Before Gentrification: The Creation of DC’s Racial Wealth Gap (Webinar)
Image of Catania Bakery in Eckington. Courtesy of Ted Eytan. In this presentation, Dr. Tanya Golash-Boza will explain how a century of redlining, disinvestment, and the War on Drugs wreaked devastation on Black people and paved the way for gentrification in Washington, DC. I will describe the cycles of state abandonment and punishment that have shaped ... Read more
Barry Farm Film Screening
Octagon House 1799 New York Avenue NW, Washington D.C., DC, United StatesTake a left off of the Anacostia Freeway on to Firth Sterling Ave – what do you see? You see empty fields. You see shiny new buildings just breaking ground. Construction equipment. Sweeping views of the capital. As one community member states in this film, if you are a developer, you see a gold mine. But ... Read more
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House Tour
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House 1318 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC, United StatesJoin DCPL for an in-person home tour of the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House. Listed as a National Historic Landmark, the row house is notable for its significance as the headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) and as the DC residence of Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955), educator and civil rights leader. The ... Read more
The Educational Value of Sleeping in Slave Dwellings (Webinar)
For the past 12 years, Joe McGill has slept in former slave dwellings in 26 states and the District of Columbia. He has done so to bring much needed attention to these often neglected dwellings and the enslaved people who lived in them. Join the DC Preservation League for a webinar titled: The Educational Value of Sleeping ... Read more
