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DC Black History Happens Now by DC Black HistoryFeb 15, 20222:20 pmFebruary 17, 2022

16feb@6PM ~ breast cancer in men, mental health, and covid-19

DC Black History Happens Now by DC Black HistoryFeb 13, 202210:00 amFebruary 9, 2022

14feb@12PM ~ From Negro History Week to African American History Month

In this video, Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s original idea for Negro History Week—which he selected as the second week of February—and his long-term goal of African American History becoming a natural part of American history, […]

DC Black History Happens Now by DC Black HistoryFeb 13, 202210:00 amFebruary 9, 2022
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Join Michael Zeldin for this important conversation on race in America with Don Lemon as they discuss his book, This Is The Fire: What I Say to My Friends About Racism. This frank conversation addresses […]

DC Black History Happens Now by DC Black HistoryFeb 12, 202210:00 amFebruary 9, 2022
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13feb@12PM ~ The Frederick Douglass Home and the History of Historic House Museums

While the Frederick Douglass Home had been a place where people came to honor the legacy of the great abolitionist, it was only the third site honoring an African American when it entered the national […]

DC Black History Happens Now by DC Black HistoryFeb 11, 20228:15 amFebruary 9, 2022
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BLACK BODIES, PART I:  Exploitation in Medicine 

The first session will examine the history of medicine, clinical practice, and policies that have impacted African American health and contributed to disparities. The discussion will include the origins of American gynecology, Henrietta Lacks HeLa […]

DC Black History Happens Now by DC Black HistoryFeb 11, 20228:15 amFebruary 9, 2022
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Dr. Charles R. Drew Knowledge Bowl

12 February 11 AM ~ 1 PM Four teams, three students per team, representing Frostburg State University, Howard University, Morgan State University and Hampton University will test their knowledge of African American History and Diaspora […]

DC Black History Happens Now by DC Black HistoryFeb 9, 20228:20 pm
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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 […]

DC Black History Happens Now by DC Black HistoryFeb 9, 20227:23 pmFebruary 9, 2022
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Black History Month 2022 Genealogy Conference

12 FEBRUARY ~ 10 AM – 2:25 PM “Our Stories” The Historic African American Quander Family – Keynote Speaker Rohulamin Quander More info: FHCAASIG@gmail.com

DC Black History Happens Now by DC Black HistoryFeb 9, 202212:15 pmFebruary 7, 2022
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10feb@8pm ~ Book Talk: Black Girls Must Be Magic

In this highly anticipated second installment in the Black Girls Must Die Exhausted series, Tabitha Walker copes with more of life’s challenges and a happy surprise—a baby—with a little help and lots of love from […]

DC Black History Happens Now by DC Black HistoryFeb 9, 202212:15 pmFebruary 7, 2022
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10feb@6pm ~ Book Talk: Resisting Jim Crow

John McFall was born 15 years after Emancipation. He was the first of eleven children born to a freed couple in Charleston, South Carolina. He entered the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy before completing high school. […]

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