Art
Annapolis
She Speaks
The Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum
84 Franklin Street
Sat, Feb 7-Jan 16, 2027

Baltimore
Amy Sherald: American Sublime
Baltimore Museum of the Arts
10 Art Museum Drive
until Sun, Apr 5

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

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

Concerts
Washington, DC
Brave Soul 20: The Anniversary Performance
Sitar Arts Center (in the de Laski Theater)
1700 Kalorama Road NW
Sat, Feb 7, 8p-10p

Alexandria
Roots & Reverence: The Spirituals that Shaped America
MetroStage at the Lyceum
201 S. Washington St.
Mon, Feb 23 at 7p

Alexandria
Still Unforgettable: A Birthday Salute to Nat King Cole with Greg Watkins
MetroStage at the Lyceum
201 S. Washington St.
Mon, Mar 30 at 7p

Conferences
Washington
Hilton in Dupont Circle
National LGBTQ Task Force Conference
Wed, Jan 21-Mon, Jan, 26

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

Fashion
Nairobi
Nairobi Fashion Week Season VIII
The Sarit Expo Centre
Wed. Jan 28, 9a-Jan 31

Festival
Conakry
ADLaM Pulaaku Cultural Day
Palais du Peuple Conference Hall
Sun, Feb 1, 9a-6p

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Festival
Conakry
ADLaM Pulaaku Cultural Day
Palais du Peuple Conference Hall
Sun, Feb 1, 9a-6p

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Film
Out of Darkness: Heavy Is The Crown Vol. 2
Features: Tony Browder, Atlantis Browder, Kaba Kamene, David Banner, James Small, Chike Akua, Sabir Bey, Taj Tarik Bey
(VOD Release 2/3/26)

Online
Rustin

Food
Anaheim
45th Natural Products Expo West Trade Show
Anaheim Convention Center
Mar 4–Mar 6

Health
Online
Understanding Heart Health Risk: What Calcium Score Testing Can Tell You
The Maryland Healthy Heart Learning Collaborative
Tue, Feb 3, 6p-7p
Register

History
New Haven, CT / Online
Gold, Coal and Oysters: The Politics of Police Origins
Stephanie Saxton
Wed, Jan 28, 12:30p-1:45p
Rosenkranz Hall, Rm 241
115 Prospect St 
​​​​​​​register here

Online
Columbia University
Preserving Haitian History, includes Marvin Tupper Jones
With English, French and Haitian Kreyòl translations
Wed, Feb 11, 6p-8p
RSVP
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New York City
The Gay Harlem Renaissance
The New York Historical
170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street). 
Closes Sun, Mar 8
Purchase tickets here

New York City
100: A Century of Collection, Community and Creativity
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Through Tue, Jun 30

San Francisco
Unbound: Art, Blackness and the Universe
Museum of the African Diaspora
685 Mission St (at 3rd)
Closes Sun, Aug 16

George Washington Carver rap by Ernest Super Cooper

Human Diversity
Woman Challenging Zakir Naik on Polygamy

Why are Many African Countries Anti-Gay

Sexism in the Church by Dharius Daniels

Why Smart People Think Stupid Things

In Memoriam
Claudette Colvin
Carmen de Lavallade

Language
Online
Wed, Jan 28, 12:30p-1:30p
Ajami Manuscripts & Knowledge Production in West Africa
Register

Medieval West Africa achieved remarkable knowledge and literacies, flourishing on trans-Saharan trade routes and embracing Islam as a cultural force.  Despite this astounding history, for centuries, sub-Saharan Africa has been misunderstood as a largely illiterate region because of the Eurocentric definition of literacy as only the ability to read and write in European languages using the Latin script. However, millions of Africans have been reading and writing in both classical Arabic and their local languages, often using enriched forms of the Arabic script known as Ajami.

FEATURING:
Dr. Fallou Ngom, Professor of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University
Dr. Gana Ndiaye, Assistant Professor of Ethnicity, Race, and Migration, Yale University

Money
How the FIRE Movement is Inspiring Early Retirees

Poetry
Online
Joy Alford
Get Outta My Way

Photography
Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985
Los Angeles
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Tu, Feb 24–Sun, Jun 14, 2026

Jackson, MS
Mississippi Museum of Art
Sat, Jul 25–Sun, Nov 8, 2026

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Theater
Washington, DC
The World to Come
Woolly Mammoth Theater
641 D ST. NW
Tue, Feb 3-Sun, Mar 1

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Politics
Black Man Speaks to Arabs and Others

Tavis Smiley on Feeling Ignored by President Obama

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

Reparations
Curricular Resources:
Reparations Math and Reparations History

Resistance
10 Steps to Autocracy - Stacey Abrams

Shopping/Restaurants
Gary
Farmer’s Market
Gardner Center
540 S Lake Street
Feb 01, 12p-2p

Fair Oaks, VA
Niani Gallery’s Jewelry Artist Louis Sangere-King
Artopia Fine Art Gallery
Fair Oaks Mall (near Macy's Upper Level)

Organic Bread of Heaven
free
Gary, IN - Mail Order
219-883-5

Technology
Arlington, VA
STAR-TIDES
GMU’s Mason Square Campus
Mon, Apr 13-Tue, Apr 14
The Pentagon
Wed, Apr 15-Thu, Apr16

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, DC
The World to Come
Woolly Mammoth Theater
641 D ST. NW
Tue, Feb 3-Sun, Mar 1

Los Angeles
Red Harlem
Company of Angels
1350 San Pablo St
Sat, Feb 14-Sun, Mar 15

Chicago
The Jackie Wilson Story
Black Ensemble Theater
4450 N Clark St
Sat, Mar 7-Sun, Apr 26