by CR GIBBS A multi-media presentation will chronicle one of the District’s oldest neighborhoods, leading us on a journey of heartbreak and hope, of self reliance and resilience, as it fights to preserve its inspiring […]
Tag: civil rights
hbcu made: a celebration of the black college experience
Monday, February 05 >> 7:00pm – 8:00pm >> Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library – Central Library As part of its Black History Month programming, NPR journalist Ayesha Rascoe will speak about her new book […]
Voices Of The Movement
Virtual event begins 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Our live virtual Black History Continues – Voices Of The Movement event will focus on celebrating Black Resistance through conversations with inspiring change makers and performances. The […]
Book Talk: We Who Believe in Freedom – the Life and Times of Ella Baker
sunday 26th | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Author talk with lea e. williams at the Woodridge Neighborhood Library 1801 Hamlin Street NE Washington DC 20018 woodridgelibrary@dc.gov | 202-541-6226
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 […]
DC History conference
March 31 at the Charles Sumner School Museum & Archives April 1 – 2 at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library
26mar@12pm ~ Mary Church Terrell: Suffragist, Activist, and Mentee
Join us for a discussion with Dr. Allison Parker, author of “Unceasing Militant: The Life and Times of Mary Church Terrell”, which examines the life and work Terrell, one of the most important African American […]
DISSOLVING RACISM IN AMERICA
A BLACK HISTORY/RACISM/REPARATIONS CLASS In the Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement, Brotha Cliff Pruitt the chairman of a reparations and business group has produced an outline to get reparations for blacks, offer programs for […]
5mar@9:30AM ~Women of Color in the Suffrage Movement
by Ranger Kenya J. Finley-Jean, Supervisory Park Ranger, Civil War Defenses of Washington, National Park Service Ranger Dear Rock Creek Civil War Roundtable Members and Guests: Thank you for joining us each month on the […]
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