This event explores how the art on the walls at the MLK Library might bring Dr. King’s teachings to life. Saturday, February 11 | 1:00pm – 4:00pm | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library – […]
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National Capital Parks – east
An Unlikely Alliance: The Friendship of Mary McLeod Bethune and Eleanor Roosevelt Saturday 25 | 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM 202-510-2423
Call & Response: Liberation Theology, Resistance and The Black Church
Black theology, or black liberation theology, refers to a theological perspective that originated among African-American seminarians and scholars, and in some black churches in the United States and later in other parts of the world. […]
African American Music and the Struggle for Freedom
The panel will highlight some of the contributors to the book “Black Lives Matter & Music: Protest, Intervention, Reflection,” who will lead a vibrant discussion on the power of Black music in the struggle for […]
Honoring The Black in US
Exhibit Dates: February 3, 2023 – March 4, 2023 Opening Receptions to meet the artists:RSVP on eventbrite: Saturday Feb 4, 2-6pmAt 1429 Iris Street NW, Washington DC, 20012 Featuring Artists: Doba Afolabi, Ram Brisueno, Sheryll […]
Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party Panel Discussion Featuring Ericka Huggins and Guests
Join Sankofa for an evening honoring Women of the Black Panther Party. Featuring Ericka Huggins, Steve Shames, Lynn French, Cheryl Dawson, and Hazel Mack Hilliard-learn about the stories that have gone unheard until now. Howard […]
Black History 2023
ASALH: “Why does Black History Month occur in February? 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. […]
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D.C. Black History Celebration Committee
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, […]
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 […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 