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.

Black Joy Sunday is back outside and bigger than ever!

Join Empower D.C. for the launch of their new exhibit at Busboys & Poets.

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.

Join Bruce-Monroe Elementary School at Park View for a day of deep explorations of Black Lives Matter at School guiding principles.

Author Eve Ewing will discuss her book Original Sins: The (Mis)Education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism.

Join DC Collaborative virtually for a peer-led discussion on how the collective efforts of the DC Black Arts community can support the next generation of creatives, artists, and cultural leaders.

Learn about the post-emancipation story told in Dr. Kate Masur’s Freedom was in Sight!: A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region and hear the words and experiences of people who lived in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Alexandria, Virginia and Washington, D.C. during Reconstruction like the Plummer family, whose story is told at Riversdale.

In celebration of the book Freedom Was in Sight: A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region, Ford’s Theatre is proud to present an elevated book talk with acclaimed Reconstruction scholar Dr. Kate Masur, dramaturg Faedra C. Carpenter and educator Candra Flanagan.

Author Kate Masur will share about the graphic novel Freedom Was in Sight: A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region, narrating the hopes and betrayals of a critical period in American history. Copies of the book will be available for purchase during and after the event, and Masur will be signing following the program.

Join EmpowerEd & Teaching for Change for great food, drinks, and Black educator voices from across the DMV at this special story lounge! This event is part of Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, uplifting the 4 national demands including hiring and retaining Black teachers. 

Join us on Saturday, January 25, 2025, for an online curriculum fair featuring a keynote speaker and workshops set to uplift the 13 guiding principles that focus on improving the school experience for Black students.

This session will introduce educators and families to K-12 children’s books in preparation for Black History Month and the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action.

All preK-12th grade D.C. area educators are invited to participate in a resource exchange in preparation for the eighth annual D.C. Area Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action (Feb 3-7, 2025)!

Join EmpowerEd’s Rest and Rise for a transformative yoga class designed specifically for Black educators.

On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, editors Jenice L. View, Alana D. Murray, and Deborah Menkart will share key stories and insights from the second edition of Putting the Movement Back Into Civil Rights Teaching.

The Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) are presented annually to the authors and illustrators of the best children’s and young adult books on Africa published or republished in the U.S.

Attend a special screening and discussion on the film Storming Caesars Palace.

Come learn the story and legacy of Washington, DC’s African American authors of children’s literature at this free event featuring noted authors, public television and radio producers and hosts, book illustrators, bookstore owners and civil rights leaders.