The DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities and the D.C. Black History Celebration Committee are honored to work together to offer a guide to events for Black History Month 2023. If you are coordinating, […]
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black history month 2023
The relevance of February goes back to 1926, when ASALH’s founder Dr. Carter G. Woodson first established “Negro History Week” during the second week of February. And why that week? Because it encompasses the birthdays […]
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March 31 at the Charles Sumner School Museum & Archives April 1 – 2 at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library
26mar@12pm ~ Mary Church Terrell: Suffragist, Activist, and Mentee
Join us for a discussion with Dr. Allison Parker, author of “Unceasing Militant: The Life and Times of Mary Church Terrell”, which examines the life and work Terrell, one of the most important African American […]
DISSOLVING RACISM IN AMERICA
A BLACK HISTORY/RACISM/REPARATIONS CLASS In the Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, Brotha Cliff Pruitt the chairman of a reparations and business group has produced an outline to get reparations for blacks, offer programs for […]
BLACK BODIES, PART II race norming in the nfl
The second session will focus on contemporary issues addressing health and well-being among Black athletes. It will feature a round table discussion among former NFL players and sports medicine professionals about issues of race norming, […]
28feb@7PM
D.C. Black History Celebration Committee (DCBHCC) Presents Saving All the Children and Families in Times of Crisis Black History continues with the D.C. Black History Celebration Committee virtual program Saving All the Children and Families in Times […]
24feb@6pm ~ Generations of Freedom: Gender, Movement, and Violence in Natchez, 1779-1865
In Generations of Freedom Nik Ribianszky employs the lenses of gender and violence to examine family, community, and the tenacious struggles by which free blacks claimed and maintained their freedom under shifting international governance from […]
24feb@6:30pm ~ 8 Pearls of Wisdom
Author Kimberly A. Morrow is on a mission to empower parents to become better advocates for their children. Parents often are confronted with issues of not knowing essential study skills for children, technology, preparing their […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 