port of harlem magazine
 
woolly mammoth theatre
 
Free Dental Screenings (DC) and Bikini Bottoms (Abuja) to the London Remixed Festival
 
January 30 – February 12, 2020
 
art by Thierry Leite



Washington
Shipwreck: A History Play About 2017
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
641 D Street, NW
Through-Sun, Mar 8, $

Gwen Ifill Black Heritage Forever Stamp Unveiling
Metropolitan AME Church
1518 M Street, NW
Thu, Jan. 30, 11am, free

Romare Bearden: Artist as Activist & Visionary Opening Reception
The David C. Driskell Center
1214 Cole Student Activities Bldg
College Park
Thu, Jan 30, 5p-7p, free

Juan De Marcos & The Afro-Cuban All Stars
Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane
North Bethesda, MD
Fri, Jan 31, 8p, $24-$64

The United States Colored Troops & the Second Founding:
How Black Civil War Service Re-made the U.S. Constitution
with Asa Gordon
Rock Creek Park Nature Center
National Park Service
5200 Glover Road, NW
Sat, Feb 1, 9:30a, free

Read Africa
Francis Gregory Library
3660 Alabama Ave, SE
Sat, Feb 1, 2p-4p, free

Panel Discussion: Music and the Black Vote
Montpelier Arts Center
9652 Muirkirk Rd
Laurel, MD
Sat, Feb 1, 1p-2:30p, free

APPEAL
The Black Saturdays CO-OP
2015 Bunker Hill Rd, NE
Sat, Feb 1, 2p-5p, free

Discussion: Corruption and the Democratic Process in Angola
The Institute of World Politics
1521 16th Street, NW
Mon, Feb 3, 4p-6:30p, free

Free Dental Screenings
Howard University School of Dentistry
600 W Street, NW
Fri, Feb 7, 8a-5p, free

Black History Month 2020 Genealogy Conference
Keynote Speaker: CR Gibbs
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
And Afro-American Historical And Genealogical Society
7200 Contee Road
Laurel, MD
Sat, Feb 8, 8:30a-5p
(Snow Date: Feb 15), free registration

Q the Music: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Quincy Jones
(artist include POH over artist Al Burt and artist whose works have
appeared in POH including Greg Scott, Karen O. Brown, and Cedric Baker)
Children’s National Hospital
111 Michigan Ave, NW
Opening Reception – The Costco Wholesale Atrium
Sat, Feb 8, (Snow Date-Sat, Feb 22,), 4p
Exhibition: Jan 20-Mar 27, Tue-Fri, 10a-5p, free

Film Screening: Wax Print
Reginald F. Lewis Museum
830 E Pratt St
Sun, Feb 9,2p-5p, $6

Free Breakfast 7a-9a
Free Groceries 10a
Jericho Baptist Church
8501 Jericho City Drive
Landover
Every Sunday, free

art by Ibdou Ndoye


Neighbors Near and Far:
by Ibou Ndoye, available in Jersey City


Abuja
Bikini Bottoms
Presken Hotels @ Abuja
Presken Hotel
Wuse Zone 7 Behind Nafdac
Sat, Feb 8, 2p-10p, free

Accra
Ghana NFL Superbowl Party
Honeysuckle – Osu
Ring Road East
Sun, Feb 2, 11:3p-Mon, Feb 3, 3a, free

Baltimore
Booklovers' Breakfast featuring Tayari Jones
Hosted by Enoch Pratt Free Library and Mahogany Books
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
700 Aliceanna Street
Sat, Feb 1, 8:30a-noon, $60

Invest In Nigeria: Building Wealth In Nigeria Through Agriculture & Real Estate
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Baltimore North
1726 Reisterstown Road
Pikesville
Sat, Feb 1,11a-2p

The Moment Was Now, by Gene Bruskin
(The musical takes place in post-civil war Baltimore in 1869,
a turning point in U.S. history when America almost did the right thing.)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
811 Cathedral St
Fri, Feb 28-Sun, Mar 1 and Fri, Mar 6-Sun, Mar 8, $30

Banjul, The Gambia
American Doctors Free Healthcare
with Malak Pharmacy (722-1316)
Kanifing General Hospital
now through Fri, Jan 31, 8:30a-5p, free

