Washington

Celebrating our Unsung Hero James Forman
The African American Civil War Memorial and Museum
1925 Vermont Ave, NW
Thu, Jan 17, 5:30p-8p, free

Racial Equity Symposium
RISE Demonstration Center
2730 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE
Thu, Jan 17, 9:30A-2P, free

National Black MSM (men who have sex with men) Conference for HIV
The Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel
2800 S Potomac Ave
Arlington, VA,
Jan. 17-Jan 20, $

Indigenous Peoples March
1849 C St, NW
Fri, Jan 18, 8a-4p, free

Women's March
Washington, DC
Sat, Jan 19, free

Book Signing & Discussion with Children Author Habso Mohamud
With Mu'mim Yasin and Ahmed Abdul-Malik Puppet Show
America's Islamic Heritage Museum
2315 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue S.E.
Sat, Jan, 26, 11:30a-1p, free

Honoring Dr. King - A Poetry Reading and Open Mic
Bowie Library
15210 Annapolis Road
Bowie, Maryland
Sat, Jan 26, 1p-3p, free

Jazz in the Basement with Erol Danon and Friends
Goethe-Institut Washington
1990 K St. NW (20th St. entrance)
Sun, Jan 27, 2p-4p, free

Kush & Axum: Great Black Kingdoms of the Nile
CR Gibbs Lecture
Greenbelt Library
11 Crescent Rd
Tue, Jan 29, 7p, free

New York
National Action Network
Dr. King, Jr. Day Celebration
House of Justice
106 W 145 St.
Mon, Jan 21, 1p-4p, free registration

Victor Ekpuk in Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor
The Africa Center
1280 5th Avenue
Fri, Jan 25, 7:30p-9:30p

Baltimore
All Black Everything
The Startup Nest
1401 Severn Street
Sat, Jan 19, 12p-4p, free

Lunar Eclipse Campfire
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park & Museum
300 Oella Ave
Catonsville, Maryland 
Sun, Jan 20, 10p-12a, 10+ $3

Gary/Chicago
Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
The Paul H. Douglas Center for Environmental Education
100 N Lake St
Gary, IN
Sat, Jan 19 – Mon, Jan 21, free

Berlin
Aromatouch Technique Training
Remise Zehlendorf Yoga School
Charlottenburger Strasse 4
Sun, Jan 27, 10a-6p, $

Bamba Tenda Yelli Tenda Gambia River Crossing Point, The Gambia
Trans-Gambia Bridge Inauguration
Monday, January 21, free

Coming
Kubuneh Cultural Festivals
Kubuneh Primary School
Kubuneh, The Gambia
Fri, Feb 8 - Sat, Feb 9, $2/D100