Join EmpowerEd Saturday, March 22nd for an action-packed day of teacher solutions! There are so many pressing needs in D.C.'s education scene and D.C. teachers have solutions to better serve our students, families, educators and schools.

Join EmpowerEd for a relaxed and creative Paint + Chat designed specifically for Black educators.

Join the Community Schools Coalition for a rally and day of action! Community schools provide critical wraparound services to students and families: everything from health care, mental care, and dental care to clothing banks and food pantries.

Join Bruce-Monroe Elementary School at Park View for a day of deep explorations of Black Lives Matter at School guiding principles.

On March 8, 2025 participate in the annual Peace of Mind Conference with a keynote from Teaching for Change's deputy director, Keesha Ceran.

Young Voices of the Anacostia River: Exploring Black Roots to the Eastern Shore and Back is a new book of essays, poems, reports and photos featuring 15 Anacostia High School seniors who spent the summer of 2024 exploring Black contributions to the environment in the D.C. region, all the way to the Eastern Shore.

Capital City Go-Go Education Day is an opportunity for D.C. area students to learn and engage with the rich history and the various stylistic elements related to the go-go music genre.

Author Eve Ewing will discuss her book Original Sins: The (Mis)Education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism.

This session will introduce educators and families to the newly released teaching resource guide Leading and Learning Together: Cultivating School Change From Within. This book focuses on reclaiming agency, advocacy, and inquiry for leaders and teachers in the places they know best—their schools and districts.

In honor of Siena’s 2025 Black History Month theme of Get to Know Black History: Past and Present, Siena invites you to join DEIB Director Samantha Fletcher and special guests in a conversation about this historical book. Samantha and two DMV educators, one of whom had a grandparent whose story was included in the book, will discuss the importance of The Green Book, particularly its history, connections, legacy, and relevance today.

Join DC Collaborative virtually for a peer-led discussion on how the collective efforts of the DC Black Arts community can support the next generation of creatives, artists, and cultural leaders.

Learn about the post-emancipation story told in Dr. Kate Masur’s Freedom was in Sight!: A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region and hear the words and experiences of people who lived in Prince George’s County, Maryland, Alexandria, Virginia and Washington, D.C. during Reconstruction like the Plummer family, whose story is told at Riversdale.

In celebration of the book Freedom Was in Sight: A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region, Ford’s Theatre is proud to present an elevated book talk with acclaimed Reconstruction scholar Dr. Kate Masur, dramaturg Faedra C. Carpenter and educator Candra Flanagan.

Author Kate Masur will share about the graphic novel Freedom Was in Sight: A Graphic History of Reconstruction in the Washington, D.C., Region, narrating the hopes and betrayals of a critical period in American history. Copies of the book will be available for purchase during and after the event, and Masur will be signing following the program.

Join EmpowerEd & Teaching for Change for great food, drinks, and Black educator voices from across the DMV at this special story lounge! This event is part of Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action, uplifting the 4 national demands including hiring and retaining Black teachers. 

Now through January 31, 2025, the Library of Congress is accepting applications for its three-day summer institutes for educators.

Fearless, funny, and pulling zero punches, GUAC is a tour-de-force theatrical experience about a father turned activist, Manuel Oliver.

Activate and uplift! Get inspired and find your voice! Art is activism and portraiture is powerful. Honor the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and his commitment to community action by joining the Portrait Gallery and partners, including DCAESJ, for A Day of Action. 

Join us on Saturday, January 25, 2025, for an online curriculum fair featuring a keynote speaker and workshops set to uplift the 13 guiding principles that focus on improving the school experience for Black students.

Join SNCC Legacy Project, Teaching for Change, and Busboys and Poets to hear from the son of civil rights activist Bob Moses about a memoir that interweaves voices from 3 generations of his family.

This session will introduce educators and families to K-12 children’s books in preparation for Black History Month and the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action.

Join Esther Productions Inc., the Institute for African American Writing and The Black Student Fund in partnership with The Tenley-Friendship Library for an inspiring and provocative afternoon featuring writers David Nicholson, Teri Ellen Cross Davis and Amuchechukwu Nwafor (aka Amuche The Poet).

All preK-12th grade D.C. area educators are invited to participate in a resource exchange in preparation for the eighth annual D.C. Area Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action (Feb 3-7, 2025)!

Join EmpowerEd’s Rest and Rise for a transformative yoga class designed specifically for Black educators.

Teaching for Change was selected by the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA) for their 2024 Community Human Rights Award. The award will be presented at the annual UNA-UCA event to celebrate the anniversary of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Join EmpowerEd for a special Happy Hour to unwind, connect, and celebrate your hard work.

Join the National Museum of African American History and Culture for an inspiring discussion between historian Dr. Kate Masur, author of Freedom Was in Sight, local educator Jessica Rucker, and Maya Davis, Director of Riversdale Historic House in Prince George’s County, Maryland. 

Join us Saturday, November 2, 2024, for an ONLINE teach-in hosted by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in collaboration with Teaching for Change.

On Wednesday, October 30, 2024, editors Jenice L. View, Alana D. Murray, and Deborah Menkart will share key stories and insights from the second edition of Putting the Movement Back Into Civil Rights Teaching.