Events begin with the Women of Valor: The Six Triple Eight program, featuring retired colonel of the U.S. Army, Edna W. Cummings, Saturday, March 1st at 1:00 pm Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic […]
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“Frederick Douglass Birthday & Black History Month Celebration” at Martha’s Table
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 […]
“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, […]
nps Black History Month with a special Ranger-guided tour | Saturday and Sunday
Every Saturday and Sunday in February, 2:00 – 2:45 pm 13551 Fort Washington Road Fort Washington MD 20744 (771) 208-1555 Commemorate Black History Month with a special National Park Service Ranger-guided tour of Fort Washington […]
Celebrate Women’s History Month at National Capital Parks-East!
Women’s History Month Programs – Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov) Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site1318 Vermont Avenue NWWashington, DC 20005 Friday, March 8th | […]
Black History Month: NPS
Every Thursday in February, 10:00 am, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS (1318 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005) “Reading Ranger, historic African Myths and Folk Tales by Dr. Carter G. Woodson” Join the Ranger […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Tour 17 Feb: 2PM
This February, join the DC Preservation League on a tour of the Frederick Douglass House, a National Historic Site located in Southeast DC. The tour will be led by the National Park Service. Attendees will […]
