Take 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
Join 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
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
M Street High School was one of the first high schools for Black students in the nation that was constructed with public funds. M Street produced national leaders and sent an unusually large number of its graduates to the nation’s leading colleges and universities despite the Black population's restricted access to equal education opportunities. The ... Read more
