Thank you for joining us for the 48th Annual DC History Conference! We want to hear from you as we strive to make our annual event a more engaging, meaningful, and enjoyable experience. Please fill […]
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we’re not asking politely
We Are Not Asking Politely: How letter writers won the campaign to rename the library tells the story of how D.C.’s downtown central library became the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Only months after […]
9feb@6:30PM ~ Black Lives Matter Describe-A-Thon
Celebrate activism in DC by helping provide access to posters collected from the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence in Lafayette Square. Celebrate activism in DC by helping The People’s Archive add posters collected from the […]
DC Public Library february
Check each day for covid updates, film series are cancelled for all branches The DC Public Library branches have Black History virtual programs, in-person programs, exhibits, and grab and go activity kits everyday. Arts & […]
DC history conference call for submissions
The 48th annual DC History Conference takes place March 31 – April 2, 2022. The DC History Conference is an interdisciplinary, community conference considering the past, present, and future of the District, co-presented by the DC History […]
Join the Library for a special story time celebrating Black History Month on the Library’s Facebook page 15 February, 10:30AM
Sounds of the City: a Humanitini Event in tribute to WPFW DJ, Rusty Hassan 7pm
DC Legendary Musicians Inc. in collaboration with Humanities DC, WPFW-FM Pacifica, and the DC Public Library, celebrate the work of jazz historian and WPFW programmer, Rusty Hassan, with a virtual Humanitini event. Join the conversation […]
20feb – Suppressed: The Fight to Vote, 7pm
2018 was a contentious year featuring a high stakes mid-term election with several marquee races making news globally. Filmmaker Robert Greenwald examines that year’s voter suppression efforts through the eyes of the Georgia voters affected […]
20feb – Film: Beloved, 5:30pm
Adapted from Nobel-prize winning author Toni Morrison’s acclaimed novel, Beloved is set in 1873 Ohio, as Sethe, a mother of three, is haunted by her horrific past of enslavement, and her desperate efforts to achieve […]
20feb – Rayceen Pendarvis Is Living Black History, 6:30pm
Please join us for an evening of performances, interviews, artwork and more, starring emcee, columnist, community advocate, and lifelong Washingtonian Rayceen Pendarvis. Together with LGBTQ+ individuals and allies, Rayceen will guide the audience through a program […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 