In this video, Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s original idea for Negro History Week—which he selected as the second week of February—and his long-term goal of African American History becoming a natural part of American history, […]
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13feb@12PM ~ The Frederick Douglass Home and the History of Historic House Museums
While the Frederick Douglass Home had been a place where people came to honor the legacy of the great abolitionist, it was only the third site honoring an African American when it entered the national […]
Dr. Charles R. Drew Knowledge Bowl
12 February 11 AM ~ 1 PM Four teams, three students per team, representing Frostburg State University, Howard University, Morgan State University and Hampton University will test their knowledge of African American History and Diaspora […]
BLACK BODIES, PART I: Exploitation in Medicine
The first session will examine the history of medicine, clinical practice, and policies that have impacted African American health and contributed to disparities. The discussion will include the origins of American gynecology, Henrietta Lacks HeLa […]
we’re not asking politely
We Are Not Asking Politely: How letter writers won the campaign to rename the library tells the story of how D.C.’s downtown central library became the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. Only months after […]
10feb@6pm ~ Book Talk: Resisting Jim Crow
John McFall was born 15 years after Emancipation. He was the first of eleven children born to a freed couple in Charleston, South Carolina. He entered the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy before completing high school. […]
10feb@8pm ~ Book Talk: Black Girls Must Be Magic
In this highly anticipated second installment in the Black Girls Must Die Exhausted series, Tabitha Walker copes with more of life’s challenges and a happy surprise—a baby—with a little help and lots of love from […]
10feb@2pm ~ Book Talk: Ida B Wells, Voice of Truth
Michelle Duster and illustrator Laura Freeman discuss their new picture book Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth is an inspiring biography of the civil rights activist as told by her great-granddaughter Michelle Duster. Ida B. Wells was […]
8feb@7:30PM ~ It’s Been Said All Along: Voices of Rage, Hope & Empowerment $
In collaboration with the legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, the O.B. Hardison Poetry series will create a poetic mixtape in response to the exhibition It’s Been Said All Along: Voices of Rage, […]
8feb5:30PM ~ Art AfterWords
The National Portrait Gallery and the DC Public Library would like to invite you to a virtual conversation about love, second chances, and the power of a great torch song. Join us as we analyze […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 