Dr. Carter G. Woodson was affectionately known as “The Bookman” by residents in the Shaw neighborhood, and this walking tour (approx. 45 minutes) retraces routes and places frequented by Dr. Woodson and represents landmarks in […]
Category: Celebrations & Commemorations
The Origins of Black History Month
Join for a conversation highlighting the life and times of A. Philip Randolph, labor activist and freedom fighter. Randolph lived a life that embodied the message within “Culture for Service and Service for Humanity” the […]
DC BLACK HISTORY MONTH KICK-OFF
D.C. BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION COMMITTEE, AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MUSEUM & WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PRESENT WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 400 I St NW Washington DC | 20024 | Limited Parking | Metro Access
2025 Black History Calendar Online Form
The DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities and the D.C. Black History Celebration Committee are honored to work together to offer a guide to events for Black History Month 2025. If you are coordinating, […]
Celebrate Women’s History Month at National Capital Parks-East!
Women’s History Month Programs – Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov) Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site1318 Vermont Avenue NWWashington, DC 20005 Friday, March 8th | […]
Exhibit: Building a Mixed Race Community
People, Buildings and Sites of the Winton Triangle Marvin Tupper Jones will be on hand at the Photoworks Gallery this Saturday, March 2nd from 2 – 4pm to greet visitors and discuss the history and photography […]
The Guinness Award Winning USCT Memorial
The Rock Creek Civil War Round Table (RCCWRT) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86567095081 Meeting ID: 865 6709 5081 — One tap mobile +19292056099,,86567095081# US (New York) +13017158592,,86567095081# US […]
South Africa: Democracy and Arts Activism
Georgetown Racial Justice Institute (RJI), and African Studies Riggs Library, Healy Hall, Third Floor – Georgetown University Campus | O St NW & 37th St NW Washington DC 20057 Thursday, February 29, 2024 | 6:00 […]
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Black History Month: Find YOUR story – Use free digital tools to explore your family’s history Wednesday, February 28: 10:00am – 4:00pm | Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Neighborhood Library Wednesdays and Sundays during Black History […]
African American Civil War History: Why does this history matter now more than ever?
Why were Black soldiers so important to the outcome of the Civil War? What influence did their role have on America’s future? Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | 6 – 8pm Buffet Dinner followed by Program […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 