Saturday, February 8, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm | 2375 Elvans Road, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20020 a puppet show by Ebony Sonshine a Jazz performance by the Finn Murphy Quartet music by the Jubilee Voices […]
Category: DC Black History Happens Now
Written Then, Spoken Now: Freedom Was In Sight! | 7feb@7-9:30pm
In celebration of the book Freedom Was in Sight: A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region, Ford’s Theatre is proud to present an elevated book talk with acclaimed Reconstruction scholar Dr. Kate […]
Black History Month Exhibit, Art Walk Dupont circle | 7feb@6pm
The Church of Scientology, National Affairs Office is hosting a special exhibition for Black History Month by the Youth for Human Rights DC Chapter and Art Impact® International. The show features seven artists with a […]
2025 Black Composers Concert® | 22feb@3pm
Co-sponsored by the Washington Conservatory of Music. Doors open 2:30 p.m. Jerusalem Baptist Church | 2600 P Street Northwest | Washington, DC 20007 Enjoy a delightful afternoon of classical, jazz, Gospel, and sacred music, featuring […]
“Walking in the Steps of the Bookman”@ Friday
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS 1318 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 Every Friday in February at 1:00 pm Dr. Carter G. Woodson was affectionately known as “The Bookman” by residents in the Shaw neighborhood, […]
FREEDOM WAS IN SIGHT 6feb 6pm
A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation featuring Kate Masur Join Busboys & Poets at 2021 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009 to learn about a powerful graphic history of the Reconstruction era in Washington, DC […]
THE RUNNER’S ALMANAC and SEER 5FEB 6pm
Busboys and Poets: 14th & V NW Washington DC 20009 Join Busboys & Poets to dive into poet Indran Amirthanayagam’s latest collections with activist and author E. Ethelbert Miller The Runner’s Almanac This intimate and […]
Pen to Screen: Writing and Telling Black History 4 Feb 6PM
A Conversation with Julian Breece & Valerie Maholmes on ASALH TV Tuesday, 4 February, 2025 | 6 – 7pm | youtube.com/channel/UCh13walFEhshtIgjN890_bg
The Origins of Black History Month
Join for a conversation highlighting the life and times of A. Philip Randolph, labor activist and freedom fighter. Randolph lived a life that embodied the message within “Culture for Service and Service for Humanity” the […]
