Reflect. Reconnect. Reimagine.

Inspired by the legacy and enduring significance of the insurgent Black feminist writer and teacher, bell hooks, the theme for this year’s Humanities Summer Institute is “Teaching to Transgress.”

Youth are leading once again by taking on the Trump administration and its anti-clean energy and anti-climate science directives that attack our children, our scientific institutions, the rule of law, and our democracy.

TFC Partner Event | Join CARE D.C. at Harvesting Justice on July 10—an event rooted in love, equity, and the fight for better schools in DC. Let’s build something real for our kids.

The Family Carnival is one of the most anticipated events of the Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival — a full day of celebration, performances, and unforgettable memories.

Join the Woodlawn Manor cultural park for special museum hours Thursday, June 19 from 10am to 4pm.

What better way to celebrate Juneteenth than to visit the museum dedicated the man, Reverend Josiah Henson, who traveled along the Underground Railroad freeing 118 former enslaved persons.

TFC Partner Event | Celebrate Juneteenth at the African American Civil War Memorial

TFC Partner event | Join the DC History Center and The People's Archive for a book talk about language, community, and identity formation for Latinx immigrants in Chocolate City.

Kick off your Juneteenth Week by joining the Josiah Henson Museum and Park to celebrate Josiah Henson’s birthday on June 15th!

DCAESJ Co-Sponsored Event | Join the DC/DOX festival for the world premiere of The Librarians, a powerful documentary on the chilling story of book bans in Texas and the fight against censorship.

Join Bus Boys & Poets and explore an essential introduction to trans history, from ancient times to the present day, in full-color graphic nonfiction format

DCAESJ Partner Event | Join EmpowerEd at the 2025 DC Teacher Voice Awards & Benefit. Educators are rising to the occasion and EmpowerEd is celebrating them and their mission and accomplishments.

Join DMV Dream Defenders for our screening of the HBO docuseries "Eyes on the Prize III, Episode 6: What Comes After Hope?"

Join a range of #TeachTruth activities at Pike Kitchen Food Hall. There will be a non-fiction book swap (bring a book, take a book), photo booth, art station, rally, and interactive Teach Truth pop-up display.

DCAESJ Event | A walk/march from the National Museum of African American History Culture (NMAAHC) to National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), to highlight the censorship of history in schools and museums.

TFC Partner Event | Shout Mouse Press celebrates the publication of The Light Looks Like Me: Words on Love by Queer Youth, a multi-genre anthology exploring LGBTQ+ love.

TFC Co-Sponsored Event | Authors, educators, parents, and artists including Kwame Alexander, Ibram X. Kendi, Jason Reynolds, will gather to stand-up for creative expression, access to all books, and the freedom to learn.

From student crises to district mandates, educators are holding more than ever with less support than ever. This 90-minute virtual Community Care Circle allows school staff to exhale, connect, and remember: you're not in this alone.

Join The Nicholson Project in celebrating the opening of Song of Sons, a new public art installation by Nate Langston Palmer.

Join Busboys and Poets to explore 400 years of protest and resistance in U.S. history – and what the unsung heroes of social movements past can teach us about navigating our chaotic world.

Online event with historians Jarvis Givens and Imani Perry in conversation with Teaching for Black Lives co-editor Jesse Hagopian and Rethinking Schools executive director Cierra Kaler-Jones. They will discuss the Black Teacher Archive.

This May 3rd, fight for the Freedom to Learn and multiracial democracy!

Join NEA and Casa de Maryland at Lafayette Park on May 1st to make our voices heard for better, safer, stronger communities.