African American Leisure Activities with Patsy M. Fletcher and Marya McQuirter Author and historian Patsy Mose Fletcher, Historically African American Leisure Destinations around Washington, D.C. Historian Marya McQuirter will discuss the history of African American leisure […]
Month: February 2017
4Feb, 1:00 PM Free Film: 13th
African American Civil War Museum 1925 Vermont Ave, NW Washington, DC 20001
4Feb, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Book Talk: The Voting Rights War
Join Author Gloria Brown Marshall at the African American Civil War Museum as she illuminates the struggle for equal voting rights in the United States. African American Civil War Museum 1925 Vermont Ave, NW Washington, […]
3 Feb, 4:00 – 8:00 PM Artist Reception & 4Feb, 2:00 – 6:00 PM
“Creatively We Unite” February 3 – March 4, 2017 ZENITH GALLERY est. 1978 1429 Iris St., NW, Washington, DC 20012 Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 12-6 PM Featuring: Doba Afolabi, Mason Archie, Anne Bouie, Francesca Britton, […]
4Feb, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM FREE Genealogy Conference
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Marvin T. Jones REGISTRATION
3Feb, 2:00 & 7:00 PM $10 Voices in the Dark Celebrating Black History
WPA Slave Narratives brought to life in the original stage production “Voices in the Dark.” Written, produced and directed by Darrell Godfrey. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center University of Maryland campus College Park Stadium […]
3Feb, 11:00 AM – NOON African American Civil War Museum Story Hour
Story hour engages our youngest visitors in historic objects and museum settings by using traditional and contemporary stories about the Civil War and Civil Rights movement. Children will hear a story and enjoy a hands-on […]
Black History Month Book Talks Politics and Prose
Thursday 2Feb, 7:00 PM “We Love You, Charlie Freeman” By Kaitlyn Greenidge “The Good Negress” By A. J. Verdelle Friday 3Feb, 10:00 AM “Shackles from the Deep: Tracing the Path of a Sunken Slave […]
Film: Zamora Tierra Y Hombres Libres by Roman Chalbaud: English Subtitles
A production of Villa del Cine directed by Roman Chalbaud Venezuela, mid of 19th century. Polarization between Liberals and Conservatives marked the political agenda. Colonial society inequities kept farmers and slaves under oligarchy’s yoke. […]
Screening and Discussion: I am Not Your Negro with Director Raoul Peck
FREE at 6:00 PM Ballou High School 3401 4th Street SE, Washington DC
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 