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 […]
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SWNA Annual Black History Month Program
Arena Stage | Molly Smith Library | 1101 Sixth Street SW Washington DC 20024 | 7:00 pm The 2024 program theme is “African Americans and the Arts”. Spanning the many impacts Black Americans have had on […]
Holding Sacred Space: Connecting Through the Spirituality of Sound
The Georgetown Woodshed Center for Art, Thought, and Culture at the Racial Justice Institute (RJI) in collaboration with Campus Ministries Monday, February 26, 2024 RSVP: Reception at Healy Hall 5:00-5:30 pm | Event at Dahlgren Chapel 5:30-6:30 pm […]
The Black History Program with Mayor Lisa Hicks Gilbert of Elaine, Arkansas
sunday, February 25th | 3:00 – 4:00 pm Bethel Dukes Brach of ASALH presents at the Woodridge Library | 1801 Hamlin St NE | Washington, DC 20018 | 202-541-6226 Mayor Lisa Hicks Gilbert talks about […]
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 […]
James A. Lafayette, Revolutionary War Spy
Southwest Neighborhood Library | 900 Wesley Pl SW, Washington, DC 20024 Friday, February 23 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm James A. Lafayette was a spy for the Patriots in Virginia during the fight for American Independence. […]
Mother Tongue Film Festival: Finding Balance – Bridging Worlds
Friday, February 23, 2024 | 7:00 p.m.$0 | Friedman Family Auditorium Planet Word is proud to host the Smithsonian Institution’s Mother Tongue Film Festival celebrating cultural and linguistic diversity by showcasing films and filmmakers from […]
“Walking in the Steps of the Bookman”
Every Friday in February, 1:00 pm, Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS (1318 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005) “Walking in the Steps of the Bookman” A free walking tour from the Mary McLeod Bethune […]
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
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 