Saturday, May 17 at 10:30 am | FREE Come meet the DC History Center at Woodridge Neighborhood Library this Saturday to learn the history of the neighborhood, celebrate its culture, and connect with neighbors. You’ll […]
Category: Children’s Programs
“Frederick Douglass Birthday & Black History Month Celebration” at Martha’s Table
Saturday, February 8, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm | 2375 Elvans Road, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20020 The event will feature hands on activities and stories such as “Meet Mary McLeod Bethune,” and explore the “Great […]
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 | […]
Black History Month: NPS
Every Thursday in February, 10:00 am, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS (1318 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005) “Reading Ranger, historic African Myths and Folk Tales by Dr. Carter G. Woodson” Join the Ranger […]
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 […]
A Morning with Children’s Author Ruth Forman
Stories for the whole family saturday february 24th | 10:30am – 11:30am Woodridge Neighborhood Library | 1801 Hamlin St NE, Washington, DC 20018 | (202)541-6226 Politics and Prose presents popular children’s author Ruth Forman, who […]
Black History Figures: Exhibit Making
Thursday, February 153:30pm – 6:00pm Lamond-Riggs Neighborhood Library | 5401 South Dakota Ave NE, Washington, DC 20011 | lamondriggslibrary@dc.gov | 202-541-6255 From Benjamin Banneker to Beyoncé and beyond, celebrate Black excellence and enhance your research […]
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 […]
Family History Day
Saturday, April 29 | NOON – 2:00 PM | FREE Become a junior genealogist at Family History Day! Build a family tree and design a family crest while you learn why family history matters. What’s […]
10feb@2pm ~ Book Talk: Ida B Wells, Voice of Truth
Michelle Duster and illustrator Laura Freeman discuss their new picture book Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth is an inspiring biography of the civil rights activist as told by her great-granddaughter Michelle Duster. Ida B. Wells was […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 