Afro-Latinos in the District of Columbia Join this panel discussion with DC community advocates, international development practitioners, and entrepreneurs while celebrating and acknowledging Afro-Latinos’ experience in, and contribution to, the District of Columbia. This event will […]
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.
24Feb 6:00pm Live Music
Led by music duo Steve McKie (drummer/producer) and Corey Bernhard (keys/producer), the Philadelphia band Killiam Shakespeare is comprised of a unique collective of musicians fused by their multiple genres of influence, including jazz, funk, […]
23Feb, 4:00pm DC Legendary Musicians
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center One Woodrow Wilson Plaza 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington DC 20004 This is a live performance featuring a band along with R&B, […]
23Feb, 7:00pm Lecture
The Assault on Jim Crow Education: Black Teens in the Civil Rights Movement, CR Gibbs Cleveland Park Interim Library 4340 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, D.C. 20008
23Feb, 7:00pm Lecture
Harry T. Burleigh: From the Spiritual to the Harlem Renaissance Jean E. Snyder traces Burleigh’s life from his Pennsylvania childhood through his fifty-year tenure as a soloist at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Manhattan. James Madison […]
23Feb, 7-8:30pm “Race Not Place” by Sheryll Cashin
Silver Spring Library 900 Wayne Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910 In Place, Not Race, Cashin reimagines affirmative action and champions place-based policies, […]
22Feb, 6:30-8pm African-American Military History: A Few of Washington, DC’s Hometown Heroes
Presentation by Captain Ed Gantt, US Navy (Ret.) United States Navy Memorial Naval Heritage Center 701 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington D.C. 20004 www.navymemorial.org […]
22Feb, 5-6:30pm Proud
Based on the true story of USS Mason, a trailblazing World War II U.S. Navy Destroyer Escort that was manned mainly by African-American Sailors. The PG-rated, 2004 movie stars legendary actor Ossie Davis, in his […]
22Feb, 3:30-5pm ROTC Scholarship and Service Academy Symposium
High school students will focus on the educational opportunities available at colleges, universities and military academies around the country. Our five service academies are among the most selective colleges in the country and offer free […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 