Mon, December 4, 9:00 – 10:30 PM $10 Busboys and Poets, Langston Hughes Room 2021 14th Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20009 Had John Brown been killed at Harper’s Ferry we may have never known his […]
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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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Unsung Heroes of Civil Rights
Read part of Frank Smith’s Civil Rights Story. One of my favorite pages written by the Daily News of New York features stories of Unsung Heroes of Civil Rights. It’s a great read and you […]
From Slavery to Freedom Bus Tour
A Collaboration Between the Office of Historic Alexandria, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, and the Gum Springs Museum November 18th 10:00 am – 4:00 pm $50.00 This special tour begins at Mount Vernon with an exclusive […]
African Americans & World War I
Join local historian C.R. Gibbs presents the Annual Veterans Day Lecture, “Undaunted Courage: African Americans & World War I.” 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM This lecture presentation marks the ongoing international centennial observance of the […]
DC Emancipation Day @AACWM
Reading of the names of the 1st Freed People @ 4:00 pm FROM ENSLAVEMENT TO DC STATEHOOD panel discussion @ 5:00 pm 1925 Vermont Ave, NW Washington, DC 20001 Ph: 202-667-2667
4April, 7:00pm African American History & Culture Lecture Series
Afro-Latinos: The Hidden Legacy Greenbelt Library 11 Crescent Road Greenbelt MD 20770
Tuesday April 4
Dr. Martin Luther’s King Jr.’s Tribute 7:00 PM The tribute will commemorate the life of Dr. King as a spiritual leader, civil rights leader and a social justice fighter. The program will involve musical selections […]
Chuck Hicks at the Embassy of France in the U.S. 27Feb
Black History Month at the French Embassy
2 March – 26 May, Exhibition: Shifting: African American Women Artists and the Power of Their Gaze
Shifting explores how African American female artists turn their gaze on themselves and on other women. Not attempting to provide one answer, this exhibition serves as a platform for creating a dialogue around the questions: Whose […]
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