Art
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

Gary
Artist Talk – Mindlarking
Marshall J. Gardner Center for the Arts
540 S. Lake Street, Gary IN
Sat, Apr 19, 2p

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

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Festival
USA
National Park Week
Apr 19-Apr 27

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Conferences
Melbourne
Women Deliver 2026 Conference
the world's largest convenings for gender equality
Melbourne, Australia,
Sun, Apr 27-Wed, Apr 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

Dance
Newark
A Tribute To Judith Jamison
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
One Center Street
Fri, May 9, 6p-7:30p (prior to the 8p Alvin Ailey performance)

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

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History
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

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Festival
USA
National Park Week
USA
Apr 19-Apr 27

Laurel, MD
The Harlem Renaissance Revisited
Laurel Branch Library
507 7th Street
Tue, Apr 29, 5p-6p

St. Louis
Reopening of The Old Courthouse
(home of the infamous Dred Scott Decision)
Sat, May 3, 10a
Courthouse Open To Public, 10:45a
Festival In Keiner Plaza, 11a

Film
Online
Rustin

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

History
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

Human Diversity
Woman Challenging Zakir Naik on Polygamy

Coretta Scott King Speaks at the 1996 Atlanta Pride Celebration

Mental Health Counseling of LGBTQ+ Muslims Toolkit!

In Memoriam
Ida Gentry Clowney
Spartanburg, SC - Feb 21, 1956
Charlotte, NC – Feb 20, 2025
Services were Sat, Mar 1, Spartanburg

Mental Health
The Friendship Bench: Bringing Talk Therapy into Underserved Communities

Music
Alexandria
A Roberta Flack Tribute Concert
with special guest *Steve Novosel, upright bass
MetroStage at the Lyceum
201 S Washington St
Mon May 12, 7pm & Tue May 13, 7p
*Novosel is her former husband

Gregory Porter
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
One Center Street
Sun, Jun 29, 7p

Poetry
National Harbor, MD
Harlem Renaissance Poet’s Salon Arts'tination
162 Waterfront St.
Sat, Apr 26, 4p-7p

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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, Suns 8a-5p, free

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Photography
These Camouflage Portraits Celebrate African Beauty
Photography by Thandiwe Muriu

Politics
Black Men Speaks to Arabs and Others

Win With Black Men
Sun, Apr 27, Zoom Call
7p-8:30p

Reparations
Curricular Resources:
Reparations Math and Reparations History

Tulsa Mayor Backs Reparations Plan For ‘Black Wall Street’ Massacre Victims

Resistance

Shopping/Restaurants
Fair Oaks, VA
Niani Gallery’s Jewelry Artist Louis Sangere-King
Artopia Fine Art Gallery
Fair Oaks Mall (near Macys Upper Level)

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

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

Television/Online
Richard III
PBS Great Performances
See Watch Full Episode

Online
Clean Slate with LaVerne Cox and George Wallace

Theater
Chicago
Black Ensemble Theater
Elvis Presley Was A Black Man Named Joe
Sun, Mar 9-Sun, Apr 20

Chicago
A Raisin in the Sun
Court Theatre
5535 S Ellis
Fri, Jan 31–Fri, May 2, 7:30p

New York
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Studio 54   
254 W 54th St
Now to Sun, May 4