Join acclaimed artist Nekisha Durrett for a powerful conversation on art, memory, and untold histories, followed by a fireside chat.

Join the People's Archive and DC History Center for a conversation that will trace the literary life, politics, and influence of DC’s Black poets to understand the history and culture of the city.

Join Politics and Prose for an author discussion on how the triangle shirtwaist factory fire exposed New York City elites and laid the foundations for modern charity.

An event honoring the new book, Crankin! Power and Resilience in Washington, DC’s Go-Go Culture.

DCAESJ Event | Pre-K–12 educators are invited to connect in person while exploring curriculum that challenges students to be critical thinkers and active community members.

This year, the Center for Black Educator Development and the National Black Teacher Pipeline Coalition invite you into Black August: Educate. Heal. Organize. This is a two-part webinar series grounded in reflection, connection, and collective action.

Gabriel Brumberg (University of Chicago '26) will present this solo performance—part play, part concert, and part lecture—tracing the history of American folk protest music from the turn of the 20th century through the 1960s.

Author Dave Zirin will discuss his new biography of Howard Zinn.

Chuck Brown Day commemorates the life, legacy, and music of DC legend and the Godfather of Go-Go, Chuck Brown.

TFC Partner Event | Join us at Busboys and Poets with author Dave Zirin. He will be in conversation with Jessica A. Rucker to introduce a new biography of Howard Zinn.

Free virtual screening of Counted Out followed by a live conversation about making sense of the world in the age of AI.

Politics and Prose will host author Dave Zirin to talk about his forthcoming biography of historian Howard Zinn.

This year, the Center for Black Educator Development and the National Black Teacher Pipeline Coalition invite you into Black August: Educate. Heal. Organize. This is a two-part webinar series grounded in reflection, connection, and collective action.

TFC Advisor Event | Join DC History Center and The People’s Archive at MLK Library on Monday, July 27 for a talk about Teaching for Change’s Teaching Central America advisor Ana Patricia Rodríguez’s new book Avocado Dreams.

Join Rising Organizers for "Freedom Isn't Free: Social Movements and the Fight for a Free and Fair Democracy,” an intergenerational conversation featuring movement leaders and organizers exploring the role organizing has played in shaping American democracy, the current state of organizing in America, and offering hopes and recommendations for the future of organizing.

Join Black Lives Matter DC for For the Culture Community Day, a day of joy, connection, and celebrating the richness of Black culture! Bring the whole family out for delicious food, music, games, and fun activities for all ages.

DCAESJ Partner Event:

A film about the Salvadoran diaspora in Washington, D.C. through the eyes of Salvadoran artists.

On July 9, Center for Popular Democracy invites everyone to march in Washington, D.C. on the anniversary of the 14th Amendment, the moment when “We the People” expanded.

Join the iconic Go-Go Museum & Cafe for a special screening of CHOCOLATE: A Motion-Poetry Homage to Black D.C., a lyrical short film honoring the people and resilience of Black D.C.

Join Next250 in Washington, DC on June 27 to reimagine what our nation can become.

Haunted by the ruptures of the world around us, the theme for this year’s Maryland Humanities Summer Institute is “Dissent!”

DCAESJ Partner Event: In honor of Black Music Month, DC Black MBA, 5 Starr Entertainment, and IN THE LOOP Program of Success are hosting a Music Matters Summit designed to give youth interested in music an opportunity to learn from some leaders in the music industry here in the DMV.

Join March On! for TONI x 2: How Bambara and Morrison Reshaped the Literary Landscape — an afternoon exploring the powerful creative connection between two of the most influential figures in American literary history: Toni Cade Bambara and Toni Morrison.

TFC co-sponsored event | Join us this Juneteenth from 1–4pm at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park for a teach-in on how our shared stories are being erased, censored, or manipulated at our national parks, and what we can do to protect them.

TFC Partner Event | Author Jules Boykoff joins us to share about “the longstanding problems with the Olympics, the persisting erosion of leadership in the Olympic Movement, and the consequences and impact for all involved” (Harry Edwards, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley).

TFC Partner Event | Attend this event to hear from Dr. Terence Ngwa on his new book, Beyond Compensation: Empowering Teachers' Unions to Think Beyond Bread-and-Butter Issues.