Join the arts community for a Celebration of the Life and Work of Alonzo Davis.

Leslye Penelope has been writing since she could hold a pen and loves getting lost in the worlds in her head. She is an award-winning fantasy and paranormal romance author. Her novel Song of Blood & Stone was chosen as one of TIME Magazine's "100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time". Equally left and right-brained, she studied filmmaking and computer science in college and sometimes dreams in HTML. She hosts the My Imaginary Friends podcast, co-hosts the Ink & Magic podcast, and lives in Maryland with her feline dependents. Visit her at: www.lpenelope.com.

Starring Cortenia Smith, enjoy a one-woman show about the life, struggles, and triumphs of a former slave, Harriet Tubman.

“Out of the Vineyard” highlights the families, names, and places, illuminating stories of quests for freedom and opportunity against systematic racism. By exploring how slavery has shaped our societies and by encouraging audiences to think critically about the legacy of hiding the details of history, the play promotes a deeper understanding of the issues facing us today. OOTV inspires audiences to work toward a more just and equitable future.

“Out of the Vineyard” highlights the families, names, and places, illuminating stories of quests for freedom and opportunity against systematic racism. By exploring how slavery has shaped our societies and by encouraging audiences to think critically about the legacy of hiding the details of history, the play promotes a deeper understanding of the issues facing us today. OOTV inspires audiences to work toward a more just and equitable future.

“Out of the Vineyard” highlights the families, names, and places, illuminating stories of quests for freedom and opportunity against systematic racism. By exploring how slavery has shaped our societies and by encouraging audiences to think critically about the legacy of hiding the details of history, the play promotes a deeper understanding of the issues facing us today. OOTV inspires audiences to work toward a more just and equitable future.

“Out of the Vineyard” highlights the families, names, and places, illuminating stories of quests for freedom and opportunity against systematic racism. By exploring how slavery has shaped our societies and by encouraging audiences to think critically about the legacy of hiding the details of history, the play promotes a deeper understanding of the issues facing us today. OOTV inspires audiences to work toward a more just and equitable future.

“Out of the Vineyard” highlights the families, names, and places, illuminating stories of quests for freedom and opportunity against systematic racism. By exploring how slavery has shaped our societies and by encouraging audiences to think critically about the legacy of hiding the details of history, the play promotes a deeper understanding of the issues facing us today. OOTV inspires audiences to work toward a more just and equitable future.

"Wawa Aba: Toughness & Perseverance," highlights the journey of African culture and resilience, showcasing a mix of traditional and contemporary dance styles performed by the Bantu and Maasai groups of the Taratibu Youth Association. Attendees will experience an immersive showcase of traditional West African dance, South African gumboot, the story of the Baianas of Bahia, Brazil, Taratibu, songs, and spoken word; celebrating the artistry and innovation of African creatives.

"Wawa Aba: Toughness & Perseverance," highlights the journey of African culture and resilience, showcasing a mix of traditional and contemporary dance styles performed by the Bantu and Maasai groups of the Taratibu Youth Association. Attendees will experience an immersive showcase of traditional West African dance, South African gumboot, the story of the Baianas of Bahia, Brazil, Taratibu, songs, and spoken word; celebrating the artistry and innovation of African creatives.

Softly, Softly Expressions is a powerful conglomerate of artistic mediums:film, ballet production, art exhibition, readings, and fashion collection centering Black women's humanity.

Embrace your heritage and celebrate the unbreakable bond between your roots and your identity at this unforgettable performance.

Journey through Black history with Sista' Martha as she weaves lively tales, songs, and poems connecting Africa, the Caribbean, and Black America. Through engaging narratives, experience the vibrancy of characters like Anansi, Alex Haley, and Sojourner Truth. Come, be a part of the story, and join in the fun by playing drums, shakers, and other musical instruments.

Carbon-ATE: An Afro-Future exhibition is work from regional artists that are re-imagining and creating the narrative around Blackness as they see fit. In their work, they are choosing to create visual representations of an optimistic outlook on the present and future concepts about Black culture and aesthetic. These artists—though in different points in their career—have one major thing in common, their conscious decision to create and archive Black identity—and they ate.

