Would you like to learn more about how Black women shaped the fight for safe, affordable housing in Washington, DC?

Join the Frederick Douglass Center for Linda Leaks and the DC Limited Equity Cooperative Movement: A Teach-in, an evening exploring Black working-class women’s leadership in building and sustaining cooperative housing — and what this history offers ongoing struggles to keep communities rooted in the city.

Monday, November 2, 2026
7:00–8:30 p.m. | Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Conference Center 401A
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washington, DC
901 G St. NW Washington, D.C. 20001

This event is organized by Douglass Center Fellow Jessica “Jess” A. Rucker, hosted by the People’s Archive, and supported by the Frederick Douglass Center for Leadership Through the Humanities.

You can learn more about the event and the panelists on their website.