Main, Library, and Resident Artist Galleries “Shout For Joy”: African American Sacred Music Traditions The 2017 Black History Month exhibition examines the development of sacred music within the African-American community. Through the stories behind the […]
Author: DC Black History
“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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20Feb, 6:00pm
Playwright and author Tom Minter stages his original play BLUES FOR A ROYAL FLUSH – In 1967 Duke Ellington finds himself buffeted by the activism of the times, and reaching for a new direction of creativity… Through […]
19Feb, 2:00pm Film at Swedish Embassy
House of Sweden 2900 K Street Northwest Washington, DC 20007 Martha came to […]
19Feb, 3:00pm Let Us Have Peace ~ Saints in the Making
St. Matthew’s Cathedral: main sanctuary 1725 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 This special event features Msgr. Ray East, who will speak to us on the lives of four African-American men and women who […]
The Uncivil Civil War: Films Beyond the Battlefields in February
921 Pennsylvania Ave. SE Washington, DC 20003 The films of the Civil War are rich in the conflicts between the slave South and the abolitionist North. February 19, 4:00pm: Freedom RoadJan Kadar’s Freedom Road (1979) captures the rare moment […]
18Feb 199th Anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s Birth
Celebrate the 199th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s birth with the National Park Service and its community partners Anacostia Arts Center 1231 Good Hope Road SE Washington DC 20020 Historic Photography Demonstrations Noon – 4:00 pm […]
18Feb 199th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s birth
Celebrate the 199th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s birth with the National Park Service and its community partners on Saturday, February 18 Anacostia Playhouse 2020 Shannon Place SE Washington DC 20020 Opening Ceremony […]
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