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Truman Civil Rights Symposium: To Secure These Rights
Library of Congress 101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC, United StatesThe Truman Civil Rights Symposium opens with a dramatic program featuring Rep. James E. Clyburn, and Judge Richard Gergel, United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and author of Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring, and, Dr. Carla Hayden, 14th Librarian of Congress.
Truman Civil Rights Symposium: Black Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces
George Washington University Washington, DC, United StatesModerated by Eugene Robinson, a leading panel will explore the history of African American military service from the American Revolution through WWII.
Truman Civil Rights Symposium: The Right to Fight: Implementation and Impact of Executive Order 9981
George Washington University Washington, DC, United StatesJournalist Michele Norris leads a panel of experts as they explore President Truman’s decision to desegregate the military. What were the consequences of E.O. 9981, and how did it impact subsequent American conflicts?
Truman Civil Rights Symposium: Veteran Voices: Desegregation’s Impact on the Individual Experience
George Washington University Washington, DC, United StatesThis public program is offered in conjunction with the Truman Civil Rights Symposium, a three-day national commemoration honoring the 75th anniversary of President Truman’s executive order to desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces.
Truman Civil Rights Symposium: Evening at the National Archives
National Archives Washington, DC, United StatesThis public program is offered in conjunction with the Truman Civil Rights Symposium, a three-day national commemoration honoring the 75th anniversary of President Truman’s executive order to desegregate the U.S. Armed Forces.
Truman Civil Rights Symposium: The Future of Inclusion: Equal Opportunity in Today’s Military – and Tomorrow’s
National Museum of African American History and Culture Washington, DC, United StatesModerated by Theodore “Ted” R. Johnson, the final program of the Truman Civil Rights Symposium looks ahead to ask where we are going as a nation pledged to human rights and equality, in light of the history of E.O. 9981 and the experiences of African American veterans.
“We the People, A Summer Celebration” Memorialization at James Madison’s Montpelier – Montpelier Descendants Committee and Montpelier Foundation
Virtual via YouTubeJoin The Montpelier Foundation and the Montpelier Descendants Committee at James Madison's Montpelier for the Memorialization Project generously funded by the Mellon Foundation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdrTG9h4nj0
Special Event: African Landing Memorial-Meet the Sculptor-A Community Presentation: Brain Owens
Fort Monroe Visitor & Education Center 30 Ingalls Rd, Fort Monroe, VA, United StatesJoin us as we welcome back Brian Owens to Hampton Roads. Brian will be here to present an update of his work on the African Landing Memorial. Reservations are required to attend this in person presentation. Reserve your free ticket here. Can’t make it in person, the program will also be available on Facebook Live here.
63rd Commemoration of the Jacksonville Youth Council NAACP
Jessie Ball duPont Center Jacksonville, FL, United StatesYou Are Invited The 2023 Key West Annual Community Observance of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
Key West African Cemetery 1074-94 Atlantic Boulevard, Key West, FL, United States
Powerful Exhibit Opening Soon at BCRI!
