The March on Washington Film Festival brings history to life through a dynamic blend of film screenings, panel discussions, and cultural events. Join us in honoring the past and inspiring future generations through the power of cinema and conversation.
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Virtual March On’s 2024 Film Festival will spotlight writers who move the movement, with an emphasis on the writers of nonfiction, fiction, African futurism, spoken word, journalism, and cookbooks, past and present, whose works propel us into a more just and equitable world.
Hybrid Virtual Debuting in 2016, the Student and Emerging Filmmaker Competitions gives filmmakers the opportunity to use cinematic storytelling to answer important themes like “what’s your civil right?” and “speaking truth to power.” The annual short film competition receives over 150 submissions from across the world.
An epic portrait of the eloquent, award-winning Black, lesbian, poet, mother, teacher and activist, Audre Lorde, whose writings -- spanning five decades -- articulated some of the most important social and political visions of the century.
An in-depth biography of Zora Neale Hurston, the influential author whose groundbreaking anthropological work would challenge assumptions about race, gender and cultural superiority that had long defined the field in the 19th century.
Join us for the A Quiet Word, a community silent reading experience, blending of literature, music, and conversation. Bring your favorite book, or just what you're reading now.
Showcasing bold and intimate experiences that reveal the algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) behind our social platforms, project room scale motion capture portraits, and virtual reality ( VR) world building with our ancestors.
In this workshop, participants will examine their relationships to social media and break down the algorithm: how it works, doesn't work, and how it could be different.
This Art Fair and Open House showcases hundreds of works by dozens of artists including a curated selection from legacy and contemporary African American printmakers, and highlights works by several renowned D.C. artists. Works in other genres, such as sculptures and paintings will also be presented, with plenty of art items for sale.
A Mother Apart is an intimate, intergenerational exploration of mothering, told through the eyes and words of powerhouse Jamaican-American poet and LGBTQ+ activist Staceyann Chin.
We’ll hear from three justice activists, shaped by their personal experiences, who have turned their insights into books that inspire action and shape policy.
Listen in on a stimulating dialogue with these pioneers, creative lights and longtime colleagues in the contemporary publishing world, from writers and agents, to editors and publishers.
A visual memoir from director dream hampton's personal archives about the dawn of the golden era of hip hop.
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