Sunday, April 14th: 2-4 pm – D.C. Emancipation Day: From Franklin Park to Mount Vernon Square – Hear why D.C.’s enslaved persons were granted freedom nine months before nation-wide emancipation occurred and where annual celebrations […]
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Celebrate Women’s History Month at National Capital Parks-East!
Women’s History Month Programs – Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov) Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site1318 Vermont Avenue NWWashington, DC 20005 Friday, March 8th | […]
Exhibit: Building a Mixed Race Community
People, Buildings and Sites of the Winton Triangle Marvin Tupper Jones will be on hand at the Photoworks Gallery this Saturday, March 2nd from 2 – 4pm to greet visitors and discuss the history and photography […]
Annual Harriet Tubman day
Westminster Presbyterian Church | 400 I St SW Washington DC 20024 | (202) 484-7700
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Black History Month: Find YOUR story – Use free digital tools to explore your family’s history Wednesday, February 28: 10:00am – 4:00pm | Bellevue (William O. Lockridge) Neighborhood Library Wednesdays and Sundays during Black History […]
African American Civil War History: Why does this history matter now more than ever?
Why were Black soldiers so important to the outcome of the Civil War? What influence did their role have on America’s future? Wednesday, February 28, 2024 | 6 – 8pm Buffet Dinner followed by Program […]
Struggle and Triumph: Black History on Pennsylvania Avenue
Black History from Emancipation to Home Rule $$ Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. | Approximately 2 hours Reservations REQUIRED and limited to fifteen (15) participants $35 per person When Washington, D.C was dubbed “Chocolate […]
Mother Tongue Film Festival: Finding Balance – Memory & Renewal
Planet Word | 925 13th St., NW Washington, D.C. 20005 | 202-931-3139 Friday, February 23, 2024 | 4:00 p.m.$0 | Friedman Family Auditorium the Mother Tongue Film Festival will showcase films that record personal journeys […]
asalh Black history month author’s showcase
free & open to the public saturday, february 24 | 10:00 am — 12:00 pm
Lasting Memories of Brother Malcolm X with A. Peter Bailey & Positive Black Folks in Action
wednesday, february 21, 1 – 4 PM Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe | 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001 | (202) 234-4755 Positive Black Folks in Action will commemorate the life and legacy of […]
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 