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Activities - Free and at Local Time, Unless Noted
 
Feb 05, 2026 – Feb 18 2026
 

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


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

Comedy
Gary
Marlon Wayans
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
2900 Burr Street
Fri, Mar 6, 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

Chicago
FREEDOM SONGS: The Role of Music in Healing & Liberation from Slavery to Now
Quinn Chapel AME
2401 S Wabash Ave
Sun, Feb 8, 2026 3p-5p

Washington
In Process and Reverb
MLK Library
901 G Street, NW
Mon, Feb 16, 3p

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

Dance
Washington
Black History Month Fundraising Event
Duke Ellington School of the Arts
3500 R St NW
Sat, Feb 21, 2p-6p

Selected Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Tour:

Atlanta, GA
The Fox Theatre
Wed, Feb 11-Sun, Feb 15

Philadelphia, PA
Academy of Music
Fri, Feb 27-Sun, Mar 1

Houston, TX
Jones Hall
Fri, Mar 6-Sun, Mar 8

Dallas, TX
Winspear Opera House
Tue, Mar 10

Los Angeles, CA
LA Music Center Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Wed, Mar 25-Sun, Mar 29

Berkeley, CA
UC Berkeley Zellerbach Hall
Tue, Apr 7-Sun, Apr 12

Davis, CA
Univ. California Mondavi Center
Tue, Apr 14-Wed, Apr 15

Chicago, IL
Auditorium Theatre
Fri, Apr 24-Sun, Apr 26

Estate Sale
Washington
Dr. Clayton Lang's Art Books Estate Sale
6020 3rd St NE
Sat, Feb 14-Sun, Feb 15, 12p-5p

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


Online
Columbia University
Preserving Haitian History, includes Marvin Tupper Jones
With English, French and Haitian Kreyòl translations
Wed, Feb 11, 6p-8p
RSVP


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
Wed, Mar 4–Fri,Mar 6

Health
Gary Winter Wellness Walk Meet at Paul Douglas Center\ Indiana Dunes National Park
100 N Lake St
Mon, Feb 16, 11a-1p

History
Washington
Frederick Douglass Headlines the Lincoln Birthday Celebration
International Square,
1875 I St NW
Tue, Feb 10, 5p-8:15p

Online
Columbia University
Preserving Haitian History, includes Marvin Tupper Jones
With English, French and Haitian Kreyòl translations
Wed, Feb 11, 6p-8p
RSVP

​​​​​​Douglass Day with Sheridan Libraries
Johns Hopkins University
(transcription of historical documents from the Colored Convention)
Fri, Feb 13,12p-3p

New Haven/Online
The Fragmented Archive of Ottoman European Slavery
Yale University
Rosenkranz Hall, Rm 241,
115 Prospect St.
Wed, Feb 18, 12:30p-1:45p
registration

South Holland (Metro Gary/Chicago)
Local Stories of the Underground Railroad
Sand Ridge Nature Center
15891 Paxton Ave
Sat, Feb 28, 1p-2p

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

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
Sexism in the Church by Dharius Daniels

Why Smart People Think Stupid Things

In Memoriam
Grady Damon Wilson
Roland Lumumba
Rubell Bing

Lecture
Bowie, MD
Benjamin L. Crump
Spring 2026 Convocation
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center Auditorium
Wed, Feb 11, 10a

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


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


Politics
Imagine #Trump with no guardrails -Kamala Harris

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
Sun, Mar 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
219-883-5126

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

 
 
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