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6 uplifting events to celebrate MLK Day in the DC area

You can honor the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend at the opening of a new Black history exhibit, an all-ages community celebration, a service project, and ...
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24 Things to Do in the DC Area This Week and Weekend

Good day, DC! Enjoy the extended weekend at a local Martin Luther King Day celebration, or explore one—or three—major art and ...
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Navigating a dangerous time: Interactive Green Book exhibit comes to DC's MLK Library

A new exhibit is rolling into D.C.'s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on Saturday, about the travel guidebook that Black families used to literally navigate a dangerous time: Segregation. The ...
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Historic DC TV show honored at MLK Library to welcome Green Book exhibit

With music and dancing, D.C.’s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library kicked off the opening of a new lobby exhibit on “The Negro Motorist Green Book” — the pre-civil rights guidebook for African ...

UNBANNED: National Book Ban Conversation in DC Celebrates MLK Day 40th Anniversary

Award-Winning Documentary Screening, Expert Panel, and Community Bookstore Unite in DC for MLK Day 40th Anniversary ...
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App makes one of DC’s biggest libraries more accessible for blind, low-vision patrons

Standing at the entrance to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in D.C., Kevin Kline took out his phone and opened the GoodMaps app, seeking directions to a nearby café. After a few seconds, ...