Celebrate Black Life, History and Culture: Two films honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. I Am MLK Jr. This documentary explores the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and […]
Category: Celebrations & Commemorations
Evening Movies: Selma 15Jan 6pm
Tuesday, Jan. 15, on what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s 90th birthday, join us at Tenley-Friendship Library for the screening of Selma, an award winning movie depicting one of the pivotal moments in American Civil Rights […]
Poor People’s Campaign Teach-In at Shaw Library 17Jan 6:30pm
Celebrate the legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Shaw Neighborhood Library on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 6:30 p.m. with a teach-in by the local chapter of the Poor People’s Campaign. In December […]
Celebrating our Unsung Hero: James Forman Jr. 1/17, 5:30pm
SNCC Legacy Project presents An Evening of Remembrance Panel of SNCC Veterans * Reparations and the Black Manifesto *Videos *Dinner *Song Leader: Luci Murphy African-American Civil War Museum 1925 Vermont Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001
DC Black History Calendar
We are preparing the Black History Calendar for 2019 in the Washington, D.C. The calendar will include programs and events on a printed calendar brochure and continual sharing of you programs via website and social media platforms. If you wish to be included please […]
12May – 5th Annual FUNK PARADE
Funk Parade is a one-of-a-kind day fair, parade and music festival, celebrating Washington DC’s vibrant music, culture, and arts, the U Street neighborhood, and the Spirit of Funk that brings us all together. 2018 EVENT SCHEDULE […]
DC Emancipation Day: 16April
African American Civil War Museum and Memorial 1925 Vermont Ave, NW Washington, D.C. 20001 Join us for the 3rd Annual Reading of the names of the First Freed under the DC Compensated Emancipation Act in […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 