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Busboys Books Presents: We Are Not Slaves

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    Feb 25, 2020
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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This event is FREE and open to the public. Books will be available in the bookstore for purchase. Full menu and bar will be served inside the event. In the early twentieth century, the brutality of southern prisons became a national scandal. Prisoners toiled in grueling, violent conditions while housed in crude dormitories on what were (more…)

DC Creative Writing Workshop Open Mic Poetry

DC Creative Writing Workshop Open Mic Poetry

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  • Event Start
    Feb 25, 2020 - Feb 26, 2020
    6:30 pm - 9:30 am
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Debate Watch Party Sponsored by Ward 5 Dems

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    Feb 25, 2020
    6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
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The Ward 5 Democrats and the DC Democratic State Committee invite you to join us at a Democratic Presidential Debate Watch Party and Fundraiser.As always, Busboys and Poets is your community go-to place for politics.Democratic candidates are scheduled to debate in the tenth primary face-off in South Carolina.Candidates who met the polling and fundraising requirements (more…)

Busboys and Poets Presents: Bread and Roses, a Series on Labor and Laborers 2.25.20

Busboys and Poets Presents: Bread and Roses, a Series on Labor and Laborers 2.25.20

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    Feb 25, 2020
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Please join NoVa Labor and the Coalition to Repeal Right to Work as we welcome progressive journalist and cohost of Rising Krystal Ball to Busboys and Poets Shirlington for a discussion on building a progressive movement in Virginia and nationally to support economic populism including repeal of right to work laws. Krystal Ball is a native Virginian who (more…)

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PGAHC DPARK3311 Artist Reception

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    Feb 25, 2020
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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Busboys and Poets welcomes the Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council to the Howard Zinn Room for this Private Event. To plan your event, complete our online form HERE or call the events office @ 202-332-6432. (more…)

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BUSBOYS AND POETS Present: the BELTWAY POETRY SLAM 2.25.20

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    Feb 25, 2020
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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Busboys and Poets Presents the Beltway Slam: THE LAST CHANCE SLAMHosted by Pages Matam with DJ DOUBLE A1K FEATURING: PORSHA OLAYIWOLA BOSTON POET LAUREATE, Slam Champion, And Award Winning Author & PlaywrightBlack, futurist, poet, dyke, hip-hop feminist, womanist: Porsha is a native of Chicago who now resides in Boston. Olayiwola is a writer, performer, educator and curator who (more…)

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Tuesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Tatiana Figueroa

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    Feb 25, 2020
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Tatiana Figueroa!Born in Puerto Rico and raised in the mainland United States, Tatiana Figueroa Ramirez graduated with a B.A. in English Literature from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and is a VONA Voices Alumna, having worked with award winning poets Willie Perdomo and Danez (more…)

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Climate Action Coffee

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    Feb 26, 2020
    8:00 am - 10:00 am
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Takoma Park Mobilization and Busboys and Poets welcomes you to the Wednesday Climate Action Coffee Breakfast Happy HourEvery Wednesday 7:30am-9:30am Listen to youth climate leadersUnderstand the Green New DealBuild resiliency and sustainable food systemsOrganize for climate justiceBuild local economy that supports drawdown of greenhouse gases in our Potomac Valley watershedSpeakers will inspire a weekly open (more…)

Carlene Campaign Kick Off

Let’s Reid 2020 Campaign

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    Feb 26, 2020
    5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Dr. Reid is ready to share 15 years of experience in the field of education with the children and families of Ward 8 as their future representative on D.C. State Board of Education. We invite you to join us for the official campaign kick-off of Let’s Reid 2020! (more…)

Baldwin Hughes

Sermons and Blues: A Celebration of Langston Hughes

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    Feb 26, 2020
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Busboys and Poets and the Marriott present “The Weary Blues 2020: Sermons and Blues” Join us for an evening celebrating Langston Hughes filled with cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, poetry, live jazz and a conversation on what it means to be a Black artist in a social justice climate with cast members of James Baldwin’s “The Amen Corner”, now showing (more…)

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Wednesday Night Open Mic Hosted by Dwayne B.

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    Feb 26, 2020
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poetry Event hosted this week by Dwayne B.Dwayne B! aka the “Crochet Kingpin” is a homegrown DC native poet, activist, break-dancer, and fashion designer. He is one of the hosts of DC’s longest running open mic series, Spit Dat, as well as a member of the Busboys and Poets hosting team for (more…)

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Black History Month Closing Celebration

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    Feb 27, 2020
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the DC Black History Month Celebration Committeepresent A Black History Month Closing EventThursday, February 27, 20205:00 pm – 7:00 pmBusboys and Poets2021 14th Street NWWashington, DC 20009Admission is free (click here to RSVP)Musical performance from the Duke Ellington School of the Arts (more…)