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The Humanities Council of DC provides grants for cultural, educational, creative and community-based initiatives. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed by speakers, program participants, or audiences do not necessarily reflect those of HumanitiesDC, our partnering organizations or our funders. Please reach out to us at [email protected] if you have any questions, concerns, or comments.
10/02/2026
🎙️ What Comes After the Interview? Join the DC Oral History Collaborative for this Oral History Workshop on Monday, October 5 from 6-8PM at the MLK Library (901 G St NW, 4th Floor).
Oral history doesn’t end when the mics are off. Explore what happens after an interview is recorded and how oral historians can make those stories accessible to communities and the public.
We’ll discuss transcription and indexing, narrator feedback/consent, and a variety of approaches for sharing your interviews including film, exhibits, digital humanities projects, curricula, and other interpretive works.
Register today at https://tinyurl.com/DCOHC-Workshop.
Space is limited!
09/28/2026
Meet our next guest for Love for Community. 💜
Alexandra Cenatus, Director of Programs at Maryland Humanities, joins us Sept. 29 for a conversation about care, responsibility, and what it means to love the communities we belong to.
Our question: What does love require of us as members of a community?
Sept. 29 | 6:30–8:30 PM
Urban Garden Brewhouse | Washington, D.C.
Register at the link in bio.
09/28/2026
Next up: Love for Community. 💜
Last night, we opened the Defining Love Community Salon Series with a conversation about what it means to move Black love from something we define into something we practice.
Swipe for two moments from that conversation, then join us next Tuesday as we continue in person and ask:
What does love require of us as members of a community?
Sept. 29 | 6:30–8:30 PM
Urban Garden Brewhouse | Washington, D.C.
Free + registration encouraged
Link in bio
Defining Love: Voices of Black D.C. is funded in part by HumanitiesDC.
09/17/2026
It’s time. 💜
Black Love Documentary LLC is launching the Defining Love Community Salon Series, four free gatherings this fall bringing together film, The Black Love Book, guest voices, and community conversation around Black love and Black Love Day.
We’ll gather twice virtually and twice in person, with each salon asking a different question about how Black love is defined, practiced, challenged, and sustained.
Come to one. Come to several. Bring someone into the conversation with you.
🎟️ Full series + free registration: eventbrite.com/cc/defining-love-community-salon-series-4870465
Defining Love: Voices of Black D.C. is funded in part by HumanitiesDC.
In this hometown DC Oral History Short, Petworth native Linda Crichlow White takes us back to the days before DC Metro, when she would hop on the bus for shopping trips at downtown dress shops and shoe stores, or to explore a variety of Black-owned businesses and theaters along U St.
Celebrate other uniquely DC stories at the hometownDC Closing Event this Wednesday, September 16 from 6-8pm at the MLK Library!
🔗 Click the link in our bio to register for free.
hometown DC is a joint project of HumanitiesDC, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, DC History Center, and DC Public Library. Learn more about this project at hometown.dchistory.org.
In this hometown DC Oral History Short 🎧🎙️, Susannah Broun shares how the District feels like a blend of all the places she’s loved before, from North Carolina to Pennsylvania. To Susannah, DC brings a unique sense of familiarity, community, and home.
Check out our other recent Oral History Shorts, and be sure to join us for the hometown DC Closing Event, happening tomorrow, September 16 from 6-8pm at the MLK Library! This event is free and open to all ages.
🔗 Click the link in our bio to register.
hometown DC is a joint project of HumanitiesDC, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, DC History Center, and DC Public Library. Learn more about this project at hometown.dchistory.org.
TONIGHT: DEFINING LOVE AT ART ALL NIGHT ANACOSTIA 💜
Come experience clips from Defining Love: Voices of Black D.C., our interactive recording booth, music, community conversation, and a special Power of the Breath session with Mama Ayo Handy-Kendi at 8:30 PM.
