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LindaSarsour BookEvent

Busboys and Poets Books welcomes Linda Sarsour

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    Mar 6, 2020
    6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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Busboys and Poets Books welcomes Linda Sarsour, co-organizer of the Women’s March, to share how growing up Palestinian Muslim American, feminist, and empowered moved her to become a globally recognized activist on behalf of marginalized communities across the country.On a chilly spring morning in Brooklyn, nineteen-year-old Linda Sarsour stared at her reflection, dressed in a hijab (more…)

100 Black Men of Greater Washington, Saturday Leadership

100 Black Men of Greater Washington, Saturday Leadership

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    Mar 7, 2020
    9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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MWR Financial Literacy

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    Mar 7, 2020
    4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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Financial Literacy to include credit restoration, debt elimination, wealth creation, and financial consultations. This is a private event in the Marion Barry Room. To book your next event with us, click here! (more…)

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Toni Love Presents: Toni’s Room, A Poetic Journey to Restoration

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    Mar 7, 2020
    5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Busboys and Poets is proud to welcome Toni Love to 14th and V for readings from her first book of poetry, “Toni’s Room: a poetic journey to restoration.” Toni Love (Mary Tonita Austin) is a Writer, Poet, Mother and Community activist born in Philadelphia. Her first EP “The Restoration” is overflowing with soul-stirring poetry accompanied by original (more…)

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Karaoke Night Hosted by Dwayne B

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    Mar 7, 2020
    9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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Join Busboys and Poets host Dwayne B aka Crochet Kingpin for a fun night of bad singing!The first Saturday of every month, the Marion Barry Room becomes your stage. Pick from over 40,000 songs, sign the list, grab the mic, and make magic happen. Every month, one person will be voted best of the night (more…)

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Jazz & Verse Open Mic – Hosted by Matt Gallant 3.8.20

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  • Event Start
    Mar 8, 2020
    5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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Sunday Jazz & Verse Open Mic Poetry & Jazz Night! A Busboys and Poetry Event.  Every second Sunday, cap off brunch with two hours of incredible music and poetry! Audiences can expect a diverse array of spoken word performers, open mic rookies, musicians and more with a Jazz soundtrack! It will feature the sounds of (more…)

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Focus In! Film Series and Anotherway Now presents Brave Girls

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    Mar 8, 2020
    5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
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On International Women’s Day, join Busboys and Poets and Anotherway Now for a screening of the documentary Brave Girls, a film by Yashaswi Desai and Ellie Walton. This will be followed by a discussion with the filmmakers and special guests (further details to follow).About the film:BRAVE GIRLS documents the journey of three young women in one (more…)

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Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here DC: “River of Ash & Ink”

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  • Event Start
    Mar 8, 2020
    7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here DC“River of Ash & Ink”Artists and Poets in support of the Iraqi PeopleFeatured presenters are: Zeina Azzam, Carol Beane, Nasrin Navab, E. Ethelbert Miller,Casey Smith, Despina Meimaroglou, Mousa Mohammed, Helen Frederick, Khaled Tanji,and Nahid Navab (more…)

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Rise + Rhyme: Oh Susannah! 3.9.20

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    Mar 9, 2020
    9:30 am - 11:00 am
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Rise + Rhyme is a weekly morning storytelling and performance series for children ages 5 and under with the goals of teaching children to engage with their community, learn to love performing and become rising artivists!Today’s artist is:Oh Susannah!Oh Susannah brings instruments & scarves, familiar & original songs, Bodies movin’ & groovin’, everybody dancing along!We’ll (more…)

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Rise + Rhyme w/Little Treasures 3.9.20

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    Mar 9, 2020
    9:30 am - 11:00 am
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Featuring: Little TreasuresLittle Treasures is a highly interactive show, led by singing sensation Tamika Love Jones, with songs that are prompted by toys and props from our treasure bag. Get ready to bounce, swing and play with your little ones as we go from one adventure to the next singing, dancing, learning and loving the (more…)

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POETRY AND MUSIC

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  • Event Start
    Mar 9, 2020
    6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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“The Era of Modernism is a bilingual program presenting the research Ana Maria Ruimonte, Spanish soprano and scholar. The program focuses on the development of the Modernist movement among Spanish, American and Latin American poets and composers. We present poems by José Martí, Walt Whitman and Juan Ramón Jiménez, and hear them set in songs (more…)

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Monday Night Open Mic Hosted by 13 of Nazareth

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  • Event Start
    Mar 9, 2020
    8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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A Busboys and Poets event hosted this week by 13 of Nazaretha multifaceted creativeliving with epilepsya dry sense of humorand peace of mind over everythingpursuing the evidenceof things not seenin hopes of becominga worthy accoladeFEATURING: ASHA J. WATSONOriginally from the Chicagoland area, Asha J. Watson is a woman who loves God, people, and language. A (more…)