Presented by Muneer Nasser, Trumpeter & Jazz Historian Explore the rich history of jazz through live music, rare recordings, and interactive demonstrations. Perfect for music lovers and history enthusiasts interested in discovering jazz’s Memphis blues […]
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Couples Arts & Crafts: Crafting History | 15feb@3 – 5pm $$
Celebrate Love, Creativity & Black History Kolor Me Awesome This Valentine’s Day, paint, learn, and connect at a unique couples’ glass painting class inspired by the beauty of stained glass art and the legacy of Black artisans. Create your own hand-painted […]
Whispers from the Water: Reconnecting Ancestral Memory
Saturday, 15 february, 1 – 3 pm Mr. Kamau Sadiki is a diver for the Smithsonian Institute. He and his team travel all over the world to locate and identify ship wrecks from the Transatlantic/Oceanic […]
The Reshaping of Racial Labor in the Age of A.I., with Golden Owens | 13feb@6pm
The implications and use of AI and GenAI has a pivotal impact on the lives and experiences of African Americans. Golden M. Owens will explore this through the lens of gender and labor.
History Talks: Education and Power in Post-Emancipation America | 11feb@7-8pm
This program is part of History Talks, a webinar series that investigates facets of Abraham Lincoln’s complex legacy and its relevance to today. Reconstruction has long been dismissed as a failure in American history, but in […]
ASALH Book Prize Winner Announcement | 11feb@6-7pm
The winner(s) of the ASALH Book Prize will be announced on ASALH TV on February 11th at 6:00 p.m. EST. This event is part of the 2025 ASALH Black History Month Festival. “Make sure you […]
We The People, Celebrating Black History Together International Art Exhibition-Artist
virtual Gallery Tour & talk | 8Feb@6:30 – 8:30pm With artists from Canada, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, UK, and the USA, we have global representation of artistic voices and perspectives, transcending geographical […]
“Frederick Douglass Birthday & Black History Month Celebration” at Martha’s Table
Saturday, February 8, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm | 2375 Elvans Road, S.E., Washington, D.C. 20020 The event will feature hands on activities and stories such as “Meet Mary McLeod Bethune,” and explore the “Great […]
Written Then, Spoken Now: Freedom Was In Sight! | 7feb@7-9:30pm
In celebration of the book Freedom Was in Sight: A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region, Ford’s Theatre is proud to present an elevated book talk with acclaimed Reconstruction scholar Dr. Kate […]
Black History Month Exhibit, Art Walk Dupont circle | 7feb@6pm
The Church of Scientology, National Affairs Office is hosting a special exhibition for Black History Month by the Youth for Human Rights DC Chapter and Art Impact® International. The show features seven artists with a […]
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