R Street Collective is a performance ensemble of Duke Ellington School of the Arts. These Literary Media and Communications students write their own work, and speak to a multitude of issues as they pertain to the art and Washington’s youth. Thought-provoking and system challenging, R Street Collective continues to break boundaries of age, and redefines the caliber of spoken word and poetry. Members of R Street Collective have been the featured performers at a number of events and venues including The Fridge Gallery, The Hillyer Gallery, Busboys and Poets, the feature for a panel on education with Sonia Sanchez, and most recently the Mayor's Office and the Financial Literacy Foundation. --------------------- In thespirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized. (Subject to certain rules and regulations.)