1Mar 6:30-8 pm, Film: “Well-Behaved Women Don’t Make HerStory: The Dorie Ladner Story”
01 Wednesday Mar 2017
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This installment of Around the Fire features esteemed elder Dorie Ladner, a Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) veteran, social worker and lifelong activist. She first got involved with the freedom movement after the murder of Emmett Till — a gruesome event that would spark a lifelong passion for her.
answer questions from those who share her passion for freedom. She will also screen her documentary, “Well-Behaved Women Don’t Make HerStory: The Dorie Ladner Story.”1March, 5pm: 10th Wreath Laying Ceremony
01 Wednesday Mar 2017
Posted in Celebrations & Commemorations, Conversations
The 10th Wreath Laying Ceremony will honor African-American and Ethiopian Veterans who fought for freedom in commemoration of the 121st Anniversary of the decisive victory of Adwa on March 1, 1896 ( የዐድዋ ድል በዓል ).
Honorable Cultural Ambassador Hari Jones, the former curator of the African American Civil War Museum will place the wreath.
African American Civil War Museum & Memorial
1925 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001
For More Info: 202-255-1400 or littleethiopia@gmail.com
25Feb, 3:30pm Book Talk
25 Saturday Feb 2017
Posted in Book Talks, Conversations, Lectures, Talks & Panels
A White House chef knows the Chief Executive in ways few others do, and many have served not only as cooks but as confidants and informal policy advisors. In his second book, Miller, the executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches, winner of a James Beard Award for Soul Food, and former special assistant to President Clinton, profiles the largely African American kitchen staffs who have worked for presidents from the nation’s beginning. Many of these individuals changed history in ways overlooked until now: one cook averted a plot to poison the first president, another compelled President Johnson to do all he could to support the Civil Rights Act. Miller tells these and other stories, drawing on a wide range of oral histories, interviews, photographs, cookbooks, and more.
Politics and Prose – 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW
11Feb, 10am-12pm Coming to the Table
10 Friday Feb 2017
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Coming to the Table provides leadership, resources and a supportive environment for all who wish to acknowledge and heal wounds from racism that is rooted in the United States’ history of slavery.
The best way for people to learn about the value of the healing work of Coming to the Table is to hear the stories of those whose lives have been impacted by being part of this amazing community. Watch the new video below in which three members share why CTTT is so important in their lives, and for our communities and our nation.
1799 New York Ave NW Washington, DC 20006
