Building A Wealthy Healthy Community :Creating Generations of Wealth

Building A Wealthy Healthy Community :Creating Generations of Wealth


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    Jul 27, 2024
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

WEALTH BUILDING: CREATING GENERATIONS OF WEALTHCome join us for an exciting event focused on building wealth that lasts for generations! Learn from industry experts and successful individuals who have mastered the art of financial success. This in-person event will be held at Busboys and Poets, where you can network with like-minded individuals and gain valuable (more…)

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The Check-In Poetry Slam!| Anacostia| Host: KaNikki J


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    Jul 27, 2024
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Join us for “The Check-In” – National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month!Experience an empowering evening of spoken word and expressive poetry at Busboys and Poets Anacostia. In honor of National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re using the transformative power of art to shine a spotlight on mental health awareness. “The Check-In” invites poets, wordsmiths, (more…)

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    Jul 28, 2024
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Home Equity: Addressing Racial Disparities in HousingWe often believe that housing discrimination ended with the passing of the Fair Housing Act in 1968. However, the reality is that federal policies throughout the mid-twentieth century were intentionally crafted to promote and reinforce racial segregation in housing. Despite the legislation, housing discrimination based on race has persisted.The (more…)

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THE JINN DAUGHTER | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


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    Jul 28, 2024
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Nadine is a jinn tasked with one job: telling the stories of the dead. She rises every morning to gather pomegranate seeds–the souls of the dead–that have fallen during the night. With her daughter Layala at her side, she eats the seeds and tells their stories. Only then can the departed pass through the final (more…)

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UN-ADDICTION | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


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    Jul 28, 2024
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

An evidence-based, eye-opening perspective on addiction that will change conversations, increase compassion for those struggling, and enlighten readers on how to seek out the help they really need to get better. Drawing from peer-reviewed research and decades of experience as a board-certified physician in adult general psychiatry and addiction medicine, Dr. Harrison demonstrates to readers (more…)

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ASEXUALITIES | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


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    Jul 29, 2024
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

As one of the first book-length collections of critical essays on the topic of asexuality, ASEXUALITIES: FEMINIST AND QUEER PERSPECTIVES became a foundational text in the burgeoning field of asexuality studies. This revised and expanded ten-year anniversary edition both celebrates the book’s impact and features new scholarship at the vanguard of the field.While this edition (more…)

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Whistleblower Summit & Film Festival


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    Jul 29, 2024
    6:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Join us for the Whistleblower Book Launch & Film Screening at the iconic Busboys & Poets on 14th & V streets NW, a place where the Whistleblower Summit first began. The summit events are FREE however advanced registration is required.FREE. Registration RequiredREGISTER HERE————————————————————The Whistleblower Summit for Civil and Human Right is a non-partisan educational and charitable (more…)

Monday Night Open Mic  | Four on the 5th: All Hosts

Monday Night Open Mic | Four on the 5th: All Hosts


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    Jul 29, 2024
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

* * *For two hours, audiences can expect a diverse chorus of voices, and a vast array of professional spoken word performers, open mic rookies, musicians and a different host every week. Expect to be moved, expect a packed house, expect the unexpected, but above all come with an open mind and ear.$5 cover. Wristbands (more…)

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Tuesday Night Open Mic by Drew Anderson


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    Jul 30, 2024
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Drew AndersonA science teacher turned teaching artist, poet turned parodist, and marathon runner turned motivational speaker, Drew Anderson is founder and co-host of Spit Dat (the longest-running open mic in DC) and co-creator of the critically-acclaimed stage production From Gumbo to Mumbo (nominated for the 2020 (more…)

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Wednesday Night Open Mic by Sir Harvey Fitz


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    Jul 31, 2024
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poets Event hosted this week by Sir Harvey FitzHarvey Fitz is a curator of cultural awesomeness who hails from Alexandria, Virginia and is a graduate of the Virginia State University with a BA in Mass Communications: Radio & Television Production. He currently resides in the Washington Metropolitan Area and is a multifaceted (more…)

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The Big Bad Barry Burroughs Youth Symposium


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    Aug 1, 2024
    10:00 am - 4:00 pm

This symposium will allow middle and high school youth the opportunity to analyze the problems affecting their community and acquire the skills needed to develop and organize around solutions. At the end of this summit, participants will have some understanding of their sociocultural identity outside of what’s been prescribed for them by mainstream U.S. society. (more…)

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Grassroots Standup Comedy Incubator Graduation Showcase: Summer 2024 Cohort


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    Aug 1, 2024
    7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

As the saying goes, “you have to see it to be it,” and Grassroots Comedy wants to see more women and nonbinary folx on stage!We’re proud to present the Graduation Showcase for the third iteration of our new “You Belong on Stage” Standup Comedy Incubator for Women and Nonbinary Folx! Most of this cohort had (more…)