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” […]
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.
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 […]
Apr 3 reBirth::Washington DC 50 Years after 1968
Opening Reception Tuesday, April 3, 6–8 PM District Architecture Center 421 7th Street NW. Washington DC 20004 202.347.9403 The 1960s was a decade of upheaval. Post-World War II suburbanization had left American cities economically fragile and […]
Apr 2 to Jun 1 reBirth::Washington DC 50 Years after 1968
The 1960s was a decade of upheaval. Post-World War II suburbanization had left American cities economically fragile and socially stratified. An unpopular and seemingly endless war in Vietnam was fueling dissent. And racial inequality remained […]
Mar14 African American Heroines of the Civil War
CR Gibbs’ Wed. Night Lecture Series Free and Open to the Public 7:00PM, Woodridge Neighborhood Library 1801 Hamlin Street NEWashington D.C. woodridgelibrary@dc.gov, 202-541-6226 Mar 21 – “Grand Theft Africa: The Scramble for A Continent.” Apr 11 […]
11Mar Black Classical Composers Concert
3:30PM Asbury United Methodist Church 11th and K Streets NW Washinton DC
Inaugural Harriet Tubman Day Washington DC
Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives, WDC
Feb 22, Duke Ellington School of the Arts
With a 43-year legacy of fostering the nation’s capital’s most talented youth, Duke Ellington School of the Arts is a premier arts school in Georgetown, D.C. In a cross-discipline effort, the school’s Instrumental Music, Vocal […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 