Beyond Heroes and Holidays: Leading and Learning Together
Date and Time
Feb 25, 2026 6:30 pm
Location
14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
Feb 25, 2026 6:30 pm
14th & V
On Wednesday, February 25, educator Brian Jones, in conversation with Dave Zirin, will discuss his latest book Black History Is for Everyone, a look at how the study of Black history challenges our understanding of race, nation, and the stories we tell about who we are.
This FREE event is part of the Beyond Heroes & Holidays Series is hosted by Busboys and Poets and Teaching for Change. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. Attendees may purchase food and drinks throughout the event.
Amid widespread political censorship and attacks, Black History Is for Everyone pulses with love, insight, and possibility. Brian Jones shares how Black history has challenged and energized his own thinking, inviting each of us to reflect on what we learn, why we learn it, and how it shapes our understanding of the nation and our place in the world. From Bacon’s Rebellion to the Haitian Revolution, this book reveals how those who came before us resisted oppression — and reminds us that study and struggle have always gone hand in hand.
— Ruha Benjamin, author of Imagination: A Manifesto
This event is in support of the Black Lives Matter at School Year of Purpose principle of collective value and the national demand to mandate Black history and ethnic studies.
