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 […]
Category: Lectures, Talks & Panels
African American Civil War History: Why does this history matter now more than ever?
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 […]
SWNA Annual Black History Month Program
Arena Stage | Molly Smith Library | 1101 Sixth Street SW Washington DC 20024 | 7:00 pm The 2024 program theme is “African Americans and the Arts”. Spanning the many impacts Black Americans have had on […]
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 […]
The Black History Program with Mayor Lisa Hicks Gilbert of Elaine, Arkansas
sunday, February 25th | 3:00 – 4:00 pm Bethel Dukes Brach of ASALH presents at the Woodridge Library | 1801 Hamlin St NE | Washington, DC 20018 | 202-541-6226 Mayor Lisa Hicks Gilbert talks about […]
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. […]
Lasting Memories of Brother Malcolm X with A. Peter Bailey & Positive Black Folks in Action
wednesday, february 21, 1 – 4 PM Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe | 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001 | (202) 234-4755 Positive Black Folks in Action will commemorate the life and legacy of […]
U.S. Minister to Liberia Henry Highland Garnet and the U.S.- Liberia Relationship
Wednesday, february 21 | 12:15PM harry s truman building | 330 21st street nw washington dc 20006 Please RSVP: For further information or if you require reasonable accommodations to attend the event, please contact Emma […]
Street Art in Urban Communities – Boston, DC, St. Louis, and Cincinnati
Four artists representing New York, Boston, DC, St. Louis, and Cincinnati are featured in this virtual program. New York Media Personality Xero Gravity; Anime Artist Jourdan Hamilton; BlerdCon CEO Hilton George; and Actor J. Lee […]
Frederick Douglass Birthday Commemoration
THEARC in Anacostia | 1801 Mississippi Avenue, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20020 2024 marks the 206th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s birth. Join the Ranger staff at THEARC at 12:30 pm for Pre-program activities in the lobby […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 