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Sep 19 – Oct 02, 2024
 
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Washington
The Comeuppance
Woolly Mammoth Theater
641 D ST, NW
Sun, Sep 8 -Sun, Oct 6


Art
Washington, DC
Black Beaches During Segregation
By Rik Freeman
Honfleur Gallery
1241 Marion Barry Ave, SE
Thu, Aug 22-Sep 28

Gary
The Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts
Authur “Art” Garcia
and Cydney M Lewis
540 S Lake Street
Now until Oct 4

Gaithersburg, MD
Pull up a Chair 2.0
Mental Health and Awareness and Art Discussion

panelist includes POH art contributor Prelli Williams
Arts Barn
311 Kent Square Road
Exhibit open until Sun, Oct 6

New York
We Are All Immigrants
WestBeth Gallery
55 Bethune St
Fri, Oct 25-Sun, Nov 10

Charlotte, NC
We Are All Immigrants
Visual and Performing Arts Center
700 North Tryon
Sat, Nov 16-Sun, Jan 4


Art
Gaithersburg, MD
Pull up a Chair 2.0
Mental Health and Awareness and Art

Arts Barn
311 Kent Square Road
Exhibit open until Sun, Oct 6

Books
CABA 2024 Awards Luncheon
Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library
Howard University
501 W St. NW
Sat, Oct 26, 111a-2p, $50

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

Card Night

10th Annual Play For A Purpose Spades Tournament
Delta Sigma Theta
Sudhouse DC
1340 U Street, NW
Thu, Oct 3, 6p-9p

Comedy
Television
The 50th season of Saturday Night Live
NBC
Sat, Sep 28

Conference
Hammond, IN
25th Annual Calumet Heritage Conference
7770 Corinne Dr
Sat, Oct 5, at 9a, $30

Economics
Who Wouldn't Like Prices To Start Falling? Careful What You Wish For, Economists Say
Washington Teacher Appreciation Month LEGO Discovery Center FREE entry plus 4 guests get 50% off Sun, Sep 1–Mon, Sep 30, Sun-Fri only (not Sat)

Education
Washington
Teacher Appreciation Month
LEGO Discovery Center
FREE entry plus 4 guests get 50% off
Sun, Sep 1–Mon, Sep 30, Sun-Fri only (not Sat)

Nairobi
French Classes for Kids
Alliance Française
Sats, Sep 7-Nov 2

Exhibits
Hammond, IN
Calumet Voices
Indiana Welcome Center,
7770 Corinne Dr
Fri, Apr 19-Sun, Oct 6

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

Moss H. Kendrix: Reframing the Black Image
Alexandria Black History Museum
902 Wythe Street
Alexandria Virginia
airs
Topeka, KS
13th annual Kansas Book Festival
Washburn Library
Washburn University
Sat, Sep 28

Fundraiser
10th Annual Play For A Purpose Spades Tournament
Delta Sigma Theta
Sudhouse DC
1340 U Street, NW
Thu, Oct 3, 6p-9p


History
Washington, DC
The American Civil War was the second Haitian Revolution. 
Marvin Tupper Jones
American University
Auditorium, 1st Floor
4801 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Fri, Sep 27, 1:30p

Film
San Antonio
San Antonio Film Festival
Fri, Oct 4-Sun, Oct 6

Online
Rustin

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

Health
Online
The Prostate Health Education Network’s
20th Annual African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit


Sep 4, 1p -3:30p
Examining Policies that Impact the Prostate Cancer Racial Disparity
            
Sep 11, 1p-3:30p
Community Outreach Initiatives and Their Impact

Sep 18, 1p-3:30p
Updates on Prostate Cancer Treatments, Care and Clinical Trials    Sep 25, 1p-3:30p
Stories of Patients Navigating Their Prostate Cancer Journeys

Online
September is Sexual Freedom Month

Glaucoma Medications: From Drops to Implants

History
Washington, DC
The American Civil War was the second Haitian Revolution. 
Marvin Tupper Jones
American University
Auditorium, 1st Floor
4801 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Fri, Sep 27, 1:30p

(South) Chicago
Hike The Freedom Trail Tour
Beaubien Woods Boat Launch (134th and Little Calumet River)
Sat, Oct 12, 1p-3:30p

Online
What did Frederick Douglass have to say about a (SCOTUS) United States Supreme Court gone rouge? “The Dred Scott Speech”
By Frederick Douglass with Douglass reeneactor and POH contributor Nathan Richardson

Online
St Louis/E. St. Louis
Community Curation Project
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of
African American History and Culture
Sep, varies

Health
How I Reversed My Vitiligo | Lifestyle Changes To Reverse Autoimmune Symptoms

Human Diversity
Boise, ID
Wassmuth Center for Human Rights Opening
of the Philip E. Batt Education Center
Philip E. Batt Building
777 S. 8th Street
Thu, Oct 10, 5:30p-7:30p

I’m The Scary Transgender Person The Media Warned You About

Woman Challenging Zakir Naik on Polygamy

Pastress Aggie About Her Ministry as A
Transgender Pastor In Uganda


The “Deviant” African Genders That Colonialism Condemned

Best African Dads In The World: Meet The Aka Pygmy Fathers who are raising their children in a non-traditional manner

Coretta Scott King Speaks at the 1996 Atlanta Pride Celebration

Not Just a TikTok Fad: Men Have Been Wearing Makeup Since the Dawn of Civilization

Mental Health Counseling of LGBTQ+ Muslims Toolkit!

