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Banneker-Douglass Museum Presents: Harriet Tubman: The Women Behind the Legacy
Banneker-Douglass Museum 84 Franklin Street, Annapolis, MD, United StatesA Special Presentation of an “Ask Granny” Seminar
Oxon Hill Branch Library 6200 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD, United StatesMulti-Media Training Institute Presents Zora: A Play about “Zora Neale Hurston”
The New Cultural Cafe at Studio W 5073 East Capital St SE, Washington, DC, United StatesKing Family To Host Celebration of Life Memorial Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Naomi King
Ebenezer Baptist Church 450 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesATLANTA, GA, March 14, 2024 /BPALiveWire/ – Members of the King family announce a service to celebrate the life of matriarch Mrs. Naomi Ruth Barber King, who passed away peacefully on March 7th, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 92. The Celebration of Life service will take place on Saturday, March 16th at Historic […]
“From the Rooter to the Tooter!”: A Bronzeville Trail Task Force History Symposium
Schulz Auditorium 10 W. 35th St., Chicago, IL, United StatesThe Fayette County Genealogical Society Presents: Sam Lucas and Uncle Tom’s Cabin
101 E. East Street (Evelyn Pentzer Meeting Room) 101 E. East Street, United StatesExplore More! in Stem: Having Fun with Frequencies
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) 1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesSecond-floor classrooms Explore More! in STEM is a pop-up program for ages 8 and older that focuses on a particular STEM concept and relates it to the museum. In this lesson, visitors will learn about sound, frequency, famous African American electric guitarists and how electric guitars work. More information
Explore More! in Stem: Having Fun with Frequencies
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) 1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesSecond-floor classrooms Explore More! in STEM is a pop-up program for ages 8 and older that focuses on a particular STEM concept and relates it to the museum. In this lesson, visitors will learn about sound, frequency, famous African American electric guitarists and how electric guitars work. More information
Reclaiming Black Women’s Lives: A Symposium Honoring the Intellectual Work of Professor Deborah Gray White
Rutgers Academic Building 15 Seminary Pl - West Wing Room 2400, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesCalling All HBCUs!! Attend 1st HBCU Community Music Virtual Town Hall
Virtual via ZoomUUHBCU
Reclaiming Black Women’s Lives: A Symposium Honoring the Intellectual Work of Professor Deborah Gray White
Rutgers Academic Building 15 Seminary Pl - West Wing Room 2400, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesSweet Home Café Chef’s Table with Alexandra Strong, R/A Executive Chef at the National Museum of the American Indian
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) 1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesSweet Home Café Chef Alexandra “Alex” Strong is the executive chef with Restaurant Associates (R/A) at the Mitsitam Café in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. Before taking the helm at Mitsitam Café, she worked at a variety of R/A locations, including Capital One, the World Bank, the U.S. Senate, […]
National Capital Parks – East: Women’s History Month 2024 Events
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House 1318 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., DC, United StatesCommunity Day: Celebrating Women in Music
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) 1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesHeritage Hall This program will feature live music, including Shared Voices, a program of the Denyce Graves Foundation. Other activities will introduce visitors to the lesser-known female artists from the museum’s collection.
ASALH Tampa Bay Branch Event, African American Women & the Arts of Tampa
78th Street Community Library 7625 Palm River Road, Tampa, FL, United StatesJacksonville History Center 2nd Annual History Fair
Old St. Andrew's Church 317 A. Philip Randolph Blvd., Jacksonville, FL, United StatesUn-Bioed: Radically Reimagining Black Women’s Lives
William T. Young Library, University of Kentucky Lexington Lexington, KY, United StatesThe Black Women's Biography Collective invites you to Un-Bioed: Radically Reimagining Black Women's Lives March 28th, 2024: 4 pm-6 pm and March 29th, 2024: 9 am-3 pm William T. Young Library Auditorium and Alumni Gallery, University of Kentucky Co-Sponsors: The Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies, University of Kentucky and African American Studies, Wake Forest University […]
Un-Bioed: Radically Reimagining Black Women’s Lives
William T. Young Library, University of Kentucky Lexington Lexington, KY, United StatesThe Black Women's Biography Collective invites you to Un-Bioed: Radically Reimagining Black Women's Lives March 28th, 2024: 4 pm-6 pm and March 29th, 2024: 9 am-3 pm William T. Young Library Auditorium and Alumni Gallery, University of Kentucky Co-Sponsors: The Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies, University of Kentucky and African American Studies, Wake Forest University […]
Sweet Home Café Chef’s Table with Denise Jones, General Manager with R/A at the Sweet Home Café
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) 1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesSweet Home Café Denise Jones is the woman behind Sweet Home Café’s successful operation. Jones earned Compass Group’s prestigious “Be A Star” award and served on the DIAC (Diversity, Inclusion, Action Counsel) committee for several years. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Jones joined R/A in March 1998 and contributed to the success of major […]
National Capital Parks – East: Women’s History Month 2024 Events
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House 1318 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., DC, United StatesWebinar: Finding Your Fulbright: Fulbright Mentoring and Advising Program (MAP)
