Washington
4th Annual Cultural Extravaganza - Evening of Cultures
2019 Evening of Cultures: Where Beauty Meets Diversity
1 Veterans Place
Silver Spring Civic Center
Fri, Oct 11, 6:30p-11:30p, $30

“African Americans and Africa: A New History” with Dr. Nemata Blyden
Alexandria Black History Museum
902 Wythe Street
Alexandria, VA
Sat, Oct 12, 11a–1p, $5

Conversation & Discussion about Early American Muslim Text
America's Islamic Heritage Museum
2315 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, SE
Sat, Oct 12, 2p-3:30p, free

Science in Ancient & Medieval Africa
CR Gibbs
Greenbelt Library
11 Crescent Rd
Tue, Oct 15, 7p, free

Africa-China Relations:
Causes of Tension and Possible Peace Pathways
—A Case Study of Zambia
Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania, Ave., NW
Wed, Oct 16, 10:30a – 12p, free
Webcast

Growing a Reading Culture: African languages as languages of learning
Embassy of South Africa 3051 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Wed, Oct 16, 2:30p-3:30p, free

Better Photography for Picture Takers
Alexandria Black History Museum
902 Wythe Street
Alexandria, VA
Sat, Oct 19, 11a-1p, $5

Braiding Boot Camp
(Business Licensing, Business Start-up)
Aisha Hair Braiding
7323 Georgia Ave, NW #100
Fri, Oct 25, 10a-11:30a, free

Baltimore
Creating a Nonprofit Mission and Vision Statement with Anna Tatro
Impact Hub Baltimore
10 E. North Avenue Suite 5
Tue, Oct 15,12p-1p, free

Chicago/Gary
14th Annual Taste of Matteson & Unity Day Celebration
Holiday Inn - Matteson
500 Holiday Plaza Drive
Matteson
Fri, Oct 11, 5:30p- 8p, $10 advance sales only

20th Annual Calumet Heritage Conference
Steve's Lounge
13200 S. Baltimore Avenue
Chicago
Sat, Oct 19, 8:15a-4p, $30-$40

Capetown
Preventing Violence Against Women and Girls: A Shared Global Agenda
Cape Town International Convention Centre
Nerina/Protea Room
Mon, Oct 21, 12:30-13:30, free

Lagos
Lagos Digital Marketing Training
LCCI Conference and Exhibition Hall
Nurudeen Olowopopo Way
Agidingbi
Ikeja, Lagos
Sat, Oct 12, 10a-3p, free

London
Black Girl Fest 2019
Business Design Centre
52 Upper Street
Sat, Oct 12, 10a-6p,$

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Better Photography for Picture Takers
Alexandria Black History Museum
902 Wythe Street
Alexandria, VA
Sat, Oct 19, 11a-1p, $5

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Nairobi
Africa Association Summit
Kenyatta International Convention Centre
Harambee Avenue
Nairobi, Nairobi County
Mon, Oct 21, 9a-Tue, Oct 22, 5p, free

New York
Women's Narratives: Brick City Blues
by Atim A Oton at Newark Arts Festival
Hahne & Co
46 Halsey Street
Newark
Thu, Oct 10, 7p–Sun, Oct 13, free

Reel Sisters Awards Ceremony
The SVA Theater
333 West 23 Street
Fri, Oct 11, 6p, $30

American Slavery Project's Unheard Voices
The Sheen Center
18 Bleecker St
Tue, Oct 15-Wed, Oct 16, 7p, $32

Black Portraiture[s] V : Memory and the Archive, Past. Present. Future.
New York University
Thu, Oct 17, 8a-Sat, Oct 19, 10p, free

22nd anniversary of Reel Sisters of The Diaspora Film Festival
Alamo Drafthouse
445 Albee Square West, Floor 4
Brooklyn, NY
Oct 19 –Oct 20, 1p-6p, $12-$30

Coming
USA
Harriet
Movie Theater Nationwide
Fri, Nov 1, $

Washington
U.S.-Africa Economic Relations at the State Level
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania, Ave., NW
Wed, Nov 6,1p-4:15p, free