April 16th is D.C. Emancipation Day. This year, celebrate 158 years of the History of D.C. Compensated Emancipation and Learn About the First Freed. Gather to a virtual program of Speakers, On-line Exhibits, Encore of Past Parades, […]
Category: Celebrations & Commemorations
20feb – Rayceen Pendarvis Is Living Black History, 6:30pm
Please join us for an evening of performances, interviews, artwork and more, starring emcee, columnist, community advocate, and lifelong Washingtonian Rayceen Pendarvis. Together with LGBTQ+ individuals and allies, Rayceen will guide the audience through a program […]
22feb – ASALH Annual Author’s book Signing, 10am – 12pm
Over 40 authors will sign and sell their books. A great opportunity to meet authors and have them autographed.
African Americans and the Vote: 150th Anniversary of the 15th Amendment
Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building – Great Hall – 2nd Floor (LJ200-E) 10 First Street SE ON DISPLAY FOR A LIMITED TIME In the aftermath of the Civil War, Northern Republicans in Congress proposed […]
THE CENTENNIAL OF THE NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE 2020 IN DC
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 […]
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, […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 