Rube Foster incorporated the Negro National League in Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania before the meeting in Kansas City, MO that took place on February 13, 1920. Each team paid a franchise […]
Category: Celebrations & Commemorations
Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words
Rosa Parks (1913–2005) is best known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a crowded bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on December 1, 1955. Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words showcases […]
1feb – Read Africa Festival 2020
Join us on Saturday, Feb. 1 to celebrate 2020’s Read Africa Week, a literary initiative to showcase young people’s literature with realistic depictions of African life. Featuring: ·Storytelling ·Crafts ·African food ·Book giveaways All ages are welcome, […]
1feb An Afternoon with Dr. Woodson
Carter G. Woodson Home, 1pm 1538 Ninth Street NW Washington, DC 20001 On Saturdays in February (1, 15, 29), the afternoon tours of the Carter G. Woodson Home NHS will be joined by “Dr. Carter G. Woodson,” […]
HARRIET TUBMAN DAY
2nd Annual Washington, D.C. Commemoration Theme: Celebrate to Educate Friday, March 8, 2019 6:00 pm Light Reception – 7:00pm Program Charles Sumner Museum & Archives 1201 17th Street NW Washington DC 20036 Presented by Tina […]
3Mar Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony 4pm
To mark the Battle of ADWA and to honor Ethiopian and African American Veterans in the Pan African victory of the Battle (Mar. 1, 1806), an event will be held on Sunday at the African […]
17Feb U.S. Army Band 6pm
Millennium Stage at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F St NW Washington DC 20566 The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” presents a performance featuring African American composers. They celebrate the […]
17Feb Voices From the Past: Sissieretta Jones 4 – 5:30pm
Montpelier Arts Center 9652 Muirkirk Road Laurel, MD 20708 Sissieretta Jones was the first African American to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City in 1892. This Black History program is dedicated to the […]
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 […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 