Commemorating the Historic Escape for Freedom by Enslaved Persons in 1848 From the Southwest Waterfront with C.R. Gibbs & Dawne Young, Edmonson Descendant April 15, 2021 – 7:00 PM EST on Zoom Presented by Westminster […]
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DC Emancipation eve
This panel will explore the path forward in the quest for racial equality, social justice and DC Statehood.
remembering the 53rd assassination of mlk
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Topic: Remembering the 53rd Assassination of ?Dr. KingTime: Apr 3, 2021 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83846530226 Meeting ID: 838 4653 0226One tap…
remembering the 53rd assassination of mlk
Topic: Remembering the 53rd Assassination of Dr. KingTime: Apr 3, 2021 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83846530226 Meeting ID: 838 4653 0226One tap mobile+13126266799,,83846530226# US (Chicago)+16468769923,,83846530226# US (New York) Dial by […]
“MY SOUL’S FORGOTTEN GLEAM”: ALICE DUNBAR-NELSON
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 – 12:30pm: Led by Kim Roberts Celebrate the life and remarkable achievements of an important African American foremother, Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson. Born in the first generation after the end of American slavery, […]
BLAZING A TRAIL TO CAPITOL HILL: HISTORIC FIRSTS FOR WOMEN IN CONGRESS
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 – 12:30pm Led by Carolyn Crouch and Victoria Reinsel A record number of women serve in the current 117th Congress. Yet, although 50 percent of the total U.S. population is female, women represent […]
A Visual Perspective of DC Through the Lens of Black Women Photographers
March 4, 7:00pm Hear their stories and view their works by joining us for a live discussion with photographers Jeanine Cummins, published master photographer, Sandy Adams, creative outdoor photographer, and Lisa Fanning, owner, Lisa Fanning […]
ASALH and PBS Books Present: A Conversation with Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, Sundiata Cha-Jua, and Nubia Kai
Little Ethiopia DC Wreath Laying Ceremony
February 28, 4:00 – 5:00pm February 28,2021. This day will serve us to commemorate 3 important events at the same time. We will have a wreath Laying Ceremony at the African American Civil War Memorial […]
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