Eric Ruffin
director of Mosaic Theater's Marys Seacole
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)
Conferences
Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly And Moral March On Washington And To The Polls
Sat, Jun 18, 9a gather, 10a start
Washington, DC
Africa
Art
Quilts
Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts
540 S. Lake Street
Gary
Fri, May 6-Fri, Jun 10
Opening reception Fri, May 6, 6p-8p
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
Harlem Fine Arts Show - Washington, DC
Marriott Marquis
901 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC
Fri, Jun 10-Sun, Jun 12. from $25
Comedy
Wanda Sykes
Hard Rock Live
Gary, IN
Fri, Jun 17, 7p, $
Conference
African Kings And Queens Journey To Panama
Panama City, Panama
Thu, May 19-Wed, May
25
Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly And Moral March On Washington And To The Polls
Sat, Jun 18, 9a gather, 10a start
Washington, DC
Current Events
The House select committee Investigating the Jan. 6 Coup Attempt
First Session Thu, Jun 9
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 1
African Liberation Day
Maryland Council Of Elders
Lafayette Square Park
Baltimore Md
Sun, May 29, 1p-6p
20th Annual Baltimore Natural Hair Care Expo
Sheraton Baltimore North Hotel
903 Dulaney Valley Road
Towson, MD
Fri, Jun 24, 6p-10p; Sat, Jun 25-Sun, Jun 26, 11a-7p
Summerfest
Milwaukee
Thus-Sats, Jun 23-Jul 9
Vibrational Energy Festival
Vibrations Juice Bar & Cafe
Fri, Jul 15-Sat, Jul 16; 12p-6p, 12p-8p
430 S Lake
Gary
Film
The Bell Affair
Publick Playhouse Theater
5445 Landover Rd
Hyattsville, MD
Thu, Jun 2, Reception: 6p, Film 7p, Convo 8:30p
Health
Greater Washington Urban League Guild
Online
Healthy Awareness Day
Sat, May 21, 10a-2p
Glaucoma Patient Summit
Glaucoma Research Foundation
The Hyatt Lodge
Oak Brook, IL
Sat, Jun 25
Walk4Health-The Gambia
Every Sat, 7:30a
Independence Stadium
Bakau, Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia
History
Jack Hadley’s Black History Museum
The Imperial Hotel: A Celebration of Preservation
Ritz Amphitheater
131 South Stevens Street
Thomasville, Georgia
Fri, May 20, 6p-8p
Local History Hour: Stories of Men on the Underground Railroad Stories
Olney Theatre Center for the Arts
2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road
Olney, MD
Sat, May 21, 5p-6p
Understanding the Politics of Brother Malcolm
A. Peter Bailey
United Black Community
Via ZOOM
Sat, May 21, 7p
Lost History Hike of Harpers Ferry & Frederick Douglass Harpers Ferry Train Station
Harpers Ferry, WVA
Sat, May 28, 9:30a–11:30a, $
What is the address for Bank America Plaza?
Local History Hour: Black Churches in the Area
2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road
Olney, MD
Fri, Jun 10, 5p-6p
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
1st Annual Martin R. Delany Symposium
The African American Program at the Senator John Heinz History Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Fri, Aug 26-Sat, Aug 27
A History of Haiti
