In conjunction with the Featured Document display in the East Rotunda Gallery (on display until April 9th, we present the 2004 documentary that takes an in-depth look at the 1972 presidential campaign of Shirley Chisholm, […]
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“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.
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13Feb We Dance to Survive! African Dancing and Drumming with Tyrone Woods and Company 7pm
C. R. Gibbs African American History and Culture Lecture Series Woodridge Library 1801 Hamlin Street NE Washington, D.C. 20018 202-541-6226 Learned experts will guide the audience into an exploration of the roots and techniques of African dancing […]
13Feb Play Reading/Discussion: Black Pearl Sings:Playwright Frank Higgins 12pm
Frank Higgins’ play is set in Depression-era Texas and, while based on some of the early musicologists’ collecting folk songs, imagines a meeting between a White musicologist from the Library of Congress and a jailed […]
Live Jazz from Akua Allrich + The Tribe $ Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center (CHACC) 3200 MLK Ave SE Washington DC 20032 AKWAABA returns this February to Congress Heights Arts and Culture Center (CHACC) and NationHouse […]
12Feb What Was, What Is, and What Will Be: A Cross-Genre Look at Afrofuturism 7:30pm $
Tananarive Due, N.K. Jemisin, & Airea D. Matthews Folger Theatre $ 201 East Capitol St SE Washington, DC 20003 Main (202) 544-4600 Box Office (202) 544-7077 Cultural critic Mark Dery coined the term “Afrofuturism” in […]
12Feb 30th Annual Black Film Festival 6pm
30th Annual Black Film Festival at Georgetown Library BlacKkKlansman A Black detective sets out to infiltrate the Colorado chapter of the Ku Klux Klan with the help of his Jewish colleague. Starring John David Washington and Adam […]
12Feb Phelps Brass Band Returns! 5pm
Join Woodridge Neighborhood Library as we welcome Phelps ACE High School Brass Ensemble back for a second year to help us celebrate Black History Month! Listen to the band and enjoy a post-show discussion with them about their experience as […]
10Feb Black Wall Street 6pm
The Millennium Stage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F St NW Washington DC 20566 Nikara Warren’s project Black Wall Street is a set of feel-good tracks designed as an […]
9Feb Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater 5:30pm
The Millennium Stage at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F St NW Washington DC 20566 THIS SHOW STARTS AT 5:30 PM! DANCE CLASS – LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE One of America’s […]
9Feb Getting Started: African American Genealogy and DNA Testing 11am
Learn about African American genealogy and DNA testing with Andre Kearns. He is a native Washingtonian, Shepherd Park resident, and genealogist who has done extensive work in researching his ancestors and his family tree. Shepherd […]
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