Friday, April 16, 2021 – 12:00pm to 1:00pm virtual Commemoration Celebrating with a Tribute to Loretta Carter Hanes Sponsors: Friends of DC Emancipation Day in association with Stand Up! for Democracy in DC (Free DC), DC Black History Celebration […]
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DC Emancipation Day
Come honor and celebrate the ancestors in this sacred burial ground that also served as a stop on the Underground Railroad Join us as we celebrate and learn more about those that were Emancipated on […]
Remember the Pearl
Commemorating the Historic Escape for Freedom by Enslaved Persons in 1848 From the Southwest Waterfront with C.R. Gibbs & Dawne Young, Edmonson Descendant April 15, 2021 – 7:00 PM EST on Zoom Presented by Westminster […]
remembering the 53rd assassination of mlk
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Topic: Remembering the 53rd Assassination of ?Dr. KingTime: Apr 3, 2021 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83846530226 Meeting ID: 838 4653 0226One tap…
remembering the 53rd assassination of mlk
Topic: Remembering the 53rd Assassination of Dr. KingTime: Apr 3, 2021 10:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83846530226 Meeting ID: 838 4653 0226One tap mobile+13126266799,,83846530226# US (Chicago)+16468769923,,83846530226# US (New York) Dial by […]
“MY SOUL’S FORGOTTEN GLEAM”: ALICE DUNBAR-NELSON
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 – 12:30pm: Led by Kim Roberts Celebrate the life and remarkable achievements of an important African American foremother, Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson. Born in the first generation after the end of American slavery, […]
BLAZING A TRAIL TO CAPITOL HILL: HISTORIC FIRSTS FOR WOMEN IN CONGRESS
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 – 12:30pm Led by Carolyn Crouch and Victoria Reinsel A record number of women serve in the current 117th Congress. Yet, although 50 percent of the total U.S. population is female, women represent […]
A Visual Perspective of DC Through the Lens of Black Women Photographers
March 4, 7:00pm Hear their stories and view their works by joining us for a live discussion with photographers Jeanine Cummins, published master photographer, Sandy Adams, creative outdoor photographer, and Lisa Fanning, owner, Lisa Fanning […]
ASALH and PBS Books Present: A Conversation with Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, Sundiata Cha-Jua, and Nubia Kai
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