Kartong International Cultural Festival 2020
Kartong Skul Ground &Tesito Eco Lodge
Kartong Village, Kombo South
Kartong, West Coast Region
Fri, Jan 31, 8p-Tue Feb 4, 12a, free

Bad Homburg, Germany
Superbowl Party 2020
Congress center in the Kurhaus Bad Homburg
Louisenstrasse 58
Sun, Feb 2, 9p-Mon, Feb 3, 5a, $

Gary/Chicago

Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition
Museum of Science and Industry
5700 S Lake Shore Drive
Now to Sun, Mar 1, $

A Tribute to Dr. Carter G. Woodson &
 the Continuing Challenges of Mis-Education
featuring Dr. Greg Kimathi Carr
700 East Oakwood Boulevard
Chicago
Fri, Jan 31, 6:30p-9p, free

Traditions in African American Cuisine
5th District Chicago Police Station
Community Room
727 E. 111th Street
Chicago
Sun, Feb  2, 3p-5p, free

The Underground Railroad South of Chicago
Prof. Larry McClellan
The Pullman National Monument Visitor Center
11141 S. Cottage Grove Avenue
Chicago
Sun, Feb 9, 3p-5p, free

London
London Remixed Festival 2020
Rich Mix
35-47 Bethnal Green Road
Fri, Jan 31, 8p-Sat, Feb 1,4p

Minneapolis/St. Paul
Once On This Island
Ordway
345 Washington Street
Tue, Feb 4-Sat, Feb 8, $

New York/Newark
BLACK WOMEN Trailblazing African American Performers & Images, 1920 – 2001
Film Forum
209 West Houston Street, West of 6th Avenue
Through Thu, Feb  13, $15-$18

Neighbors Near and Far:  by Ibou Ndoye
New Jersey City University
The Harold B. Lemmerman Gallery
2039 Kennedy Blvd
Jersey City
Tue, Jan 28-Tue, Mar 3, 2020
Opening Reception: Feb 4, 4:30p-7:30p, free

Destiny Art Opening
Jersey City Theater Center
339 Newark Ave
Jersey City
Fri, Feb 7, 6p-10p, free


Art Exhibit: Q the Music: Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Quincy Jones
Children’s National Hospital
111 Michigan Ave, NW
Opening Reception – The Costco Wholesale Atrium
Sat, Feb 8,
(Snow Date-Sat, Feb 22,), 4p
Exhibition: Jan 20-Mar 27, Tue-Fri, 10a-5p, free

Los Angeles
Chocolate Sundaes Comedy Show
Laugh Factory Hollywood
8001 Sunset Boulevard
Sundays, Feb 2, 9, 16, 7p and 9:30p, free

Philadelphia
The Love , Laugh & Poetry Tour: Philly
Renaissance Philadelphia Airport Hotel
500 Stevens Drive
Fri, Feb 7, 8p-10p, $54.99-$98.97

Pretoria
Paint Nite: The Original Paint and Sip Party
Casa Bella Woodlands Pretoria
Corner Garsfontein Road and De Villebois Mareuil Drive
Thu, Feb 6, 7p-9p, $37

San Francisco
Contemporary African Artists
Gallerie Renee Marie
1038 First Street
Benicia, CA
Closes Tue, Mar 31, free

Toronto
Before Malcolm X: The History of Islam in the America
Emmanuel College
75 Queen's Park Crescent East
Mon, 10 Feb 10, 6:30p-8:30p, free

Coming
Washington

Association for the Study of African American Life and History
94th Annul Black History Luncheon
The Washington Renaissance Hotel
999 9th Street, NW
Sat, Feb 22, $115-$300

Akure, Nigeria
3AG Feb 2020 International Education Fair
Sunview Hotel Akure
8 El Shaddai Road
Sat, Feb 15, 9a-3p, free

Baltimore
Black Memorabilia Show & Sale
with the Prince Hall Mason Black History Month Program
Murphy Fine Arts Center
Morgan State University
2201 Argonne Dr
Sun, Feb 23, 11a-6p, free

Cincinnati
Cincinnati Art Museum
Something Over Something Else: Romare Bearden’s Profile Series
953 Eden Park Drive
Feb 28–May 24, free-$16

USA to Egypt
Champion Services Travel
100 Black 2 Egypt
Thu, Apr 23-Tue, May 5
 
 
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