Art
Hagerstown, MD
Hampton Olfus, Jr
Just Lookin Gallery
40 Summit Ave
Hagerstown, MD
Sat, Oct 4–Sat, Nov 1
reception on Sat 4 Sun Oct 5, 1- 7p

Amy Sherald: American Sublime
Baltimore Museum of the Arts
10 Art Museum Drive
Opens Sun, Nov 2-Sun, Apr 5
public tickets opens Wed, Oct 8, $

Washington, DC
Woven Thread
featuring several artists including Prelli Williams
Honfleur Gallery
1241 Marion Barry Ave
Opening Reception: Sat, Nov 1, 6p-8p

Baltimore
Anson Asaka
Quid Nunc Gallery
1007 Charles St.
Reception: Nov 15, 5p
Sat, Nov 15-Sun, Nov 30

Morristown, NJ
Echoes of the Diaspora. A Study in Style, Culture
Morris Museum
6 Normandy Heights Road
now until TBA

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

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Celebrations
Washington
Howard University Homecoming
Sun, Oct 19-Sun, Oct 26

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Washington, DC
CABA Awards Ceremony
Howard University
Miner Building
Sat, Nov 1, 11a-2p

Thomasville, GA
7th Annual Jack Hadley Black History Museum Gala
Receptions for You
1200 W. Jackson St.
Sat, Nov 8, 6:30p

Comedy
Gary
Martin Lawrence
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
2900 Burr Street
Sat, Jan 24, 7p

Dance
Free Rooftop Salsa & Bachata Pop Up Party!
Events DC
416 Morse Street, NE
Sun, Oct 5, 5p-10p

Exhibits
New York
Superfine: Tailoring Black Style
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
100h0 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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Washington
CR Gibbs
A Hard Road to Freedom:
Slavery & Emancipation in the State
of Maryland
Woodridge Library
1801 Hamlin Street, NE
Tue, Oct 21, 6p

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Film
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
Online
GLC@Lunch with Charles Riley
Boima Kiakpomgbo and his Diary: A Perspective on Indigenous Slavery in Liberia, 1913-1923
In person: Resonances Hall, Room 241, 115 Prospect Street, New Haven
Online: Register here
Wed, Oct 8, 12p-1:15p

Washington
CR Gibbs
A Hard Road to Freedom:
Slavery & Emancipation in the State
of Maryland
Woodridge Library
1801 Hamlin Street, NE
Tue, Oct 21, 6p

The Browder Files with Tony Browder of WPFW-Washington
Wed, Aug 20, 2025 Janis Hagey and Wayne Young

Lectures
Michigan City, IN
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Adventures in Science Literacy
Stardust Event Center
Blue Chip Casino
Sun, Dec 7p

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, Sep 20, 10:00a-1p, free

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
DC Area Tribute to Assata Shakur
Busboys and Poets Anacostia
2004 Martin Luther King Junior Avenue
Mon, Oct 13, 6:30p-8p

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

Money
How the FIRE Movement is Inspiring Early Retirees

Movies
Love, Brooklyn

Music
Helena, AR
King Biscuit Blues Festival
Fri, Oct 10-Sat, Oct 11

Poetry
In The Tradition: A Showcase Of New Poets/New Poetry
Esther Productions
Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library
3310 Connecticut Ave NW
Sat, Oct 11, 1p-3p

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Theater
The Privation
Woolly Mammoth
641 D Street, NW
Closes Sun, Oct 12

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Photography
Washington
New Perspective on the New Thing
A Exhibition of Photos 1966-70
Woodridge Library
1801 Hamlin St. NE
now-Sat, Nov 1

These Camouflage Portraits Celebrate African Beauty
Photography by Thandiwe Muriu

Politics
Black Man Speaks to Arabs and Others

Why Harris Said She Will Never Do Anything Just for Black Folks - A Legal Perspective

Reparations
Curricular Resources:
Reparations Math and Reparations History

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

Resistance
Philly march to Honor 30th Year of Million Man March
Broad and Master, Broad and Christian, 30th and Market
meet Love Park in Center City
Sat, Oct 26, 8a

10 Steps to Autocracy - Stacey Abrams

Bid 'Em In (Slave Auction) Oscar Brown, Jr.

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
The Privation
Woolly Mammoth
641 D Street, NW
Closes Sun, Oct 12

Chicago
Blues Heaven
Black Ensemble Theater
4450 N Clark St.
Sat, Sep 6 - Sun, Oct 26

New York
44 – The Musical
The Daryl Roth Theatre
101 East 15th Street
Tue, Oct 14-Thu, Nov 6

New York
Dinner with the Youngers
The Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater
10 W 64th St
Thu, Oct 23-Sun, Oct 26