Up The Rough Side of the Mountain:African Americans & Organized Labor, 7:00pm Woodridge Library 1801 Hamlin Street NE Washington, D.C. 20018 woodridgelibrary@dc.gov. 202-541-6226
DC Black History happens EveryDay…
“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.
17May – Before the Freedom Riders: The Fight to Integrate Glen Echo Amusement Park
See exclusive, advance clips from Emmy award–winning filmmaker Ilana Trachtman’s documentary in progress, Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round (2019). The film will tell a little-known and groundbreaking story of the integration of Glen Echo […]
DC Emancipation Day: 16April
African American Civil War Museum and Memorial 1925 Vermont Ave, NW Washington, D.C. 20001 Join us for the 3rd Annual Reading of the names of the First Freed under the DC Compensated Emancipation Act in […]
African History and Culture Lecture Series in April
Wednesday, Apr 11, 7:00pm “Crusade for Liberty: Frederick Douglass, the Civil War, and DC Emancipation” by CR Gibbs Woodridge Library, 1801 Hamlin Street NE Washington DC 202-541-6226 Tuesday, Apr 17, 7:00pm “An Army of Educators” […]
April 6 & 7
The James A. Porter Colloquium is the leading forum for scholars, artists, curators, and individuals in the field of African American Art and Visual Culture. Established at Howard University in 1990, the Colloquium is named […]
Lyrics of Sunshine and Shadows
An Opera based on the lives & love of Paul Laurence Dunbar and Ruth Alice Moore Composer & Librettist: Steven M. Allen Artistic Director: Marquita Lister Music Director: Lester Green Stage Director: Phillip Burgess Lyrics […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 