A BLACK HISTORY/RACISM/REPARATIONS CLASS In the Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, Brotha Cliff Pruitt the chairman of a reparations and business group has produced an outline to get reparations for blacks, offer programs for […]
Category: DC Black History Happens Now
5mar@9:30AM ~Women of Color in the Suffrage Movement
by Ranger Kenya J. Finley-Jean, Supervisory Park Ranger, Civil War Defenses of Washington, National Park Service Ranger Dear Rock Creek Civil War Roundtable Members and Guests: Thank you for joining us each month on the […]
BLACK BODIES, PART II race norming in the nfl
The second session will focus on contemporary issues addressing health and well-being among Black athletes. It will feature a round table discussion among former NFL players and sports medicine professionals about issues of race norming, […]
28feb@7PM
D.C. Black History Celebration Committee (DCBHCC) Presents Saving All the Children and Families in Times of Crisis Black History continues with the D.C. Black History Celebration Committee virtual program Saving All the Children and Families in Times […]
24feb@5:30pm ~ Lynchings & Biophobia
Understanding the past is important in helping to move forward into the future. Historians at Montgomery History have done research around racial terror lynchings of African Americans that took place in Rockville, Maryland. This tragic […]
24feb@6pm ~ Generations of Freedom: Gender, Movement, and Violence in Natchez, 1779-1865
In Generations of Freedom Nik Ribianszky employs the lenses of gender and violence to examine family, community, and the tenacious struggles by which free blacks claimed and maintained their freedom under shifting international governance from […]
24feb@6:30pm ~ 8 Pearls of Wisdom
Author Kimberly A. Morrow is on a mission to empower parents to become better advocates for their children. Parents often are confronted with issues of not knowing essential study skills for children, technology, preparing their […]
25feb@9AM-12:30pm ~ Safety Summit 2022: Prevention over Punishment
Black residents of Washington, D.C., have long recognized that community violence cannot be solved through state violence. On February 25, we will convene to set forth a new legislative agenda that is evidence-based, directly responsive […]
22feb@5pm ~ A Path to the Past: Finding our Black Ancestors in the Archives
Have you ever researched your own family history? Whether you’re a seasoned researcher or a novice genealogist, our first-ever Twitter Space event is for you! Join us to hear how community genealogists Raymond Cousins and […]
22feb@12PM ~ Washington at the Plow
George Washington’s passionate interest in farming was central to his identity and his commitment to the “New Agriculture” of the eighteenth century shaped the lives of the hundreds of people held in bondage at Mount […]
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