16th Street Baptist Church 1530 6th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL, United StatesWhat's Happening Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, 16th Street Baptist Church, the University of Illinois Center for Children’s Books, Birmingham Public Library, the Hoover Public Library, The Morgan Project, Make it Happen Children’s Theater, Sloss Furnaces, the Footsoldiers Headquarters, the National Park Foundation, The Ballard House Project, and many more are […]
Speak Up! Dedication and Celebration
HAUS, Columbia College Chicago 623 S Wabash Ave, 1st Floor, Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin us to celebrate the completion and dedication of Speak Up! by Dorian Sylvain. This work completes a monumental new mural series in Chicago’s loop celebrating the work of Illinois women activists to obtain the right to vote and recognizing the ongoing struggle for women’s equality. The newest murals in the series - located at […]
DC History Center’s On The Square Community Event
Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square 801 K St NW, Washington, DC, United StatesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Laura Brower Hagood [email protected] 202-780-5613 DC History Center’s On The Square Community Event Shines Spotlight on Carnegie Library and Mount Vernon Square Saturday, October 14 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Carnegie Library (WASHINGTON, October 2023) - On Saturday, October 14, the DC History Center welcomes Washingtonians […]
The Rosedale Banishment
Hinckston Run Dam Johnstown, PA, United States
National Park Service’s Annual Frederick Douglass Oratorical Contest
In Person & Virtual Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY, United States
National Park Service’s Annual Frederick Douglass Oratorical Contest
In Person & Virtual Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY, United States
Public Roundtable on the DC Archives Project
Hybrid , United States
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Regional Meeting for Asia Pacific
Hybrid , United StatesAs part of the awareness raising campaign for the International Decade for People of African Descent (A/RES/69/16), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights is organizing two-day regional meetings in different parts of the world. The fifth regional meeting, for the Asia Pacific region, will take place on 15-16 January 2024 in hybrid […]
National Museum of African American History and Culture Presents “gOD-Talk: Reimagining Faith in the 21st Century” Film Tour
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is launching a multi-city film screening tour of the documentary film, gOD-Talk: Reimagining Faith in the 21st Century, including panel discussions exploring how and why African American millennials are creating new ways to engage with religion and spirituality. Originally premiering in October 2023, gOD-Talk […]
Wake Up & Stay Woke
Radio Show , United States
Briefing on Sacramento State Black Honors College
In Person & Zoom 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesOn Monday, Feb. 19, 2024 at 5pm Pacific Time we will be sharing details about the nation's first Black Honors College, opening at Sacramento State in Fall 2024. We hope you can attend to learn more about how the Black Honors College will serve and positively impact students interested in Black history, life, and culture.
HBCU Radio Preservation Project
VirtualJoin us on February 1 at 3:00 p.m. as we celebrate the implementation of The HBCU Radio Preservation Project. Learn more about how funding support from the Mellon Foundation will allow us to work with HBCU radio stations and their campus communities to develop a collection of reformatted historical HBCU radio material along with […]
Black Power Freedom Party & Reception: The 10 Points and Beyond
St. John's College 60 College Avenue Francis Scott Key Bldg, Annapolis, MD, United StatesColorful Black History Month Instagram Story - 1
ACTS2 Facebook Live Workshop
Virtual via Facebook
Frederick Douglass Birthday Celebration
THEARC , United States
Town Hall: Join us on February 13, 2024!
Virtual via Facebook
A&E Docuseries, James Brown: Say It Loud
Via TelevisionNew York, NY – January 18, 2024 – A&E will premiere the two-night documentary event “James Brown: Say It Loud” delving into the immeasurable musical and cultural impact of the entertainment icon. Directed by Deborah Riley […]
A&E Docuseries, James Brown: Say It Loud
Via TelevisionNew York, NY – January 18, 2024 – A&E will premiere the two-night documentary event “James Brown: Say It Loud” delving into the immeasurable musical and cultural impact of the entertainment icon. Directed by Deborah Riley […]
An Evening with Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House 1318 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., DC, United States
There’s still time to register for our Black History Month Film Screening!
Baltimore Unity Hall 1505 Eutaw Pl, Baltimore, MD, United Statese
February Highlights at the National Postal Museum
200 I (EYE) STREET GALLERIES 200 I (eye) St SE, Washington, DC, United States
Explore More! in Stem: How the Museum Uses Light
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 classroom program for ages 8 and older to explore STEM concepts in relation to African American history, culture or the museum. In […]
Artomatic
2100 M. Street NW 2100 M. Street NW, Washington, DC, United States
Sweet Home Café Chef’s Table with Aida Bah, R/A Lead Cook at World Bank Group
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) 1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC, United StatesSweet Home Café Visitors can enjoy a special menu curated by Restaurant Associates’ (R/A) Aida Bah at the Sweet Home Café. Bah was born and raised in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and has roots in Senegal. Bah’s love for the culinary arts dates to her earliest childhood memories of seeing her aunt, an avid cook, prepare […]