Immersive, Moveable Feasts starting in the Mt. Zion - Female Union Band Cemeteries at: 27th Street off Q Street Then processing to Dumbarton United Methodist Church 3133 Dumbarton St. NW Immersive performances will be offered starting at 7 pm Friday May 6 & Saturday May 7 Friday May 13 & Saturday May 14 Friday May […]
We have been doing a lot of great work in our program to tell a fuller and inclusive interpretation at our sites...especially around the enslaved. Riversdale would love to have volunteers who want to help and support this endeavor. Please see attached flyer for details. June 4, 2022. Please consider registering to learn more about being […]
Robert G. Stanton Former Director National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior, the first African American appointed Director of the National Park Service will discuss the role of green spaces and cultural sites in building communities, establishing historical memories, and creating a cultural consciousness.
We continue our series on the life and legacy of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. On June 16, our in-person event at Washington, D.C.'s Lincoln Park will feature Dr. Ashley Preston of Howard University, who is the author of "Mary McLeod Bethune in Florida: Bringing Social Justice to the Sunshine State" and previously served as Director […]
Juneteenth: A Celebration National Archives Museum Dallas/Ft. Worth Branch of ASALH The Dallas African American Museum Friday, June 17, 2022 - 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT Online In commemoration of Juneteenth, celebrating the liberation of enslaved people in the Confederate states, and in conjunction with the display of the original Emancipation […]
Do you have a drive to use social science, data science, data analytics, and evidence to improve public well-being within underrepresented communities? From June 18th to July 1st, 2022, Howard University and Mathematica will once again partner on the only Summer Institute in Computational Social Science (SICSS) at a Historically Black College and University. SICSS-Howard/Mathematica […]
BLKFreedom Presents "JUNETEENTH: We the People"
On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, the United States Congress will accept and dedicate Florida's new statue of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol Building. With the statue's placement, Dr. Bethune will become the first African American and tenth woman to be so honored. That afternoon, […]
Please join us for a conversation about veterans benefits. If you are an active duty member, veteran, or dependent, especially if your family member had troubles with veteran administration claims.