POH Talk Radio
Photographer Chester Higgins
author and photograher of Sacred Nile
Thu, Apr 14, 8p-9p
Health/COVID-19
Why you should upgrade your mask as the Omicron variant spreads
NIOSH-approved N95 Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators (
The US certifies N95s, while China approves KN95s)
Sickle Cell Disease Association Community Health Worker Training
Mar 14-May 16 on Mon and Wed, 11a-4p
The application deadline is Mar 7.
$1,060 with limited scholarships
Theater
Hi, Are You Single?
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
641 D Street, NW,
Mon, Mar 28-Sun, Apr 10, $
African Affairs
Fireside Chat With His Excellency Wamkele Mene, Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
Fri, Mar 25, 4:30p–6:30p, free
A Seat at the Table: In Conversation with Florie Liser, CEO, Corporate Council on Africa
World Trade Center Washington, DC and the World Trade Center Dublin
NEW DATE: April 5, 11a
Art
CreativeSpeak: Through the Lens of Black Photography
Featuring the work of Collette Fournier and
Jonathan French
Fri, Mar 25, 12p – 1:30p, free
Jonathan Kwegyir Aggrey
International Exhibition of the American Watercolor Society
Salmagundi Club
New York
Mon, Apr 11–Sat, Apr 30
Watercolor Demonstration Artist Jonathan Kwegyir Aggrey watercolor Lesson - video
James Van Der Zee’s Photographs: A Portrait of Harlem
National Gallery Of Art
6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington D.C.
now through May 30
Cedric Baker
Four Seasons
Eno Wine Bar
2810 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington DC
now through Mar 31, 4p-11p
Books
Marlon James: Moon Witch, Spider King
Toronto Public Library
Thu, Mar 31, 12p-1p
Conference
African Kings And Queens Journey To Panama
Panama City, Panama
Thu, May 19-Wed, May
25
Current Events
Black No More: Public Housing Reform and the Demise of Barry Farm
Dr. Michael R. Fisher Jr.
Metropolitan Policy Center’s Urban Speaker Series
American University, Kerwin Hall, Room 301
Washington, DC
Wed, Mar 30,5:30-6:30p
How a Guaranteed Income Pilot Program is Helping Some in Gary, Indiana
PBS NewsHour
Festivals
Liberia: The Land of Return - Commemorating 200 Years of Freedom and Pan-African Leadership
Fri, Jan 7-Sat, Dec 10
Health
Walk4Health-The Gambia
Every Sat, 7:30a
Independence Stadium
Bakau, Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia
History
Repairing Histories 1: Claudia Jones And Marcus Garvey
(Highlighting Claudia Jones and Marcus Garvey in the context of British and Global African history; and to improve or expand our knowledge)
Sat, Jun 11, 2022 9a-1p
The Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project
Amistad Series
The Amistad Replica
The History of the 1839 Rebellion
Sharing and Interpreting Connecticut?s Connection to the Amistad
A History of Haiti
United Nations Outreach Programme on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and Slavery
Religious/Spiritual
Grand Iftar 2022 - Together for Hope and Healing
Islamic Relief USA
Sun, Apr 3, 7p-9p
Film
The Environmental Film Festival
March 17-27, 2022
New African Film Festival
AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Centre
8633 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD
through Thu, Mar 31, $
The 2022 International Gullah Film Festival
Georgetown County South Carolina
901 Front Street Georgetown, SC
Fri, Apr 1, 6p–Sat, Apr 16, 9a, $25
Museum
Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture
830 East Pratt Street
Baltimore
Fri,
Feb 11–Sun, Aug 14
Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience
National Geographic Museum
1145 17th St NW, Washington, DC
Opening June 2022, waitlist, $
Music
The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show
ME-TV
Sun, Mar 27, 10p
Four Tops and Pearl Bailey
Westminster Presbyterian Church
400 I St., SW
Washington, DC
Every Friday night, from 6p-9p
Monday Night Blues
Admission $10 -- Children under 16 are
FREE Food and Beverages available 5:30p-8:45p
WomynSong Concert
The Labor Heritage Foundation
Sat, Mar 26, 8p, $5-$100 donation
PBS to Broadcast Special Television Concert Honoring Lionel Richie
Thu, May 17, 9p
Seth Rudetsky's Broadway starring Vanessa Williams
Town Hall
123 West 43rd Street
New York
Mon, Jun 20, 8p, $62
Shopping/Restaurants
Nubia K In-store Pop-Up
Shop Rite
2471 W Cheltenham Ave
Wyncote, PA
Fri, Mar 25, 11a-4p
The Black Saturdays CO-OP and Farmers Market
APPEAL
2015 Bunker Hill Road, N.E.
Washington, DC
Sat, Apr 02, 2p-5p
Travel
Spain & Morocco Tour
Aviva Travel
Thu, May 12-Wed, May 25
Theater
It's Just Like Coming To Church
Black Ensemble Theater
4450 North Clark Street
Chicago
Sat, Mar 12 to Tue, Apr 24, $
Grace
(The musical captures a day in the life of the Mintons, a fictional Philadelphia family who gather to mourn the loss of their matriarch and deal with the future of their family restaurant in a changing neighborhood.)
Ford's Theatre
514 Tenth Street, NW
Washington, DC
Fri, Mar 18 to Sat, May 14, $
Private
Mosaic Theater
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street NE
Mar 23-Apr 17
Hi, Are You Single?
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
641 D Street, NW,
Mon, Mar 28-Sun, Apr 10, $
Hit ‘Em On The Blackside (YouTube Series)
Congo Square Theater
Chicago
Travel
Lou Fields’ BBH Tours
Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Reunion Tour
Departs Baltimore for Great Auburn, NY
Thu, Jul 21-Sun, Jul 24, $
bbhtours@gmail.com
Spain & Morocco Tour
Aviva Travel
Thu, May 12-Wed, May 25
The African/African American Liberation Ministry of Ebenezer AME Church in Fort Washington, MD
Ghana 2020
Wed, Sep 28-Sun, Oct 2
What Gambians think about sex tourism in their country?
Women's History Month
Morgan State University Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Speaker Series
Celebration of Ms. Gloria Allen: Film Screening and Conversation
International Transgender Day of Visibility: A Day in Their Shoes
Thu, Mar 31, free
Morgan State University Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Speaker Series
Reflections on Critical Race Theory and The Sum of Us: Morgan State University Student and Faculty Presentation
Thu, Apr 14, free