Calendar of Events

Monday, February 15 7PM EST Celebrate President’s Day with White House photographer Lawrence Jackson who covered President Barack Obama over his eight years in office.  Yes We Did is filled with Lawrence’s intimate photographs and reflections. For anyone who misses the humanity, grace, and undefinable “cool factor” of the Obama White House, this warm and inspiring book provides an

Join the Banneker-Douglas Museum as it presents a discussion on the evolution of the identity of the Black Family. In alignment with the Association for African American Life and History’s (ASALH) annual theme, The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity, this dialogue between Director Chanel Compton and Mr. Matt Prestbury, founder of The Black Father

Saturday, February 20 12PM EST View a screening of A Lesson Plan, a film project featuring four true teen stories that negatively impacts the African/Black community in terms of mental health. These stories presented by the students of Positive Social Change Theater/Performing Arts Program of Augusta Fells Savage HS involve storylines on homelessness, sexuality, romantic

A dynamic discussion about Prince George’s County Afro-Native history and families. About this Event Gabriel A. Greaves will discuss the history of Afro Native heritage and family life in Prince George's County and beyond with guest speaker Lonnie Harrington. Lonnie Harrington is an Afro-Indigenous community leader. He is of African, Seminole, Cherokee, Choctaw, and Shawnee

Join the International Museum for Muslim Cultures for a conversation that rethinks the connection of the Civil Rights and African American Muslim Movements as parallel movements to one Freedom Struggle in America. Okolo Rashid, co-founder of the International Museum of Muslim Cultures in Jackson, Mississippi, will present her emerging research on the convergence of these

Join us for our first ABHM Book Club of 2021 as we celebrate the birthday of ABHM founder, the late Dr. James Cameron, an avid reader and an inspiring writer and educator. In this remarkable memoir, Dr. Cameron recounts his experience surviving a lynching in 1930 when he was just 16 years old. Book Club

Register here: https://cbo.io/tickets/bsnm/Virtual

The Riley Museum will be hosting the 2021 Annual Applause for the Pioneers Gala this Friday at 6:30 P.M. In light of COVID-19, the gala will be hosted virtually! On Friday, please click the link below to attend the virtual gala. We look forward to gathering virtually and the program will surely be an event

About this Event Please Join the American Women’s Heritage Society/The Belmont Mansion & Soca Wines for an elegant night of … Wine Pairing Presentation Wine & Chocolate Tasting Live DJ $40 Wine Kit includes: 3- 375ml Bottles: Dry (white, red, rum punch) or Sweet (white, red, rum punch)...or purchase one of each varietal! Pairing of

Thank you for your interest in the third annual "National Visitation Survey for History Organizations," a project of the American Association for State and Local History’s (AASLH) Public History Research Lab. AASLH uses the data collected through this survey to produce the National Visitation Report, the field’s only national effort to monitor and report on in-person

In celebration of Women’s History Month, ACM’s Urban Waterways project will be hosting four virtual community forums as part of its Women’s Environmental Leadership (WEL) initiative. Over the course of four days in October of 1991, more than 500 participants representing civil rights, environmental, health, community development, and faith organizations from across the U.S., Canada,

In the spirit of Women’s History Month, join the Banneker-Douglass Museum for "Honoring Black Women of Courage" We will explore the life of Maryland-born, freedom fighter, Gloria Richardson who led the Cambridge Movement, a civil-rights movement which led to the desegregation of all schools, recreational areas, and hospitals in Maryland. Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwocuiuqDgqHdKbf_BWqC_jyukAz_5aOVnM

Join the AAAM|EMPs as we celebrate Women’s History Month on Friday March 12 at 6 pm ET.  We will showcase three women within the AAAM cultural sector that empower women through their work.  Kaila Austin, AAAM|EMP Communications Manager,will guide a conversation with our guests to cover the representation of BIPOC in white spaces as well as current issues of race and gender experienced in the field.  Please join us