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Empower ED

Name: Empower ED
Start: 2024-11-12T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-12T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Anacostia

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Nov 12, 2024 5:00 pm

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Anacostia

2004 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20020

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Feb 16, 2026 8:00 pm

Monday Night Open Mic hosted by Angelique Palmer

Poetry Reading/Open Mic | Shirlington

Monday Night Open Mic hosted by Angelique Palmer

Feb 16, 2026 8:00 pm

Poetry Reading/Open Mic | Shirlington

Feb 17, 2026 5:30 pm

LET IT OUT! A Communal Healing & Poetry Writing Workshop Facilitated by Charity Blackwell and Tierra Stewart

Poetry Reading/Open Mic | 14th & V

LET IT OUT! A Communal Healing & Poetry Writing Workshop Facilitated by Charity Blackwell and Tierra Stewart

Feb 17, 2026 5:30 pm

Poetry Reading/Open Mic | 14th & V

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The Genocide in Gaza and International Solidarity | Busboys and Poets

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The Genocide in Gaza and International Solidarity | Busboys and Poets

Feb 17, 2026 6:00 pm

Author/Book Event | 450K

Feb 17, 2026 8:00 pm

Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Drew Anderson

Poetry Reading/Open Mic | 14th & V

Tuesday Night Open Mic hosted by Drew Anderson

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Poetry Reading/Open Mic | 14th & V

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