Celebrate Black History Month at the Lamond-Riggs Neighborhood Library! In costume and using monologue and original poetry, Marcia E. Cole will recount dramatic and imaginative escapes on the Underground Railroad with her performance, ‘Going for […]
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2Feb Heroes of the Underground Railroad around Washington, D.C. 2pm
Join anthropologist and author Jenny Masur as she tells the stories of the unsung heroes of the Underground Railroad who lived and worked in Washington, D.C. Cleveland Park Library 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20008 Men and women, […]
2Feb Read Africa Week Festival
Join us to celebrate Read Africa Week, a literary initiative to showcase juvenile literature with realistic depictions of African life. 11:00 a.m.- Recycled art project with visual artist Karen O. Brown. 12:30 p.m.- Adinkra symbol […]
2Feb Black History Hall of Fame 2pm
So many amazing Americans and so little time to meet them all! Follow us on this amazing journey through Black History as we meet Maya Angelou, Aretha Franklin, Mae Jemison, the Buffalo Soldiers and more. […]
2Feb CR Gibbs Lecture Series
Come Out Fighting: The Black Panthers and World War II, 2pm Join historian C.R. Gibbs as he discusses the little known but incredible true story of an heroic black tank unit, the first of its […]
I Am MLK, Jr. and The March 23Jan 5:30pm
Celebrate Black Life, History and Culture: Two films honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther, King, Jr. I Am MLK Jr. This documentary explores the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and […]
MLK Week Movie Night 22Jan 4pm
As part of Martin Luther King Jr. Week, families can enjoy a series of short films about African American history, including stories about Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks and a fictionalized young boy who […]
Songs & Stories of Freedom & Peace 19jan 10:30am
Did you know that words and music have the power to agitate, motivate, encourage and comfort people? Join us for a special musical story time and art activity honoring voluntary African-American migration and social justice movements […]
Evening Movies: Selma 15Jan 6pm
Tuesday, Jan. 15, on what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s 90th birthday, join us at Tenley-Friendship Library for the screening of Selma, an award winning movie depicting one of the pivotal moments in American Civil Rights […]
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