Speak Truth seminars bring students together monthly from public, public charter, and private schools across the District to discuss and examine contemporary social justice issues. Dunbar High School 101 N St NW Washington DC 20001 […]
Tag: black history
7Feb The Jackson Family Art Show
Black History Exhibition, 9:30am – 9pm Shaw (Watha T. Daniel) Neighborhood Library 1630 7th St NW Washington DC 20001 wathashawlibrary@dc.gov 202-727-1288 The Jackson Family showcases three generations of greatness. This exhibit is in honor of our family […]
6Feb African History & Culture Lecture Series 7pm
Migrations: The African Presence Around The World, Past & Present An eye opening chronicle of the many travels of people of African descent to distant lands from ancient times to today. Woodridge Neighborhood Library 1801 […]
During and after the Civil War, Union officers and missionaries expanded literacy and skills in the south, resulting in a great rise in the reading population and creating schools, some of which exist today. A […]
4Feb The District Black Doughboys of WWI 7pm
Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20008 clevelandparklibrary@dc.gov 202-282-3080
3Feb Uptown Arts House presents Home: A Suite for Gil Scott Heron 6pm
DC-based creative agency and multimedia arts collective Uptown Art House pays tribute to the work of Musician, Poet, Composer, Activist and Educator, Gil Scott Heron. The Harlem native, and once DC resident, was a product […]
3Feb Giving Voices to Hope in Unity Concert 4 – 7pm
CAAPA (the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts) will be partnering with Youth for Human Rights DC for a Black History Month celebration of human rights and freedom. Washington National Opera performers accompanied by Dr. Lester […]
3Feb Portrait Story Days: Toni Morrison 1 – 4pm
Listen to a story and create art inspired by someone in the Portrait Gallery’s collection for kids and families. National Portrait Gallery 8th and F Streets NW Washington, DC 20001
2Feb Heroes of the Underground Railroad around Washington, D.C. 2pm
Join anthropologist and author Jenny Masur as she tells the stories of the unsung heroes of the Underground Railroad who lived and worked in Washington, D.C. Cleveland Park Library 3310 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20008 Men and women, […]
2Feb Know Thyself Book Fair
Thurgood Marshall Center For Services, 11 AM – 7 PM 1816 12th Street Northwest Washington DC 20009
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 