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 […]
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.
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 […]
Feb24 ASALH 2018 Author’s Event
10 a.m. – Noon, Washington Renaissance Hotel 999 Ninth Street NW Washington D.C. Free and open to the public. Prior to the annual black history luncheon, a featured authors event which is free and open to […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 