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

Celebrations
Gary
Guest: Jackson and Marlon Jackson
Hosted by Chris Tucker and Deniece Williams
2300 Jackson Street Block Party
Roosevelt High School
730 W 25th Street
Fri, Aug 29 and Sat, Aug 30, noon-7p

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Celebrations
Gary
Guest: Jackson and Marlon Jackson
Hosted by Chris Tucker and Deniece Williams
2300 Jackson Street Block Party
Roosevelt High School
730 W 25th Street
Fri, Aug 29 and Sat, Aug 30, noon-7p

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Circus
Oxon Hill, MD
UniverSoul Circus
National Harbor
Fri, Jun 27-Sun, Aug 1

Conferences
Lagos
Beyond Berlin Conference - 140 Years Later
University of Lagos
Mon, Nov 3-Fri, Nov 7

Exhibits
New York
Superfine: Tailoring Black Style
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
Through Sun, Oct 26, 2025

Alexandria
Moss H. Kendrix: Reframing the Black Image
Alexandria Black History Museum
902 Wythe Street
Alexandria Virginia

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Festival
Nairobi
The Stage Dance Festival
Braeburn Schools Gitanga Road
Fri, Jul 18, 8:30-4p

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Festival
Nairobi
The Stage Dance Festival
Braeburn Schools Gitanga Road
Fri, Jul 18, 8:30-4p

Film
Washington
Movies on the Lawn
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, S.E.
July 17: “The Goonies”
July 24: “Spy Kids”
July 31: “The Muppet Movie”
Aug. 7: “Jurassic Park”
at Dusk, 8:30p

Accra
Black Star International Film Festival
Wed, Sep 24-Sun, Sep 28

Take a 10-minute virtual tour of Clarksdale. 1930s Clarksdale was the setting of the recent hit movie, Sinners

Online
Rustin

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

Food
Gary
Farmers Market
667 S. Lake Street
Sundays, 11a-1p

History
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

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, Jul 26, 10a-1p, free

College Park, MD
Sankofa IMPACT
“Unchartered Waters:  Dimensions of the
TransAtlantic Slave Trade and  Prince George’s County,
Maryland – Conference and Community Conversation”
University of Maryland
Sat, Aug 23

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
Mama Mosie Burks

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

Music
New York
Reflections on Africa: The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Lincoln Center
Frederick P. Rose Hall
Broadway at 60th Street
Thu, Jul 24-Fri, Jul 25,7:30p

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Politics
Black Man Speaks to Arabs and Others

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Photography
These Camouflage Portraits Celebrate African Beauty
Photography by Thandiwe Muriu

Politics
Black Man Speaks to Arabs and Others

Win With Black Men
Sun, Jul 6, Zoom Call
7p-8:30p

Reparations
Curricular Resources:
Reparations Math and Reparations History

Tulsa's new Black mayor proposes $100M trust to 'repair' impact of 1921 Race Massacre

Resistance
Defying the Censors - Part Two!
Woodhull Freedom Foundation
Tue, Jul 15, 2p-3p

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
Brufort, Ghana Town The Gambia
Success Seekers Multimedia
Summer Training
Jul 28-Aug 23 4p-6p daily, D1,500
3396697 / 6394593

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
44 The Obama Musical
Studebaker Theater
Fine Arts Building
410 S Michigan Avenue
Sat, Aug 23 – Sun, Sep 21