The Go-Go Museum & Café in Washington, D.C., is not simply preserving history; it’s making sure the beat goes on. Owner and activist Ronald (Moe) Moten and head chef Angelina Rose are the visionaries behind the museum, which combines live music, cultural education, and good food to preserve and celebrate the pulse of the city and its music: Go-Go. This museum pays homage to a grassroots movement to revive Go-Go in the face of erasure. The museum is a classroom and a stage. It teaches young people how to continue the music while relating the culture of Go-Go through the food they buy and eat. In a city where the identity of any culture is often under siege, this story documents how the next generation is reclaiming the sound of D.C., one song, one meal, and one moment at a time.

This story was produced by students Henry Scott, Julia Mayi, and Autumn Wynn, with support from Justin Rhodes and Michael Kaufman.