Score a home run with a spirit-rousing musical play about the “other” major league! This updated hit from nationally recognized arts leader Michael Bobbitt and tunesmith John Cornelius chronicles the struggles and triumphs of pioneering […]
Author: DC Black History
Feb20 Black Lives Matter DC Open House
Learn about our work, meet our members, and working with fellow community members on upcoming projects. 6:00 – 9:00PM, Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ Fellowship Hall, Side door entrance 3845 S Capitol St SW […]
Feb19 Make Time for Love, a Valentine’s Day Concert
Make Time for Love is a Valentine’s Day–themed concert featuring 7 of the 10 original love songs composed by artist Victor Simonson for his wife Ciara Simonson during the first decade of their marriage. This […]
Feb19 Little Ethiopia DC’s 13th Anniversary of Black History Month
Please join the Little Ethiopia DC community and celebrate Black History Month in a quest for Dignity, Liberty, and Unity on Monday at the historic Fraser Mansion. The panel will feature Tiffany Lancaster, Advisory Neighborhood […]
Feb18 The Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Jazz Orchestra
The Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Jazz Orchestra is comprised of some of the finest collegiate jazz musicians from universities throughout the mid-Atlantic region. The performance will include selections from a variety of artists, covering diverse jazz styles and […]
Feb 17 Celebrate Black History with PG County Memorial Library
Culture Queen engages your royal children in motivating music, marvelous movement and super storytelling activities inspired by the Kings and Queens of Black History! Black History is World History and Culture Queen sure knows how […]
Feb 17 & 18: FREDERICK DOUGLASS BICENTENNIAL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
This year’s programs and activities will honor the legacy and activism of Frederick Douglass and his connection to the Anacostia community in which his historic home lies. There will be community lectures, dramatic performances, hands-on kids […]
Feb17 Community Conversation and Film Review of “The Road to Brown”
You are cordially invited to join the Phyllis Wheatley YWCA, Inc. Board of Directors in partnership with Members of the Federal City Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. for a Community Conversation and Film […]
Feb16 The AllEyesOnDC Show: Politics of African Unity
This AllEyesOnDC, in honor of the work done by Malcolm X and Robert Mugabe, will take a look at both men’s legacies and explore what we as people of African descent need to do to […]