Art
New York
Harlem Arts Stroll
Sat, May 10, 1p-6p
Nairobi
18th Affordable Art Show
Nairobi National Museum
Thu, May 22-Sun,May 24
Baltimore
Artscape
Sat, May 24-Sun, May 25
Business
The 5 Reasons Why The "United States Of AFRICA" May Fail
Conferences
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
Conferences
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
Festival
Chicago
Pullman Railroad Days
Sat, May 17-Sun, May 18
Festival
Nairobi
Cinco De Mayo
The Social House Nairobi
Sun, May 4, 12p
Rockville, MD
VisArts' Rockville Arts Festival
The Square
36 Maryland Avenue
Sat May 3-Sun, May 4, 10a-5p
Chicago
Pullman Railroad Days
Sat, May 17-Sun, May 18
Washington
Black Pride
Fri May 23–Mon, May 26
Film
Online
Rustin
A United Kingdom (released Nov 26)
History vs. Hollywood Findings
History
Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition
GLC@Lunch with Isabela Fraga
Bound to Feel: Personhood from Slavery to Abolition in Brazil and Cuba
Wed, May 7, 12p-1:15p
Washington
“Benjamin Banneker & the
African Roots of his Science”
CR Gibbs
Woodridge Library
1801 Hamlin Street, NE
Tue, May 20, 6p
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
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
"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
Alexis Herman
Zarinah Shakir
Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu
Evangeline Montgomery
Kenneth Burke
Mental Health
The Friendship Bench: Bringing Talk Therapy into Underserved Communities
Music
Washington, D.C.
The United States Air Force Band
The U.S. Air Force Rock Band “Max Impact”, will be hosting Rock
and Roll legend Chubby Checker
Miracle Theater
535 8th St SE
May 10, 7p,
free tickets needed
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
Over My Head, I Hear Music in the Air - A Celebration of Bernice Johnson Reagon
Music Center At Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane
North Bethesda, MD
Fri, May 16, 8p
Boston
Frederick Douglass
New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough Street
Fri, Jun 20, 7:30p
Gregory Porter
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
One Center Street
Sun, Jun 29, 7p
Politics
Win With Black Men
Sun, May 4, Zoom Call
7p-8:30p
Photography
These Camouflage Portraits Celebrate African Beauty
Photography by Thandiwe Muriu
Politics
Black Men Speaks to Arabs and Others
Win With Black Men
Sun, May 4, 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
Democratic Attorney General Letitia James
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
Washington
Akira Kurosawa Explains His Movies and Yogurt (with live & active cultures!)
Woolly Mammoth Theater
641 D ST. NW
Sun, May 4–Sun, Jun 1
New York
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Studio 54
254 W 54th St
Now to Sun, May 4
