POH Podcasts
Dr. Richard Bell, author of STOLEN

After delivering a well-received talk at DC’s Remember the Pearl 2023 commemoration, Port of Harlem (POH) magazine printed an excerpt from Dr. Richard Bell's STOLEN.

The book tells the story of five free boys kidnapped into slavery and their astonishing odyssey home. Both events took place during the Reverse Underground Railroad period.

POH publisher Wayne Young talks with Bell about this period and its affect on Blacks then and now on our next POH Podcast.

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Health/COVID-19
Test Your COVID IQ!

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Business
Online
Website Storytelling Virtual Learning Intensive
Hub Baltimore
Part 1 - Mon, Jul 17, 9:30a-12p
Part 2 - Mon, Jul 24, 9:30a-12p, free

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Art
Rockville, MD
Black Artists of DC
Artists & Makers Studios
11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 210
Thu, Jul 6-Wed, Jul 26

Chicago
Diaspora Stories: Selections from the CCH Pounder Collection
DuSable Museum
740 E. 56th Place
Sun, Jul 16, $

San Francisco
Kehinde Wiley: An Archaeology of Silence
de Young
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
now until-Oct 15, $

Danville, CA
Paper Trails
Village Theater & Art Gallery
233 Front St
Sat, Aug 26 – Fri, Oct 20

Books
Gary
Super StoryHour at the Park
Marquette Park Playground Committee
Marquette Park Playground
Weds, May 31–Thu, Aug 30, 10a-noon
free bag lunches, city transportation

Washington, DC
National Book Festival
Washington Convention Center
Sat, Aug 12, 9a-8p

Business
Online
Website Storytelling Virtual Learning Intensive
Hub Baltimore
Part 1 - Mon, Jul 17, 9:30a-12p
Part 2 - Mon, Jul 24, 9:30a-12p, free

Columbia Maryland
Trade & Investment Summit
Wayne Smith & Associates
Merriweather Lakehouse Hotel, Conference Center
Thu, Aug 24-Fri, Aug 25, 9a-4p

Conscious Capitalism

How a Guaranteed Income Pilot Program is Helping Some in Gary, Indiana
PBS NewsHour

The 5 Reasons Why The "United States Of AFRICA" May Fail

Comedy
Upper Marlboro, MD
Teddy Carpenter's Legendary Back Yard Comedy Show & Cookout
9115 Ballotade Street
Sat, Jul 22, 3p-10p

Houston
Corey Holcomb
The Houston Improv
7620 Katy Fwy #45
Fri, Aug 25-Sun, Aug 27, $

Conferences
Seattle
2nd Annual Rudd's R.U.B.B Initiative Black Business Leadership Conference
University of Washington Hub
4001 E Stevens Way NE
Husky Union Building
Sat, August 19, 2023, 10a-4p

Dance
Philadelphia
Bailar En FDR Glow Party 2.0 (Bachata & Salsa)
FDR Park Boathouse
Fri, Jul 21, 7:30p–12a

Election 2022
How Close Were House Races? A Few Thousand Votes Could Have Swung Control

Events
Mandela Day Tue, Jul 18

Seneca Falls, NY
175th anniversary of the 1848 Women's Rights Convention Commemoration
Women's Rights National Historical Park
Fri, Jul 21-Sun, Jul 23, 2023

New York
Jamaica Independence Gala
New York Hilton Midtown
1335 6th Ave
Sat, Aug 19-Sun, Aug 20, $

Exhibits
Philadelphia
Pool: A Social History of Segregation?
The Fairmount Water Works
640 Water Works Drive
Philadelphia, PA
now until-Sep 30, free

Philadelphia
Black Founders: The Forten Family of Philadelphia
101 South Third Street
Philadelphia
now until Sun, Nov 26

Washington, DC
We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist DC
Martin Luther King Library
9 & G Street, NW
now until-Sep 15, 2024

Macon, GA
Tyler Perry Exhibition
Tubman Museum
310 Cherry Street
Now until Feb 2025

Festivals
Nairobi
Bizarre Bazaar Festival
Kenya School of TVET
UN Avenue Road, off Limuria Road
Sat, Jul 29-Sun, Jul 30, 9a-6p

Chicago
Ghanafest
Washington Park
5600 S. Russell Dr
Sat, Jul 29, 11a-10p

Kigali, Rwanda
Giants of Africa Festivals
Sun, Aug 13- Sat, Aug 19

Gary, IN
Gary Air Show
Marquette Park @ Lake Michigan
Sat, Aug 5 and Sun, Aug 6

A United Kingdom (released Nov 26)
History vs. Hollywood Findings

Brufut, The Gambia
Afrobeacitie Festival Gambia
Brufut Beach
Fri, Dec 15- Mon, Dec 18, 1p-4:30a, $

Film
Indianapolis
Indy Shorts International Film Festival
Indianapolis and online
Tue, Jul 18-Sun, Jul 23, $

