions in the coming months. It said Friday that it has expanded its social studies curriculum “to include content related to political activism, civic engagement, arts activism, and the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality.”“On our end, we just needed a little time to get our community to at least have the conversation — not to maybe change minds. That is never our objective,” Logan said.
Some students at Duke Ellington, which has a large population of LGBTQ students, previously told The Washington Post that the decision to rename the theater — what some referred to as the heart of the school — for Chappelle made them feel uncomfortable. Friday’s announcement “is a loss because we didn’t want the theater to be renamed after him, but it looks like the school is going to go forward with it anyway,” sophomore Andrew Wilson, 16, said. “It makes me feel disappointed.”
Logan said the delay could allow Ellington “a chance to produce an even more impactful and exciting event” in April.Duke Ellington is one of the few art schools in the D.C. region with a student body composed primarily of people of color. Logan said she sees that diversity as key to the conversations that will follow.after Chappelle last month, hours before “The Closer” dropped on Netflix.
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