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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.
Join the United States Mint, the National Women’s History Museum, and DC Public Library to celebrate the life and legacy of Reverend Doctor Pauli Murray. Learn more about Murray’s life and legacy during this special celebration, which will include remarks, the short film Pauli Murray, and a panel discussion.
Join us for a captivating evening of spoken word and poetry on February 8, 2024 from 6:30-8:30. Refreshments will be served.
This event is an opportunity for Black educators across DC to share and support the work of creating transformational, antiracist schools.
Capital City Go-Go Education Day is an opportunity for D.C. area students to learn and engage with the rich history and the various stylistic elements related to the go-go music genre.
Join Rethinking Schools, Defending the Early Years, and Black Lives Matter at School for a conversation on Centering Collective Value in the Early Years. This webinar event celebrates the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action.
The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum and the United States Mint, in partnership with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, invite you to the opening of the Black Woman Genius exhibition at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. This free community day will explore the civil rights activism and impact of Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray.
Join us on Saturday, January 20, 2024, for a virtual curriculum fair featuring keynote speaker Enid Lee and workshops set to uplift the national demands based in the Black Lives Matter guiding principles that focus on improving the school experience for students of color.
Planning meeting for all D.C. area educators in preparation for the 2024 Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action (February 5 - 9, 2023)
Join BLM at School and the Circle Keepers for an afternoon of learning, community building, and celebration around the themes of restorative justice, joyful and loving engagement for collective liberation! This teach-in will be led by high school seniors who are restorative justice practitioners.
As we begin the new school year, join Black Lives Matter at School for the Year of Purpose kickoff on Wednesday, August 30 at 5pm PDT/8pm EDT for a group discussion.
Do you want to learn illegal history? Do you want to learn from Black Studies scholars, historians, and educators? Are you a high school student? Register for our 2023 virtual Summer Freedom School!
A session for early childhood teachers on policing with a presentation by Ijumaa Jordan and Megan Madison and time for discussion.
Virtual BLM at School event. Michelle Coles, civil rights attorney and and author of Black Was the Ink, to discuss the parallels between the Reconstruction Era & today with Mimi Eisen, co-author of Erasing the Black Freedom Struggle: How State Standards Fail to Teach the Truth About Reconstruction.
Join EmpowerEd & DC Area Educators for Social Justice to celebrate the power of Black educators in the DMV with stories, food & drink!
From February 6–10, 2023, Teaching for Change's D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice, D.C. area educators, and community members will collaborate on the sixth annual D.C. Area Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action.
Mark your calendars for our sixth annual Black Lives Matter at School Curriculum Fair. Learn from and collaborate with educators in workshops designed to uplift the13 guiding principles and national demands of Black Lives Matter at School.
Planning meeting for all D.C. area educators in preparation for the 2023 Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action (February 6th - 10th, 2023)
Join bestselling, all-star authors Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon for a discussion of their new novel of Black teen love, Whiteout, a sequel to Blackout.
Renewing The Radical Project of Black Education: A Conversation with Dr. Camika Royal and Dr. Elizabeth Todd-Breland. Learn from these two scholar-activists who document how Black-led education organizing in Philadelphia & Chicago struggled to reshape public education and serve Black liberation.
A celebration and opportunity to come together and share with others, the work that youth-led groups and organizations in our networks have been accomplishing.
From January 31-February 4, 2022, Teaching for Change's D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice, D.C. area educators, and community members will collaborate on the fifth annual D.C. Area Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action.
On Saturday, January 22, 2022 Teaching for Change will host a virtual curriculum fair featuring workshops, a keynote speaker, and time for educators to learn more about the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, taking place January 31-February 4, 2022.
The D.C. Area Black Lives Matter at School Curriculum Fair, hosted by Teaching for Change, will be held virtually on Saturday, December 11 from 10:00AM - 12:00PM ET. Teachers will have the opportunity to join workshops featuring lessons related to D.C. area Black history.
The D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice (DCAESJ) and the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum (AACWM) invite D.C. area teachers and allies to a convening to decry the GOP legislation that would require teachers to lie to students about the role of racism, sexism, heterosexism, and oppression throughout U.S. history.
The 2021 Black Lives Matter at School Virtual Curriculum Fair, hosted by Teaching for Change’s D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice network and Howard University's School of Education, will be held virtually on Saturday, January 30 from 11:00 am - 1:30 PM ET.
Teacher artist Alex Huttinger will offer a workshop of her program, the Social Justice Printmaking (SJP) Workshop, for 20 D.C. area teachers as part of Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action. We will meet at the beautiful Halcyon Arts Lab.
Join Teaching for Change’s Associate Director Allyson Criner Brown and history teacher and BYP100 member Ashley Williams for a discussion of Pipeline and connections to the National Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action (February 3-7, 2020).
Join EmpowerEd and Teaching for Change in celebrating the 2020 Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action with a happy hour appreciating D.C.'s Black educators and their contributions to our city! Write a note of appreciation, snap a photo, and more. Free drink for the first 10 to arrive.
From February 3-7, 2020, Teaching for Change's D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice, D.C. area educators, and community members will collaborate on the D.C. Area Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action.