Health
19th Annual African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit (Online)

Prostate Cancer Early Detection Screening - Understanding Today's Needs and Meeting the Challenges
Session I:  Wed, Sep 6, 1p

Community Outreach, Mobilization, Engagement Strategies and Outcomes
Session II: Wed, Sep 13, 1p

Reaching Black Patients with Clinical Trial Opportunities and Increasing Trial Participation
Session III: Wed, Sep 20, 1p

Patient Stories and Lessons Learned in the Fight Against Prostate Cancer, and Recognizing PHEN Champions
Session IV: Wed, Sep 27, 1p

Bakau, Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia
Walk4Health-The Gambia
Every Sat, 7:30a
Independence Stadium

History
Hike The Freedom Trail Tour
Beaubien Woods Boat Launch
134th and Little Calumet River
Sat, Aug 5, 10a-12:30p

Human Diversity
Best African Dads In The World: Meet The Aka Pygmy Fathers

4 African Cultural Traditions Travelers Can Participate In- Wodaabe Warriors The Meaning of Mahu
(In Native Hawaiian and Tahitian cultures are third gender people with traditional spiritual and social roles within the culture, similar to Tongan fakaleiti and Samoan fa'afafine)

A Black Woman with White Skin Struggles To Fit In With Society

Woman Challenging Zakir Naik on Polygamy

Pastress Aggie About Her Ministry as A Transgender Pastor In Uganda Farmer

Ellis Bell
Bell, POH publisher Wayne Young’s paternal uncle, discusses his journey as a farmer, insurance agent, and founder of a non-profit that introduces young Americans to agricultural careers.

Neil deGrasse Tyson Schooling Joe Rogan on Africa's Greatness

The “Deviant” African Genders That Colonialism Condemned

From West African Fulani braids to Southern Africa’s Bantu Knots, we explore Africa’s rich history and connection to hair braiding

History
SNCC Digital Gateway
(A documentary website that tells the story of how young activists in SNCC united with local people in the Deep South.)

In Memoriam
Dr. Christine King Farris

Music
Houston
Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
Tue, Aug 8-Sun, Aug 13, $

Gardena, CA
20th Annual Gardena Jazz Festival  
Rowley Memorial Park
13220 South Van Ness Avenue
Sun, Aug 27, 9a-7p,$

Washington, DC
Westminster Presbyterian Church
400 I St., SW
Every Friday night, from 6p-9p
Monday Night Blues
Admission $10 -- Children under 16 are FREE Food and Beverages available 5:30p-8:45p

Religion
Online
Atheists Late Night
Atheists In Kenya Society
Fridays, 4p-5p

Reparations
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking Reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

Curricular Resources:
Reparations Math and Reparations History

The National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations ask you to call 202-456-1111, White House Comments Line, and ask Biden to sign an Executive Order to standup a commission to implement HR40 and study Reparations for American Blacks.

Philadelphia Joins Several Others Cities and States Exploring Reparations

Shopping/Restaurants
Washington, DC
Anthony Driver Designs
Jewelry Maker
Eastern Market – next to first door
225 7th St, SE
Sats, 8a-6p, Sun 8a-5p, free

Washington, DC
The Black Saturdays CO-OP and Farmers Market
APPEAL
2015 Bunker Hill Road, N.E.
Sat, Jul 15, 1p-5p

Gary
Miller Beach Farmers Market
Every Sunday,11a-1p, May 15-Sep 26
starting Sun, Jun 4
667 S Lake St

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Shopping/Restaurants
Washington, DC
Anthony Driver Designs
Jewelry Maker
Eastern Market – next to first door
225 7th St, SE
Sats, 8a-6p, Sun 8a-5p, free

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Technology
ChatGPT Tutorial - A Crash Course on Chat GPT for Beginners

Television/Online
Nuestra Comunidad NWI
WLTH-Gary
Juan Andrade interviews Publisher Wayne Young about African Hispanics in the "From These Shores" exhibit in The Gambia, The Gambia, the Underground Railroad traveling through Great Gary, and world Black History.

Richard III
PBS Great Performances
See Watch Full Episode

After Sherman
PBS
premiere on TV, Mon Jun 26, 10p
stream free until Wed, Jul 26, at pbs.org,
and the PBS App
In After Sherman, filmmaker Jon-Sesrie Goff visits his ancestral hometown Georgetown, South Carolina, a community deeply rooted in Gullah Geechee customs to investigate the cultural and spiritual rituals that bind people together in that region.

Theater
San Francisco
American Conservatory Theater
The Toni Rembe Theater
415 Geary Street
Hippiest Trip – The Soul Train Musical
Aug 25 – Oct 1, $

Young Adults
Nairobi
KidsCon
Diamond Plaza II
Sat, Aug 19, 10a-7p

The Crayon Box that Talked

Read Africa Aloud
Features author readings with classroom applications and fun activities for children.