DC Black History Film Festival
Witness the much-loved and highly-anticipated D.C. Black History Film Festival Feb. 20. Running from 12 p.m. to 11:30 p.m and taking place at the historic Lincoln Theatre, the festival features a mix of dynamic screenings, panel discussions and lectures aimed at showcasing the Black experience. Exhibiting a mix of film projects submitted by D.C. residents, the festival is a creative and thoughtful way of honoring Black History Month.
Zenith Gallery’s Black History Month Artist Talks
This Black History Month, attend one of the weekly Zenith Gallery artist talks that highlight Black art and culture. Happening every Saturday in February at 2 p.m., this series underscores how art has been used to express Black cultural identity. Be sure to catch the special talk happening Feb. 21, which includes a “wearable” art show.
Spotlighting composers of African descent, the 2026 Black Composers Concert will display a selection of classical, jazz, gospel and sacred music this Saturday, Feb. 21, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Held at the Jerusalem Baptist Church and performed by some of the area’s top musicians, all proceeds from the concert go to the James Weldon Johnson Community School of Arts to continue providing high-quality and affordable arts programs to Washington, D.C.’s Black community.
Getting to Reparations: A Conversation with Author Dorothy A. Brown and Marcia Chatelain
Georgetown University Law Center professor and author Dorothy A. Brown will be discussing her new book, “Getting to Reparations: How Building A Different America Requires A Reckoning with Our Past,” on Feb. 24 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Capitol Campus’ Hart Auditorium in McDonough Hall. Hosted by Georgetown’s Capitol Campus in honor of Black History Month, the panel is composed of Brown and other reputed scholars and will discuss historical instances in which the United States paid reparations. The event’s goal is to move the conversation on reparations for Black Americans forward.
