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UNRULY WITNESS | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


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    Nov 12, 2025
    6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Join us to celebrate a collection of bold and tender writing on June Jordan’s multidimensional legacy as a poet, healer, and activistThis Unruly Witness was curated for people who see love as a life force, who seek a community that can sustain us, who know that “we are the ones we have been waiting for.” (more…)

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BLACK, NOT HISTORICALLY BLACK | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


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    Nov 12, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us to explore the historical and contemporary challenges faced by HBCUs Black, Not Historically Black: Towards the Pan-Black College and University by Dr. Joseph L. Jones offers a candid critique of HBCUs and a bold vision for their future. Drawing on his experience as an HBCU leader and scholar, Jones argues that the “historically Black” label is limiting, (more…)

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MLAW 2025: Poetry, Music, & Talk


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    Nov 12, 2025
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

UMD’s MLAW Presents its April 2024 Law, Art, and Activism Night“DEMOCRACY IS COMING…” : TALK, MUSIC, SPOKEN WORD, POETRY, and YOULOCATION: Busboys and Poets in Hyattsville, Maryland – 5344 Baltimore Ave, Hyattsville, MarylandWith SPECIAL GUEST: Peter Clare, Esq. Co-Founder of College Tribe, 8-Rock Cultural Center, and Social Justice AttorneyMusic by – the Emory Diggs TRIOHOST: Brian G Gilmore, (more…)

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Wednesday Night Open Mic hosted by Simply Sherri


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    Nov 12, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Simply Sherri!California born and Maryland raised, Simply Sherri started writing in 2001 and started reciting her work in 2008 in her poetic home of Baltimore. With topics ranging from love and relationships to depression and verbal abuse, her writing style is easy going and a reflection (more…)

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QUEEN MOTHER | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation


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    Nov 13, 2025
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

From an award-winning historian of Black radical politics comes the definitive biography of Queen Mother Audley Moore–mother of modern Black Nationalism and trailblazer in the fight for reparations”Queen Mother is a monumental achievement, a rendering worthy of the great Audley Moore herself.” –Jelani Cobb, Dean of the Columbia School of JournalismIn the world of Black (more…)

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Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by Da Truth


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    Nov 13, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Da TruthThe equation Situation – Lie +(facts×Reason)= Da Truth. A spoken word artist who is widely known on Baltimore’s poetry scene. This Baltimore native has graciously shifted around the east coast projecting pieces that pierce the minds of her listeners. With powerful wordplay, straight talk and (more…)

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Thursday Night Open Mic hosted by Miss Kiane Ink


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    Nov 13, 2025
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Miss Kiane Ink Although she is a social worker by profession, she is a poet by passion. In 1997, Dinahsta launched KIANE INK. She wrote cards, poems and other writings for special events and as special gifts. In 2005, she expanded KIANE INK to include the (more…)

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70th Birthday Party


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    Nov 14, 2025
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

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9th Hour Poetry Slam hosted by Charity Blackwell


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    Nov 14, 2025
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Charity BlackwellA poetry slam is a competitive event in which poets perform their work and are judged by members of the audience. Typically, the host or another organizer selects the judges, who are instructed to give numerical scores (on a zero to 10 or one to (more…)

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ASL Open Mic Night hosted by Marcus J Smith


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    Nov 14, 2025
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm

ASL (American Sign Language) OPEN MIC PRESENTS:On this night, American sign language users and viewers from all corners of life will come together to recite a poem, song, short skit or jokes. Come out and enjoy the wonderful environment while you eat, get your drink on and socialize. Great for those learning American sign language.Hosted (more…)

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Friday Night Open Mic hosted by Malachi Byrd


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    Nov 14, 2025
    9:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A Busboys and Poets Event hosted this week by MALACHI BYRDYou won’t get five minutes into a conversation with Malachi Byrd, without hearing about Washington, D.C. An author, teacher, songwriter, and arts advocate from the district, Malachi believes superpowers exist in creative writing. An African-American Studies graduate from Princeton University, MalPractice gets his name from (more…)

Marcus Johnson in Concert

Marcus Johnson in Concert


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    Nov 15, 2025
    6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Join Billboard-ranked jazz pianist Marcus Johnson for an unforgettable Midday Jazz Brunch at Busboys and Poets – Takoma. Let the smooth sounds of live jazz set the tone for your Saturday as you sip FLO Wine and savor brunch in one of D.C.’s most soulful spaces.Whether you’re a longtime fan or discovering Marcus for the (more…)