Committed to both craft and causes, this visionary artist-activist continues to inspire us today. One of the defining artists of the 20th century, Elizabeth Catlett addressed the injustices she witnessed and experienced in the United […]
Month: March 2025
Looking for volunteers for the 51st DC History Conference!
Our conference this year marks the 51st DC History Conference! It is taking place on April 3 – 6, 2025; with some sessions happening at the DC History Center’s home at the Carnegie Library (Thursday), […]
REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
FIRST ASALH VIRTUAL CONVENING | 3/24/25 7:30-9:00p ET American democracy is fragile. It is an unspoken agreement between us (the people) and them (our elected officials). It is not perfect, and it is not finished. According to Hary […]
2025-6 Totman Fellowship
The DC History Center is thrilled to present two Totman Fellowships for summer 2025 through spring 2026: one focused on research on LGBTQ+ DC and one focused on research relating to Black Washington (intersectional projects […]
Avoice: African Americans in Congress
The CBCF Avoice Virtual Library is a premier source of information about historical and contemporary African American policy issues important to researchers, academics, educators and students. Avoice captures and preserves the rich history of African […]
DC history conference thursday-sunday, April 3-6
The DC History Conference is co-presented by the DC History Center, DC Public Library, and HumanitiesDC, and supported by organizational partners and a volunteer planning committee. REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE The DC History Conference is […]
women who changed america: tour 8mar@2pm $
If you haven’t been on a Washington Walk, you haven’t been to Washington They founded organizations, they sponsored legislation, they blazed trails and suffered trials. For generations, women living and working in Washington, D.C. have […]
“President Grant – An Inclusive President” Panel Discussion
If you missed the insightful “President Grant – An Inclusive President” panel discussion, you can now watch the full recording. Hosted by the Institute for Politics, Policy, and History and the Association for the Study of African […]
HOW TO help your doctor help you | 1mar@6-8pm
SANKOFA VIDEO & BOOKS | 2714 Georgia Ave NW Washington DC 20001
Eve L. Ewing — Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism – with Clint Smith | 1mar@3pm
In Original Sins, Ewing demonstrates that our schools were designed to propagate the idea of white intellectual superiority, to “civilize” Native students and to prepare Black students for menial labor. Education was not an afterthought […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 