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Poetry, Music, and Art: A Black History Month Celebration

2026-02-24 18:00:00 2026-02-24 19:30:00 America/New_York Poetry, Music, and Art: A Black History Month Celebration Celebrate Black History Month with Prince George's County Poet Laureate Emerita, Sistah Joy, and friends. Join us for a joyful honoring of Black culture through poetry, music, and visual art. Come experience the beauty, creativity, and spirit of Black expression in a celebration for all ages Oxon Hill - Lecture Hall

Tuesday, February 24
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2026-02-24 18:00:00 2026-02-24 19:30:00 America/New_York Poetry, Music, and Art: A Black History Month Celebration Celebrate Black History Month with Prince George's County Poet Laureate Emerita, Sistah Joy, and friends. Join us for a joyful honoring of Black culture through poetry, music, and visual art. Come experience the beauty, creativity, and spirit of Black expression in a celebration for all ages Oxon Hill - Lecture Hall

Oxon Hill

Lecture Hall

Celebrate Black History Month with Prince George's County Poet Laureate Emerita, Sistah Joy, and friends. Join us for a joyful honoring of Black culture through poetry, music, and visual art. Come experience the beauty, creativity, and spirit of Black expression in a celebration for all ages

Sistah Joy – Event Producer, Moderator, and Featured Poet

J. Joy “Sistah Joy” Matthews Alford is the Inaugural Poet Laureate of Prince George’s County, who served from 2018 to 2023.  Currently revising her fourth book, Ordained Work, Sistah Joy is an arts advocate, public speaker, workshop facilitator, and literary activist. She is also the Poet Laureate of Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, where she has served as president of the Poetry Ministry for the past 22 years. Contact Sistah Joy at Peotsistahjoy@aol.com or visit www.sistahjoy.com

Benjamin Sands – Featured Musician

Leilani Clendennin – Featured Vocalist

Dinahsta "Miss Kiane" Thomas – Featured Poet

Jaye-L Price - Featured Poet

Derrick Vaughn – Featured Visual Artist

Maryland Humanities and PGAHC are co-sponsors of this event. 

Oxon Hill

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Melanie Townsend Diggs

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Oxon Hill is home of the Sojourner Truth Room and the Speak Your Truth! Oral History Project.

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