VirtualThe Fulbright Scholar Program has this a new mentorship and advising initiative called the Mentoring and Advising Program (MAP) which was created to increase Fulbright award numbers among diverse and underrepresented faculty (all ranks), staff, administrators, and scholars. Our next webinar, Finding Your Fulbright is on Wednesday, April 3 from 3PM-4PM EST. Please register here. Applicants […]
The DC History Conference Celebrates 50 Years by Honoring the City’s History and the Communities that Shaped the Past Half Century
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC, United StatesGuitar Symposium at Blues Alley Jazz
Blues Alley Jazz 1073 Rear Wisconsin Ave, Washington, DC, United States3rd Annual Wilson Peace Symposium, Brown at 70: The Path Forward
The Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice invites you to join us on Wednesday, April 10 for our Third Annual Wilson Peace Symposium. The 2024 theme is Brown at 70: The Path Forward, a moment to celebrate and discuss the 70th anniversary of the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision. This daylong event will […]
Revival: Black Classical Music in America Concert
Oxon Hill Branch Library 6200 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD, United StatesReadersMagnet Book Confab Beverly Hills: Helping Authors Share The Stories Behind Their Stories
276 La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 276 La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, United StatesSelf-publishing and book marketing company ReadersMagnet opens its book event season with the Book Confab Beverly Hills. The event, which is the company’s fifth book confab overall, will take place on April 17-18, 2024, at 276 La Cienega Blvd, Beverly Hills." After staging successful book confabs in Tribeca, San Francisco, San Diego, and Manhattan, ReadersMagnet […]
Free Webinar: Traditional Trades Careers in Historic Preservation
Virtual via ZoomAfrican Americans & The Art of Poetry
Ebenezer A.M.E. Church 7707 Allentown Road, Ft. Washington, MD, United States
Black Americans and The Arts Poetry Celebration
CAAPA Cultural Center 1900 Tucker Road, Fort Washington, MD, United StatesSouth Africa Trip Info Session
Hello all, We would like to extend invitation to others who may want to take this inaugural curated trip to South Africa with us in November. The last info session is May 2, at Noon and 6:00 PM PST. Thank you! ZOOM Topic: Trip to Southern Africa Time: May 2, 2024 12:00 PM Pacific Time […]
DOI Historic Preservation Month Virtual Celebration
VirtualJoin the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service on Tuesday, May 28, at 1PM ET for a virtual celebration in honor of National Historic Preservation Month. This virtual event will highlight recent additions to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom and the African American Civil Rights grant program. Attendees will hear from senior Department of […]
Advancement of Blacks In Sports
101 MGM National Ave. 101 MGM National Ave, Oxon Hill, MD, United States26th Annual International Fatherhood Conference
Washington, DC , United StatesSAVE THE DATE: Banneker School Foundation Juneteenth Blues and Jazz Festival
English Landing Park Park 8701 McAfee St, Parkville, MO, United States
Juneteenth Celebration!
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park 4068 Golden Hill Rd, Church Creek, MD, United StatesNMAAHC Honors Juneteenth With Special Community Day June 15
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) celebrates the Juneteenth holiday early with a special Community Day and “A Seat at the Table” evening program Saturday, June 15. The public is invited to join the museum’s Juneteenth celebration - during the entire month of June - and embrace the rich history […]
A Seat at the Table: A Juneteenth Conversation with Bryant Terry and Kevin Young
The museum will present a special edition of a signature program that brings together two remarkable voices in a dynamic dialogue about food, culture and social justice. Bryant Terry, the James Beard Award-winning chef, food activist and author of the acclaimed Black Food, will sit down with NMAAHC’s director Kevin Young to explore the rich tapestry of African American […]
Dupont Circle Citizens Association Invitation to Scurlock Studio talk with Francesca Scott
Foundry United Methodist Church Washington, DC, United StatesOpal’s Walk for Freedom
Fair Park 3809 Grand Avenue, Dallas, TX, United StatesOn Wednesday, June 19th, Ms. Opal Lee will complete her annual 2.5-mile walk @ the African American Museum of Dallas to recognize the 2.5 years it took for the news and enforcement of freedom to reach the enslaved people in Texas. Now a national holiday, Juneteenth celebrates the freedom gained when slavery was abolished […]
Juneteenth: 159 Years Later, State of Black Affairs
Busboys and Poets 2004 Martin Luther King Junior Avenue Southeast, Washington, DC, United StatesJuneteenth: 159 Years Later, State of Black Affairs Join us for insightful speeches at Busboys and Poets where Washington DC icon Rev. Willie Wilson and Professor John Brittain will shed light on the current State of Black Affairs 159 years after Juneteenth. This in-person gathering aims to celebrate the resilience of the Black community in the backdrop of the social cancer of White […]
Juneteenth Symposium
Virtual via ASALH TVSpeaker Series | Ayo Handy-Kendi: “Juneteenth Freedom Sagas: A Breath-Shop”
The President Woodrow Wilson House 2340 S St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesAyo Handy-Kendi Experience "Juneteenth Freedom Sagas," a one-woman, in-person, story-performance and “breath-shop,” which re-enacts the ending of enslavement and liberation for American Blacks, during D.C.’s Emancipation Day, April 16, 1862, and Juneteenth 1865, but also brings awareness to modern-day injustices. The “story sagas” are intended for racial and diversity healing, but are presented through the […]
Celebrate Juneteenth with Frederick Douglass
Lincoln Park Washington, Washington, DC, United States
Commemorate 60 Years of Freedom Summer
The Historic Club Ebony 404 Hanna Street, Indianola, MS, United StatesSixty years ago, there came from many quarters of our nation a youthful diversity of ethnicities, opinions, lifestyles, and persuasions, a cadre of risk-takers committed to lifting the last burden from the shoulders of the world’s last oppressed woman and man. Our coming together was more than idealism that has since been celebrated as the […]