TFC Partner Event | Join the African American Civil War Memorial Museum for a vibrant Founder’s Day Celebration honoring the birth of the United States Colored Troops. Enjoy live music, a pop-up exhibit, and an evening of community and reflection.

Save the Date for an annual walking tour of campus buildings and sites with connections to Georgetown’s history and ongoing work in Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation.

DCAESJ Partner Event | This free event is intended to gather Black educators and their families to connect with each other and with DC history.

TFC Event | Are you a people’s history buff? Join us for a fun night of questions and answers about the history often missing from textbooks.

Join National Women's Foundation and Esther Productions Inc. for an inspiring evening celebrating the voices and stories of amazing women writers.

DCAESJ Partner Event | Join the DC History Center for documentary screening of Kindred Spirits followed by a discussion about arts education in the District. 

Celebrate Women's History Month at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library for a cultural gathering that honors and celebrates Black women through the lens of Herstory, past and present.

They tried to turn the music down. The city turned up. Celebrate the History of Go-Go with a screening of the DC-made documentary Something for the People.

TFC Event | Join Teaching for Change at Busboys & Poets for a conversation with author and educator Brian Jones.

This panel discussion highlights how the Civil Rights Movement laid the foundation for the District’s own landmark protections.

Come out for a Block Party featuring 50+ vendors, exclusive Author Panels with your favorite Black scholars, food, drinks, music, giveaways, and more!

Come celebrate Black History Month with Lush and Teaching for Change.

Discover the hidden history of Black Georgetown from those who lived it.

TfC Partner Event | From grassroots organizing to living legacy! Join a SNCC veteran and historians as they discuss the labor of organizing in the past, and its impact on the present.

TFC Partner Event | Join Teaching for Change and Capital City Go-Go for a day of basketball, education, and D.C. Go-Go Culture.

TFC Partner Event | Join Rethinking Schools, Penguin Random House, Defending the Early Years, and Black Lives Matter at School for a virtual launch and celebration of Main Street: A Community Story About Redlining by Britt Hawthorne and Tiffany Jewell.

DCAESJ Partner Event | Join DCAESJ and EmpowerEd for an evening of food, drinks, and Black educator voices from across the DMV.

Defending the Early Years invites you to join their upcoming webinar, Affirming Black Identity in the Early Years.

TFC Event | Jarvis Givens joins Rethinking Schools executive director Cierra Kaler-Jones and editor Jesse Hagopian to discuss his latest book, I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month.

Held during Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action (February 2—6, 2026), this event uplifts the national demand to mandate Black history and ethnic studies in K-12 curriculum. 

This event is part of the Zinn Education Project's (co-directed by Rethinking Schools and Teaching for Change) Teach the Black Freedom Struggle series and is designed for teachers and other school staff. Parents, students, and others are also welcome to participate.

DCAESJ Event | Join us on Saturday, January 26, 2026, for an online curriculum fair featuring a keynote speaker and workshops set to uplift the guiding principles that focus on improving the school experience for Black students.

Join the DC Public Library for an Author Talk with Erica Green and Katie Benner to discuss their book Miracle Children: Race, Education, and a True Story of False Promises.

DCAESJ EVENT| Resource exchange for all D.C. area educators in preparation for the 2026 Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action (February 2–6, 2026).

Join the City of Bowie and UMD Social Justice Alliance for a film screening & panel discussion centered around racial justice and equity, and in honor of native 1LT Richard W. Collins III.

DCAESJ Partner Event | Rest + Rise, a project of EmpowerEd, invites Black educators from across the DMV to an evening of yoga, mindfulness, and community building!

TFC Partner Event | Join the Charles H. Thompson Colloquium for Dr. David Stovall’s keynote address "We Cannot Forget the Assignment; Educational Freedom Fighting in Perilous Times."

TFC Partner Event | Join the Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) in honoring children’s and young adult books that promote understanding of Africa through compelling stories and accurate representation.

Join the DC History Center and Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives for a book talk about the history of Black public education and school architecture in the nation’s capital.

TFC Event | Hear from author Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, in conversation with Jenice L. View, on his new book, Reconsidering Reparations: Why Climate Justice and Constructive Politics Are Needed in the Wake of Slavery and Colonialism.

Engage in a conversation that explores Panthers’ survival programs, political repression (COINTELPRO), women in the Black Panther Party, and more.