Why were Black soldiers so important to the outcome of the Civil War? What influence did their role have on America’s future? Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | 6 – 8pm Buffet Dinner followed by Program […]
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Holding Sacred Space: Connecting Through the Spirituality of Sound
The Georgetown Woodshed Center for Art, Thought, and Culture at the Racial Justice Institute (RJI) in collaboration with Campus Ministries Monday, February 26, 2024 RSVP: Reception at Healy Hall 5:00-5:30 pm | Event at Dahlgren Chapel 5:30-6:30 pm […]
James A. Lafayette, Revolutionary War Spy
Southwest Neighborhood Library | 900 Wesley Pl SW, Washington, DC 20024 Friday, February 23 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm James A. Lafayette was a spy for the Patriots in Virginia during the fight for American Independence. […]
Celebrating Duke Ellington
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library – Central Library | East Storefront A & B Friday, February 23 | 4:00pm – 5:00pm In honor of Duke Ellington and Black History Month, the World Music Collective, […]
Mother Tongue Film Festival: Finding Balance – Bridging Worlds
Friday, February 23, 2024 | 7:00 p.m.$0 | Friedman Family Auditorium Planet Word is proud to host the Smithsonian Institution’s Mother Tongue Film Festival celebrating cultural and linguistic diversity by showcasing films and filmmakers from […]
“Walking in the Steps of the Bookman”
Every Friday in February, 1:00 pm, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS (1318 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005) “Walking in the Steps of the Bookman” A free walking tour from the Mary McLeod Bethune […]
Mother Tongue Film Festival: Finding Balance – Memory & Renewal
Planet Word | 925 13th St., NW Washington, D.C. 20005 | 202-931-3139 Friday, February 23, 2024 | 4:00 p.m.$0 | Friedman Family Auditorium the Mother Tongue Film Festival will showcase films that record personal journeys […]
“An Evening with Mary McLeod Bethune”
at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS 1318 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005 Email DouglassNHS@nps.gov to reserve your seat or to view the program online. This program will feature music, a performance by […]
National Park Service: 28 Days of Black History
Black history is American history. In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson began a weeklong celebration that has since grown into an entire month dedicated to remembering the achievements, contributions, resilience, and legacies of Black Americans […]
Black History Month Trivia Night @MLKing jr Memorial Library
Wednesday, February 216:30pm – 8:00pm East Storefront A & B Do you know your Black history? Show off your knowledge at our trivia night and see if you’ll take the crown! Join the DC Public […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 