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February 13, 2004 - February 26, 2004

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Reparations Awareness Day - Feb 25
The National Coalition for Blacks for Reparations in America is again promoting February 25 as Reparations Awareness Day.  The organization also announced that its 15th annual legislative conference is June 17 through June 20 in Washington, D.C.  For more information on reparations, click N’COBRA’s Information Sheet (Download PDF file)

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The Syringa Tree Opens This Friday
The Studio Theater in Washington, D.C. presents the moving autobiographical play The Syringa Tree Friday, February 13. The one woman performance looks at two families - - one Black, one White -  - and apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa. Gin Hammond plays more than 20 characters in the play, ranging from age three to 82, men and women, Black and White.

The play runs through Sunday, February 29 at The Studio Theater, 14th and P Streets, NW.  Ticket prices range from $28 to $45.  

Pay-what-you-can day is Saturday, February 14 at 2:30p.  Tickets go on sale two hours before this performance on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Call 202-332-3300 for information.  To email, click here,

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An Army of One Closes Friday in DC, Opens in Atlanta, St. Louis
A Black History Month commemoration sponsored by the U.S. Army and the National Newspaper Publisher's Association  featuring stunning contemporary and historical black and white photographs closes Saturday, February 14 at Howard University's Blackburn Center.

The exhibition continues in Atlanta, February 16 through February 21, 2004 at the Fulton County City Hall and in St. Louis, February 25 through March 1, 2004 at the Missouri Historical Society.  Attitude Exact, a Port Of Harlem advertiser, customized framed the pictures.
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Craft Workshops at Belmont Arts - DC
Belmont Arts East hosts several craft workshops during Black History Month, including:

  • Textile Stamping Workshop, Feb 21 and 28 from 10a-1p, Limit of 5 participants, $25
  • The Collectors' Lecture Series - "Defining and Assembling a Personal Collection," Feb 28, 6:30p - 9p, Limit of 10 participants, $25 (includes buffet)
Belmont East includes The Graham Collection and is at 3518 12th Street, NW.  For more information, call 202-832-9292.


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Injustice:  Police Brutality in the U.K.
Washington Premiere
The Alexandria Black History Resource Center hosts Port Of Harlem's Brian Douglasshowing of Injustice. The 98-minute film highlights ongoing police brutality against the United Kingdom's Black population.

Between 1969 and 1999, more than 1,000 people died while in police custody in England - -  where police generally do not carry guns.  Never has that society held an officer legally accountable.  According to the film's producers, UK broadcasters have banned its showing.

In his review of the film, Port Of Harlem's Jared Ball says that is it necessary for us to share such stories so that we can recognize and then transform our common experience into common resources, and make them benefit our common people.  Mass media, he says,  "hide common patterns of treatment that Black people meet at the hands of the colonial elite."

The Washington premier of the controversial film is Thursday, March 11, 2004 from 6p to 8p at the Resource Center, 638 N. Alfred Street, Alexandria, VA. Seats are limited. To reserve a seat, call the Resource Center, 703-838-4356 or click here.


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Photo:  Brian Douglas died while in police custody.


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