Saturday, February 10, 2024 | 7:00 PM 8:00 PM St. Thomas’ Parish | 1517 18th St NW 20036 The World Music Collective celebrates the contributions of Black DC residents by celebrating three of DC’s most […]
Category: Celebrations & Commemorations
Frederick Douglass Birthday Commemoration
THEARC in Anacostia | 1801 Mississippi Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20020 2024 marks the 206th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s birth. Join the Ranger staff at THEARC at 12:30 pm for Pre-program activities in the lobby […]
Easily Slip Into Another World with Henry Threadgill
Jazz Talk and Concert in recognition of Black History 4 february 2024: 3:00 – 5:00pm Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library – Central Library 901 G st nw washington dc 20001 This event is part […]
ASALH 2024: African Americans and the Arts
African American art is infused with African, Caribbean, and the Black American lived experiences. In the fields of visual and performing arts, literature, fashion, folklore, language, film, music, architecture, culinary and other forms of cultural […]
kwanzaa 2022
Sankofa Bookstore
black history month 2023
The relevance of February goes back to 1926, when ASALH’s founder Dr. Carter G. Woodson first established “Negro History Week” during the second week of February. And why that week? Because it encompasses the birthdays […]
28feb@7PM
D.C. Black History Celebration Committee (DCBHCC) Presents Saving All the Children and Families in Times of Crisis Black History continues with the D.C. Black History Celebration Committee virtual program Saving All the Children and Families in Times […]
24feb@7pm ~ Activism through music & art
An activist, pianist, artist, mother, and wife, Hazel Scott is a Trinidad-born American Jazz and classical pianist, singer, and actress. Born 1920, Hazel Scott’s artistry gave her the platform to speak out against racial discrimination, […]
20feb@6:45pm ~ Vigil for Frederick Douglass’s Passing
In this video, we dwell in the space where Frederick Douglass passed on February 20, 1895, share in a reading of the description of his final moments, and then shift into a time of reflection […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 