DC Black History Celebration Committee Kicks Off Program in Southwest

By Vyllorya Evans The DC Black History Celebration Committee (DCBHCC) will mark Black History Month 2024 with the theme Black Artist as Activist. The public is invited to join the kickoff event on Saturday, February 3 at 11:00 a.m. at Westminster Church, 400 I Street SW.  The keynote speaker for […]

DC Black History Celebration Committee Kicks Off Black History Program in Southwest

By Vyllorya Evans & Mari Events Black Resistance is the 2023 theme for Black History month. You are invited to join the DC Black History Committee (DCBHCC) Saturday, February 4, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at Westminster Church, 400 I Street SW for its kick-off event.  What better place to host this event than […]

February Support Group Meeting to Focus on COVID-19, Mental Health During Pandemic

By Southwester Staff The Thelma D. Jones Breast Cancer Fund (TDJBCF)  continues its 10th anniversary celebration with a February Support Group Meeting honoring Black History Month. Join the TDJBCF on Wednesday, February 16, at 6:00 p.m. as we focus on breast cancer in men, COVID-19 and mental health during the […]

Community Rallies to Honor Black History

Amidon-Bowen Black History

Photo caption: Shakespeare Theatre actors Renea Brown as Queen Titania and Brent Stansell as King Oberon in a scene from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Photos courtesy of Martin Welles, Amidon-Bowen PTA President. The community united to honor black history at the Amidon-Bowen Black History Month Celebration on Feb. 25, 2016. Joined by American civil rights activist and freedom rider, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, nearly 200 guests wrapped arms and sang We Shall Overcome. The choir, led by Para Perry, also performed the Black National Anthem Lift Every Voice and Sing, If You Miss Me […]