Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington DC 20004 This is a live performance featuring a band along with R&B, […]
“Celebrations, Found Truths, Sheroes, Heroes, Events and Programs” which recognize and celebrate the contributions in art, literature, politics and education of the African American community throughout the year in the DC Metropolitan area.
Category: Plays & Performances
21Feb, 2:30pm Civil War Reenactments featuring the Ladies of FREED
Celebrate Black History Month by joining the ladies of FREED (Female RE-Enactors of Distinction) as they perform stirring reenactments depicting the lives and contributions of black women of the Civil War era. Deanwood Library 1350 49th St. […]
20Feb, 6:00pm
Playwright and author Tom Minter stages his original play BLUES FOR A ROYAL FLUSH – In 1967 Duke Ellington finds himself buffeted by the activism of the times, and reaching for a new direction of creativity… Through […]
16Feb 6:00pm Women of Plums
Historic Lincoln Theatre 1215 U Street, NW Washington DC 20009 Doors open at 6:00 PM | Free admission 6:30 PM The District’s African Diaspora: […]
13Feb 7-9pm Staged Reading
Edward Albee’s The Death of Bessie Smith Ford’s Theatre and Mosaic Theater Company present a staged reading and discussion of Edward Albee’s The Death of Bessie Smith, directed by Jennifer L. Nelson. Playwright Edward Albee explores the intersection of […]
3Feb, 2:00 & 7:00 PM $10 Voices in the Dark Celebrating Black History
WPA Slave Narratives brought to life in the original stage production “Voices in the Dark.” Written, produced and directed by Darrell Godfrey. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center University of Maryland campus College Park Stadium […]