Afro-futurism evolved as an expressive outlet and platform to understand and interpret the history of race and African/Black cultural identity. This show draws from the past and present using Kujichagulia- Self Determination, as a lens to acknowledge and honor some of our cultural norms from African and African American history. We tell the stories of an African young woman’s Rite of Passage, while honoring the contributions of her life; we honor our Babas through a prayer sung in Xhosa and the South African Gumboot as well as other stories that give a window to our place on this planet in the future.

Afro-futurism evolved as an expressive outlet and platform to understand and interpret the history of race and African/Black cultural identity. This show draws from the past and present using Kujichagulia- Self Determination, as a lens to acknowledge and honor some of our cultural norms from African and African American history. We tell the stories of an African young woman’s Rite of Passage, while honoring the contributions of her life; we honor our Babas through a prayer sung in Xhosa and the South African Gumboot as well as other stories that give a window to our place on this planet in the future.

Carbon-ATE: An Afro-Future exhibition is work from regional artists that are re-imagining and creating the narrative around Blackness as they see fit. In their work, they are choosing to create visual representations of an optimistic outlook on the present and future concepts about Black culture and aesthetic. These artists—though in different points in their career—have one major thing in common, their conscious decision to create and archive Black identity—and they ate.

Historians, writers and university professors explore and dive deep into the historical ramifications of slavery, freedom, and American history.

Based on the award-winning book by Debbie Z. Harwell, Wednesdays in Mississippi tells the story of interracial teams of women working together in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi.

Based on the award-winning book by Debbie Z. Harwell, Wednesdays in Mississippi tells the story of interracial teams of women working together in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi.

Based on the award-winning book by Debbie Z. Harwell, Wednesdays in Mississippi tells the story of interracial teams of women working together in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi.

Based on the award-winning book by Debbie Z. Harwell, Wednesdays in Mississippi tells the story of interracial teams of women working together in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi.

Come and support the film with an evening of spoken word, live art, networking, and engaging conversation about the film and related themes. The VIP Reception starts at 5pm with a silent auction, small bites, and a live art performance.

Genealogists and enthusiasts alike will explore what it means to belong through genealogy as it relates to the self and how its impacted one’s life.

Based on the award-winning book by Debbie Z. Harwell, Wednesdays in Mississippi tells the story of interracial teams of women working together in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi.

Based on the award-winning book by Debbie Z. Harwell, Wednesdays in Mississippi tells the story of interracial teams of women working together in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi.

This forum will hold deeper conversations about policies as it relates to freedom making amongst enslaved Africans and today’s laws as it relates to mass incarceration.

Joe’s Movement Emporium is producing a new theater performance work by playwright Psalmayene 24, Out of the Vineyard, as part of the Freedom Stories Initiative. Out of the Vineyard is based on the history book A Question of Freedom: The Families who Challenged Slavery from the Nation’s Founding to Civil War by William G. Thomas III, constructed through interviews with descendants of enslaved families and people connected to the history of freedom suits in Prince George’s County. Weaving together monologues that excavate a buried chapter in American history, Out of the Vineyard illuminates how the legacy of slavery still affects us today.

Joe’s Movement Emporium is producing a new theater performance work by playwright Psalmayene 24, Out of the Vineyard, as part of the Freedom Stories Initiative. Out of the Vineyard is based on the history book A Question of Freedom: The Families who Challenged Slavery from the Nation’s Founding to Civil War by William G. Thomas III, constructed through interviews with descendants of enslaved families and people connected to the history of freedom suits in Prince George’s County. Weaving together monologues that excavate a buried chapter in American history, Out of the Vineyard illuminates how the legacy of slavery still affects us today.

Joe’s Movement Emporium is producing a new theater performance work by playwright Psalmayene 24, Out of the Vineyard, as part of the Freedom Stories Initiative. Out of the Vineyard is based on the history book A Question of Freedom: The Families who Challenged Slavery from the Nation’s Founding to Civil War by William G. Thomas III, constructed through interviews with descendants of enslaved families and people connected to the history of freedom suits in Prince George’s County. Weaving together monologues that excavate a buried chapter in American history, Out of the Vineyard illuminates how the legacy of slavery still affects us today.