Behind the Uniform
Art by Military Veterans
D.C. Arts Commission
200 I Street, SE
Fri, Apr 4 – Wed, May 21
Opening Reception, Th Apr 10, 6p-8p
Art Expo New York
Dorian Jay Durrah
Pier 36
299 South Street
Sat, Apr 5, 11a-7p
Sun, Apr 6, 11a-5p
Free Tickets
The 5 Reasons Why The "United States Of AFRICA" May Fail
Festival
Baltimore Caribbean Festival 2025 Carnival Costume Launch and Party
Patapsco Arena
3301 Annapolis Rd
Apr 4, 9p-Apr 5, 2a
Conferences
Melbourne
Women Deliver 2026 Conference
the world's largest convenings for gender equality
Melbourne, Australia,
Sun, Apr 27-Wed, Apri 30
Philadelphia
Society of the First African Families of English America
Museum of the American Revolution
101 South Third Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fri, May 9-Sat, May 10
Nairobi
Africa Soft Power Summit
Hyatt Regency Nairobi Westlands
38 Muthithi Road
Wed, May 21-Sun, May 25
Lagos
Beyond Berlin Conference - 140 Years Later
University of Lagos
Mon, Nov 3-Fri, Nov 7
Education
Chicago
10th annual Black Student-Athlete Summit
McCormick Place Convention Center
Wed, May 21-Sat, May 24
Exhibits
Alexandria
Moss H. Kendrix: Reframing the Black Image
Alexandria Black History Museum
902 Wythe Street
Alexandria Virginia
History
Washington
51st Annual DC History Conference
at the DC History Center and Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Thu, Apr 3-Sun, Apr 6
Festival
Baltimore Caribbean Festival 2025 Carnival Costume Launch and Party
Patapsco Arena 3301 Annapolis Rd
Fri, Apr 4, 9p-Sat, Apr 5, 2a
Film
Online
Rustin
A United Kingdom (released Nov 26)
History vs. Hollywood Findings
History
Washington
51st Annual DC History Conference
at the DC History Center and Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Thu, Apr 3-Sun, Apr 6
Washington
“The Whirligig of Slavery:
Strange Life and Times of
Solomon Northup”
CR Gibbs
Woodridge Library
1801 Hamlin Street, NE
Tue, Apr 15, 6p
Chicago (South Suburban/Gary)
Hike The Freedom Trail Tour
Beaubien Woods Boat Launch
134th and Little Calumet River
Reservations
Cell / Text: (773) 370-3305
Sat, Apr 26, 1p-3:30p, free
Washington
“Benjamin Banneker & the
African Roots of his Science”
CR Gibbs
Woodridge Library
1801 Hamlin Street, NE
Tue, May 20, 6p
Nalatenschap dr. Sophie Redmond mag nooit vergeten worden
(Dr Sophie Redmond's legacy must never be forgotten)
Online
Michael Tuck, “The Atlantic Slave Trade and the Cycle of Resistance along the Gambia River
Richmond
A Better Life for Their Children
Julius Rosenwald, Booker T. Washington, and the 4,978 Schools That Changed America
Virginia Museum of History & Culture
428 N Arthur Ashe Boulevard
Now through Apr 25, 2026
"A Cool Spot In Hell" - The War Between Roc Emerson & Andre Thompson
