A Celebration of D.C. Black History
Blank Rome LLP
1825 Eye Street NW
Washington, D.C.
On Thursday, February 6, 2020, Blank Rome’s D.C. office held a gathering of Blank Rome colleagues, clients, and friends for a celebration of D.C. Black History to honor Black History Month through an inspiring celebration and educational discussion about the historic places and events that helped shape Washington, D.C.’s remarkable black history.
This year, we partnered with Bank of America to organize an exciting event, including:
- A presentation by Blank Rome personnel who researched and prepared easels on historic places and events that helped shape the city’s rich black history.
- A slide show and presentation by David Haberstich, the Curator of Photography for the Archives Center at the National Museum of American History.
- A private screening of the short film Black Broadway on U Street, which sheds light on the under-told story of African American life within Washington, D.C.’s U Street Corridor from the early 1910s to late 1950, and remarks from the film’s creator, Emmy Award-winning multimedia producer Shellée Haynesworth.
The easels will be on display throughout Black History Month in the Blank Rome and Bank of America D.C. offices.