We’re also opening registration for the Defining Love Community Salon Series tonight.
4 salons. 12 prizes. 3 winners at every event.
At each salon:
🎁 1 gift card winner
🎬 1 Defining Love poster winner
📖 1 The Black Love Book e-book winner
Gift card prizes across the series will feature Nubian Hueman, Urban Garden Brewhouse, Sankofa Video Books & Cafe, and Luxie Spa.
Register + attend a salon to enter that salon’s drawing.
📍 ONE DC Black Workers & Wellness Center
🕖 7–10 PM
💜 Power of the Breath | 8:30 PM
✨ Free + open to all
Registration + more details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/defining-love-at-art-all-night-anacostia-tickets-1999420107364
Presented by Black Love Documentary LLC (), the African American Holiday Association (Ayo Handy- Kendi), and Holiday ForblackFolks, in collaboration with , with sponsorship from Cooperation BASCOM (Damian Bascom).
Defining Love: Voices of Black D.C. is funded in part by .
Video Editor: Makare Saunders
09/10/2026
hometown DC neighborhood installations are on the move! 🚚 The full collection is coming together next week at the MLK Jr. Memorial Library for a final exhibition from September 16 – October 5.
Come celebrate the final weeks of this city-wide public history project with movement, music, and live storytelling at our Closing Event on Wednesday, September 16.
We’re teaming up with Verbal Gymnastics once again to bring recorded memories and live audience stories to life using their signature Playback Theater method. Featured hometown DC oral history narrators include Marcia Nestigen Rock, Armonté Butler, and Babatunde Oloyede.
🎟️ Admission is FREE
👉 Tap the link in our bio to RSVP today!
hometown DC is a joint project of HumanitiesDC, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, DC History Center, and DC Public Library. This project is part of the DC250 and By the People: Conversations Beyond 250 initiatives. Learn more at hometown.dchistory.org.
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By the People: Conversations Beyond 250 is a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
09/09/2026
Some of the voices helping shape Defining Love are rooted right here in Anacostia.
We’ve filmed community members at ONE DC and 1918 MLK Ave WDC as part of our ongoing effort to gather Black Washingtonians’ reflections on love for the Creator, self, family, community, and the Black Diaspora.
On September 11, we’re returning to Anacostia to share pieces of what we’ve been making and invite even more people into the conversation.
Come see clips from the film, spend some time with us, and tell us:
What does Black love mean to you?
📅 Friday, September 11 | 7–10 PM
📍 ONE DC Black Workers & Wellness Center
✨ Free + open to all
Presented by Black Love Documentary LLC (), the African American Holiday Association (Ayo Handy- Kendi), and Holiday ForblackFolks, in collaboration with , with sponsorship from Cooperation BASCOM (Damian Bascom). Defining Love is funded in part by .
Register + learn more: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/defining-love-at-art-all-night-anacostia-tickets-1999420107364?aff=oddtdtcreator
Bring somebody you love. 💜
Film stills from Defining Love.
09/04/2026
We’ve been waiting to share this one. 💜
On September 11, we’re bringing Defining Love to Art All Night Anacostia.
We’ve spent the past several months listening to Black Washingtonians reflect on what Black love means to them. Now, we’re opening that conversation up even further.
Join us at ONE DC for an evening featuring clips from the film, music, breathwork, interactive programming, raffles, community conversation + more.
You’ll also have a chance to add your own voice to the question that started this project:
What does love mean to you?
📅 Friday, September 11 | 7–10 PM
📍 ONE DC Black Workers & Wellness Center
✨ Free + open to all
Presented by Black Love Documentary LLC (), the African American Holiday Association (Ayo Handy- Kendi), and Holiday ForblackFolks, in collaboration with , with sponsorship from Cooperation BASCOM (Damian Bascom). Defining Love is funded in part by .
Register + learn more: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/defining-love-at-art-all-night-anacostia-tickets-1999420107364
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