Call for Submissions It’s that time again! The conference committee is now accepting submissions for the 51st Annual DC History Conference, April 3 – 6, 2025. Deadline: December 9, 2024 WHO SHOULD APPLY If DC’s […]
Category: DC Black History Happens Now
DC Emancipation Day 2024
Sunday, April 14th: 2-4 pm – D.C. Emancipation Day: From Franklin Park to Mount Vernon Square – Hear why D.C.’s enslaved persons were granted freedom nine months before nation-wide emancipation occurred and where annual celebrations […]
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 | […]
Annual Harriet Tubman day
Westminster Presbyterian Church | 400 I St SW Washington DC 20024 | (202) 484-7700
The Guinness Award Winning USCT Memorial
The Rock Creek Civil War Round Table (RCCWRT) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86567095081 Meeting ID: 865 6709 5081 — One tap mobile +19292056099,,86567095081# US (New York) +13017158592,,86567095081# US […]
Thursday, february 29th, 2024
Black History Month Scavenger Hunt Thursday, February 29: 12:00pm – 7:00pm | Parklands-Turner Neighborhood Library Recognize the triumphs, trials, and achievements of Black Americans with a scavenger hunt. The Birth of a Nation – Viewing […]
Workshop: Compelling Portraits with Jada Imani M
Today at Apple | 801 K Street NW | Washington, DC 20001 Celebrate the beauty of Black hair culture in a visual showcase led by photographer and filmmaker Jada Imani M. Experience her latest work, […]
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 […]
South Africa: Democracy and Arts Activism
Georgetown Racial Justice Institute (RJI), and African Studies Riggs Library, Healy Hall, Third Floor – Georgetown University Campus | O St NW & 37th St NW Washington DC 20057 Thursday, February 29, 2024 | 6:00 […]
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 […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 