The Military RHOsponse initiative was developed by the Rhoer Club to provide words of support, encouragement and care packages to military service members. In these uncertain times, the girls club has risen to the challenge of providing […]
Author: DC Black History
DC Host features “Celebrations, Found Truths, Sheroes, Heroes, Events and Programs” which recognize and celebrate the contributions in art, literature, politics and education of the African American community throughout the year in the DC Metropolitan area.
Programs that are free and open to the public will be continually listed and distributed throughout the year, please continue to submit to DCBlackHistory.com, DCBlackHistory on Facebook and dcblkhistory@gmail.com.
DC Emancipation Day On-Line: April 16, 2020, at NOON
April 16th is D.C. Emancipation Day. This year, celebrate 158 years of the History of D.C. Compensated Emancipation and Learn About the First Freed. Gather to a virtual program of Speakers, On-line Exhibits, Encore of Past Parades, […]
150th anniversary year of the 15th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution
Shared from the desk of Peter Hanes, African North American Heritage News NY Times 4/10/2020 column by Dr. Henry Louis Gates on the 150th anniversary year of the 15th Amendment of the U.S. […]
“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
22feb – The Artifact, Archivist & Activists, 2pm
Archivist Ken Chandler shows the pen used by President Johnson to sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and his talk about how the National Archives for Black Women’s History preserves the history of the […]
21feb – Ebenezer AME Church Poetry, 6 – 9pm
Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Room 303 7707 Allentown Road Fort Washington, MD 20745 We are blessed and excited that the Ebenezer Social Conscious Ministry will staff a voter registration table at this Black History celebration. Please let friends and family members know […]
22feb – Campaign 72: A one woman performance on the life of Shirley Chisholm $, 3PM & 7PM
A One Woman performance on the life of Shirley Chisholm featuring Dominique Brown as Shirley Chisholm. The First African American Woman to run for President of The United States. The First African American Woman elected […]