In Memoriam
Sérgio Mendes
James Earl Jones
Frankie Beverly
Earline Rogers

Music
Bowie, MD
Bowie Town Center Free Summer Concert Series
(lawn chairs welcomed)
Bowie Town Center
Sats, Jun 15-Oct 5, 7p-9p

Boston
Is This America?
(90-minute fully-staged opera celebrates the life and legacy
of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer)
Dorchester’s The Strand Theatre
543 Columbia Road
Fri, Sep 20-Sun, Sep 22, $


Politics
Television
US Vice Presidential Debate
CBS
Tue, Oct. 1, 9p

Photography
Transgender Portraits
Exhibition by Mark Seliger
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Boston, MA
Thu, Jun 13, 2024-Sun, Sep 8

Mougins, France
Comrade Sisters: Women Of The Black Panther Party
Mougins Centre de la Photographie
43 Rue de l'Église, 75015
Thu, Jun 28-Sun, Oct 6

These Camouflage Portraits Celebrate African Beauty
Photography by Thandiwe Muriu

Politics
Unite for America

Television
US Vice Presidential Debate
CBS
Tue, Oct. 1, 9p

New York
Muslim Advocates Fundraiser
Midtown Loft and Terrace
267 Fifth Avenue
Thu, Oct 3, 7p-9p

Online (RSVP needed)
Race in the 2024 election
Brookings Institution
Fri, Oct 11, 1p-2p

The Trevor Garifuna Show
discusses the history of the human rights violations in West Papua by the Indonesian government and their quest for independence.

Addressing MAGABlack conspiracies toward VP Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris: I Have My Mother's Laugh

To Serve His Country, Donald Trump Should Leave the Race | Editorial

Reparations
Curricular Resources:
Reparations Math and Reparations History

Saint Louis University SGA Urges University to Work with Descendants of the Saint Louis University Enslaved

New Task Force Launched To Study Reparations For Black Philadelphians

Oklahoma Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Of Last Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors Seeking Reparations

Evanston Sued For Paying Black Residents $25,000 In Reparations

Family That Got Rich Off Slavery Funding Monthly Reparations Program For Police Racism Victims

Why London’s New Slavery Memorial Is So Important


Shopping/Restaurants
Bakau
Banjul International Trade Fair
Independence Stadium
Fri, Dec 6-Tue, Dec 31

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

Sports
New Orleans, La.
The 51st Annual Bayou Classic
Caesars Superdome
Greek Show & Battle of the Bands – Fri, Nov 29
Game – Sat, Nov 30

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

Television/Online
Television
US Vice Presidential Debate
CBS
Tue, Oct. 1, 9p

V BENNETT - From Copenhagen

Richard III
PBS Great Performances
See Watch Full Episode

Theater
Washington
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
Mosaic Theater Company
1333 H Street, NE
Thu, Sep 5-Sun, Oct 6

Washington
The Comeuppance
Woolly Mammoth Theater
641 D ST, NW
Sun, Sep 8 -Sun, Oct 6

Chicago
Blue Eyed Soul Sung By Brown Eyed People
Black Ensemble Theater

4450 N Clark St.
Sat, Sep 14-Sun, Nov 3

Alexandria
Citizen James, or the Young Man Without a Country
Featuring Jeremy Keith Hunter as James Baldwin
(In celebration of James Baldwin’s centennial birthday)
The Lyceum
201 S. Washington St.
(Limited street parking. The closest parking garage is 111 S. Pitt St. (2 ½ blocks from The Lyceum))
Mon, Sep 30, 7 pm, $20

Urban Planning
What Does Chicago Teach Us About Urban Politics in DC and Beyond?”
Metropolitan Policy Center
American University
Kerwin Hall 301
Tue, Oct 22, 5:30p

Hammond, IN
25th Annual Calumet Heritage Conference
7770 Corinne Dr
Sat, Oct 5, 9a, $30

Young Adults
Washington
Storytime
National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Every Thu 10:30a-11:30a

Washington, DC
Children’s Africana Book Awards 2024
Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library
Howard University
Sat, Oct 26

 
 
 
 
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