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new Deal Album release 11.15.25

ND4Y Album Release Party


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    Nov 15, 2025
    7:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Kick off New Deal for Youth’s Weekend of Action: Lead the Change, Defend the Future with an unforgettable night of music, art, and movement!Join the National Collaborative for Transformative Youth Policy as they celebrate the release of the ND4Y Album, a groundbreaking project created and curated by ND4Y Changemakers through our Arts and Advocacy Strategy (more…)

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FURIOUS MINDS | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


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    Nov 16, 2025
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

The story of the radical conservative intellectual movement shaping Donald Trump’s agenda–and how it threatens American freedoms, values, and democracyDonald Trump is not a big thinker, but his 2016 presidential victory presented a grand opportunity for people who are, and it set off a radicalization and reconfiguration of the American conservative intellectual world. In Furious (more…)

Iran The Economic Impact of New UN Sanctions

Iran: The Economic Impact of New UN Sanctions


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    Nov 16, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us for an in-depth conversation on the far-reaching economic and geopolitical implications of the new UN sanctions on Iran.Vali Nasr, the Majid Khadduri Professor of International Affairs and Middle East Studies at Johns Hopkins SAIS, brings decades of scholarship and policy experience to the discussion. A former Dean of SAIS and Senior Advisor to (more…)

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Monday Night Open Mic hosted by Angelique Palmer


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    Nov 17, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Angelique PalmerAngelique Palmer is a poetry slam doyen, a finalist in the 2015 Women of the World Poetry Slam and a member of The Beltway Poetry Slam Team in 2017. The Creative Writing graduate from Florida State University now calls northern Virginia home. She’s penned more (more…)

First Look Documentary Screening: Teresita’s Dream

First Look Documentary Screening: Teresita’s Dream


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    Nov 18, 2025
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Teresita’s Dream follows the extraordinary story of Cuban scientist Teresita Rodríguez. When her mother is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Teresita embarks on a deeply personal and politically complex journey to find a treatment – joined by a team of mostly women scientists. What begins as an effort to help her mother, leads to a discovery that (more…)

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Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Drew Anderson


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    Nov 18, 2025
    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…)

Breakfast of Champions 2025

Breakfast of Champions 2025


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    Nov 19, 2025
    8:00 am - 11:00 am

Beats and Life presents The Breakfast of Champions, an annual celebration of all of our donors.  The Breakfast of Champions is co-hosted by our amazing Board of Directors and WBL Staff. With up to 10% of our annual operating budget coming directly from public support and earned income, we know how truly impactful our Champions are in (more…)

11.19.25 at 450 K

Mix, Mingle, and Grow: Discover Business Banking with Lafayette Federal


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    Nov 19, 2025
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

A business networking event for small business and entrepreneurs!Expand your network and gain business insights in a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere. Join us for an exclusive business mixer, where local business owners and professionals come together to network, learn, and discover financial solutions tailored for success. Whether you’re looking to expand your business, optimize cash flow, (more…)

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BLACK, WHITE, COLORED | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


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    Nov 19, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us to celebrate the release of Black, White, Colored with critically acclaimed mother daughter duo and co-authors Lauretta & LeeAnetCelebrate the release of Black, White, Colored. Featuring dramatic readings, a discussion, Q&A, and book signing with internationally critically acclaimed mother daughter duo and co authors Lauretta and LeeAnet alumni from Howard University. Black, White, Colored (more…)

Takoma Park Old Time Jam

Takoma Park Old Time Jam


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    Nov 19, 2025
    7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

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Sir Harvey Fitz

Wednesday Night Open Mic hosted by Sir Harvey Fitz


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    Nov 19, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry 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…)

Children’s Book Guild Meeting and Presentation

Children’s Book Guild Meeting and Presentation


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    Nov 20, 2025
    11:30 am - 2:30 pm

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