▁television ▁network ▁in ▁Alexand ria . ▁ ▁Religion ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁Eth iop ian ▁and ▁Jewish ▁populations ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁and ▁Silver ▁Spring , ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Washington ▁metropol itan ▁area ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁size able ▁community ▁of ▁B eta ▁Israel ▁( E th iop ian ▁Jews ). ▁ ▁Rec re ation ▁The ▁Eth iop ian ▁Ex po ▁is ▁held ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁every ▁year . ▁It ▁is ▁organized ▁by ▁" M ama ▁T ut u " ▁Bel ay . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁The ▁novel ▁The ▁Beautiful ▁Things ▁That ▁Heaven ▁B ears ▁by ▁D ina w ▁M eng est u ▁is ▁about ▁an ▁Eth iop ian ▁who ▁moved ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁to ▁get ▁political ▁as yl um . ▁ ▁Notable ▁residents ▁ ▁Ye h un ie ▁Bel ay ▁( sing er ) ▁ ▁Tam agne ▁Bey ene ▁( ent ert ainer ) ▁ ▁Neb iy u ▁E y ass u ▁( author ▁and ▁journalist ) ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Eth iop ian ▁Americans ▁in ▁Baltimore ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Ch ack o , ▁Elizabeth . ▁" A fr icans ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC : ▁Eth iop ian ▁Eth nic ▁Institution s ▁and ▁Im migr ant ▁Ad just ment ." ▁In : ▁Fra z ier , ▁John ▁W ., ▁Joe ▁T . ▁D arden , ▁and ▁Nor ah ▁F . ▁Henry ▁( edit ors ). ▁The ▁African ▁D ias por a ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada ▁at ▁the