POH Talk Radio
Roberta Nina Sebode Brown Cooper
author of AFRICAN FOOD IS…A Culinary Journey

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)

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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

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Art
Drop-in Art Making – In person/Facebook
The Walters Art Museum
600 N Charles St
Baltimore
Sats and Suns, 11a-1p
Jun 4 and Jun 5, Jun 11 and Jun 12, Jun 25 and Jun 26

Shibori Indigo Tie Dye for Beginners Virtual Workshop
Sat, Jun 4, 1p–3p, $35-$85

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

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, $

Books
African Food Is A Culinary Journey Book Signing
with Roberta Brown Cooper
Zawadi
1524 U Street, NW
Washington
Sat, Jun 4, 1p-3p

Conference
Building a Visionary Antiwar Movement
featuring conversation last night with Ramón Mejía, Lindsay Koshgarian, and Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II of the Poor People's March

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 Tourism Association
Africa Youth In Tourism Innovation Summit And Challenge
Safari Court, Hotel and Conference Centre
Windhoek, Namibia
Wed, Jul 27-Fri, Jul 29

Woodhull's Sexual Freedom Summit 2022
Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel
5000 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA
Thu, Aug 4,–Sun, Aug 7, $

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

Environment
Save the Dunes 70th Anniversary Celebration & Hike
Indiana Dunes National Park Chellberg Farm
709-747 North Mineral Springs Road
Porter, IN
Tue, Jun 21, 6:30p-9p

Festivals
Liberia: The Land of Return - Commemorating 200 Years of Freedom and Pan-African Leadership
Fri, Jan 7-Sat, Dec 1

AFRAM
Druid Hill Park
Baltimore
Sat, Jun 18-Sun, Jun 19, 12p-8p

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
Beyond Resilience Masterclass: Black Filmmakers on Telling Our History
(an intimate conversation between legendary documentary filmmakers Stanley Nelson, Sam Pollard, Dawn Porter, and Roger Ross Williams)
Firelight Media Fri, Jun 10, 4p-6p

Neutral Ground
A new documentary about memory, monuments, and how to break up with the Confederacy.

Health
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
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

In Memoriam
Marion Elizabeth Osborne Crawford

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 Jun 2022, waitlist, $

Photography
El Barrio's Artspace PS109
215 East 99th Street
New York City
Tue, Jun 7–Fri, Jun 24

Black Is? (Photo exhibit)
Montpelier Arts Center
9652 Muirkirk Road
Laurel, MD
Sat, Jun 11-Sun, Aug 7
Opening Reception: Sat, Jun 18, 2p-4p

Music
Harlem Chamber Players
Broadway Presbyterian Church
601 West 114th Street (on Broadway)
New York
Fri, June 3, 7p

Harlem Chamber Players
Bronx House
990 Pelham Parkway
Bronx, NY
Sat, Jun 4, 3p

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

Seth Rudetsky's Broadway starring Vanessa Williams
Town Hall
123 West 43rd Street
New York
Mon, Jun 20, 8p, $62

Politics
National Black Political Convention
NJIT Wellness + Events Center
Newark, New Jersey
Mon, Aug 4-Thu, Aug 7, 2022

Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow
"Hate wins when people like me stand by and let it happen. I won't."

Race
The Global Rise of White Supremacist Terrorism
Brookings Institute
F ri, Jun 10, 12p-1:30p

Episode 11: Black & Latin: Racism Within
The Estefans discuss colorism within the Latin community with the Queer Eye’s Karamo Brown and singer and TV star (VH1 reality TV show Love & Hip Hop) Amara La Negra. The universality of anti-Africanism revealed.

Religion
Yusef Salaam - “I was closest to God in prison.”

Shopping/Restaurants
MarketPlace
1918 MLK Ave, SE
Washington, DC
Every Friday, 3p-10p

Miller Beach Farmers Market
667 S. Lake St
Gary
May 15-Sep 25, Suns 11a-1p

The Black Saturdays CO-OP and Farmers Market
APPEAL
2015 Bunker Hill Road, N.E.
Washington, DC
Sat, Jun 04, 2p-5p

Colonial Market Fair
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum
300 Oella Avenue
Catonsville, MD
Sat, Jun 11 and Sun, Jun 12, 10a-4p, $5 parking donation

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Theater
In His Hands
Mosaic Theater
1333 H Street NE
Mon, Jun 22-Sun, Jul 17

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Theater
There’s Always The Hudson
Woolley Mammoth
641 D ST. NW
Mon, May 9-Sun, Jun 5

Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations
Cadillac Palace Theatre
151 W. Randolph St
Chicago
Tue, May 24-Sun, Jun 5, $

Grandma’s Jukebox
Black Ensemble Theater
Black Ensemble Theater
4450 North Clark Street
Chicago
May 29-Jun 26

Drumfolk By Step Afrika!
Arena Stage
1101 Sixth Street, SW
Washington, DC
Tue, May 31-Sun, Jun 26

The Ordering Of Moses
The Harlem Chamber Players
The Riverside Church
490 Riverside Drive
New York
Fri, Jun, 17,  7:30p

In His Hands
Mosaic Theater
1333 H Street NE
Mon, Jun 22-Sun, Jul 17

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

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?

Young Adults
International Summer Camps in The Gambia
Camp Irshad
Helping Muslim Children Navigate The World
Thu, Jun 16–Mon, Jun 20

Camp Akebulan
Sat, Jul 4–Wed, Jul 8

Bao Baada Camp
Sat, Jul 4–Wed, Jul 8

Camp Hikma
Mon, Jul 18-Fri, Jul 22