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Mandela Day 2019, The National Black Theater Festival & More
 
July 18 – July 31, 2019
 
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Washington
CR Gibb
Soul Journeys: Black Domestic Migrations
Deanwood Library
1350 49th St, NE
Thu, Jul 18, 7p, free

The History of the Muslim Presence in the Americas
presented by America’s Islamic Heritage Museum
Kentland Community Center
2413 Pinebrook Ave
Landover, MD
Sat, Jul, 20 11a-5p, $10-$25

“The Day We Walked On The Moon”
College Park Aviation Museum
1985 Corporal Frank Scott Drive
(Bring your blankets, chairs, picnic fare)
(bad weather location Airport Operations building)
Sat, Jul 20, 7p, free

Fort Dupont Park 2019 Event Series
Fort Dupont Park Amphitheatre
3600 F Street, S.E.
Sat, Jul 20-Sat, Aug 24, 6p-hates open, 7p-9ppPerformance, free

The History of the Muslim Presence in the Americas
presented by America’s Islamic Heritage Museum
MAS DC
3408 Edsall Rd
Alexandria, VA
Sun, Jul, 21 11a-5p, $15-$35

Carifesta Music & Arts Festival
Veterans Plaza
1 Veterans Place
Silver Spring, MD
Sun, Jul 21, 1p-9p, free

National Gathering of American Muslims in Politics
(Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Keith Ellison, Khirz Khan +)
National Housing Center
1201 15th St NW
Tue, Jul 23-Wed, Jul 24, $

McDonald's Gospel Tour: Washington, DC
City of Praise Family Ministries
8501 Jericho City Drive
Landover, MD 
Sat, Jul 27, 7p-10p, free

Baltimore
Artscape
Mount Royal and Maryland Ave
Fri, Jul 19-Sun, Jul 21

World Heritage Festival
West Shore Park
401 Light Street
Sat, Jul 20, 11a-6p, free

Banjul 
West Africa Youth Internet Governance
Kairaba Beach Hotel
Wed, Jul 24, 7a, free

Gary/Chicago
Hike the Freedom Trail
The Little Calumet River Underground Railroad Project
Meet at:  Beaubien Woods boat launch
Pre-register:  773-370-3305
Sat, Jul 20, 10a-12p, free

Indianapolis
National Urban League Conference
Indiana Convention Center
100 South Capitol Avenue
Wed, Jul  24-Sat, Jul 27

Lagos
LAGOS 2019 Digital Transformation Summit
Lagos Oriental Hotel
3 Lekki - Epe Expressway
Fri, July 26, 8a-5p, $0-$30.57

London
Get Up, Stand Up Now -- Generations of Black Creative Pioneers
London's Somerset House
Strand, London WC2R 1LA
Now through Sun, Sep, 15, $

Nairobi
SHE DATE
(Me, Men and Money)
KICC
Nairobi, Nairobi County
Sun, July 21, 3p-5p, free
Winston-Salem, NC
National Black Theatre Festival July 29 - August 3, 2019

See Aviva Travel FULL Travel Packages from $749

New York
Harlem Book Fair
Harlem State Office Building Plaza
163 West 125th Street
Sat, Jul 20, 10a-6p, free

CURLFEST NYC 2019
(natural beauty celebration)
Randall's Island Park

20 Randalls Island Park
Sat, Jul 27, 12p-7p, $30-$49

Harlem Evenings Comedy Show
Harlem Nights Bar
2361 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
last Monday of every month, free

Philadelphia
Diva Royale - Drag Queen Dinner & Brunch Show Philadelphia
Woody's
202 South 13th Street
Multiple dates, $20-$75

Richmond, VA
Free Community Hot Dog Cookout
Harry G. Daniel Park at Iron Bridge
6600 Whitepine Road
Fri, Jul 19, 5p-7:30p, free

Winston-Salem, NC
National Black Theatre Festival
July 29 - August 3, 2019

Worldwide
Mandela Day
Thu, Jul 18

Coming
Baltimore/Washington
2019 Summer Spirit Festival +
BZB Marketplace
Merriweather Post Pavilion 
Sat, Aug 3, parks opens at 1p, $

Banjul 
West Africa Youth Internet Governance
Kairaba Beach Hotel
Wed, Jul 24, 7a, free

Gary/Chicago
2019 Gary Car Show
(in conjunction with the staging for the Chicago Air and Water Show)
Sat, Aug 17 and Sun, Aug 18, 9a-3p, $5, under 8, free

New York
Ta-Nehisi Coates In Conversation: “The Water Dancer”
(Kick-Off for the National Book Tour of His First Novel)
The Apollo Theater
253 W 125th St
Mon, Sep 23, 7p, $45, includes copy of his first novel

Miami
Art After Stonewall 1969 – 1989
Frost Art Museum
Florida International University
10975 SW 17th St
Sat, Sep 14 – Sun, Jan 5, free

World
Black Giving Day
Wed, Aug 28, 2019
 
 
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