A One Woman performance on the life of Shirley Chisholm featuring Dominique Brown as Shirley Chisholm. The First African American Woman to run for President of The United States. The First African American Woman elected […]
“Celebrations, Found Truths, Sheroes, Heroes, Events and Programs” which recognize and celebrate the contributions in art, literature, politics and education of the African American community throughout the year in the DC Metropolitan area.
Category: DC Black History Happens Now
21feb – Artist Gallery Talk: Delita Martin $, 12 – 12:30PM & 2:30 – 3PM
National Museum of Women in the Arts 1250 New York Ave NW Join us for an in-depth, in-gallery discussion with Delita Martin about her work in special exhibition Delita Martin: Calling Down the Spirits.
21feb – Seniors and Cannabis, 10am
Presented by Anacostia Organics 202 845-8574 Congress Heights Senior Wellness Center 3500 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE (202) 563-7225
20feb – Suppressed: The Fight to Vote, 7pm
2018 was a contentious year featuring a high stakes mid-term election with several marquee races making news globally. Filmmaker Robert Greenwald examines that year’s voter suppression efforts through the eyes of the Georgia voters affected […]
20feb – Film: Beloved, 5:30pm
Adapted from Nobel-prize winning author Toni Morrison’s acclaimed novel, Beloved is set in 1873 Ohio, as Sethe, a mother of three, is haunted by her horrific past of enslavement, and her desperate efforts to achieve […]
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.
