At Social Art and Culture, we believe Creativity is an economy. We strive to lead the new narrative around how we invest in the creative economy: A new economic sustainable framework invests in artisans and its culture.

Under the theme of Community Resilience, the Environmentall Justice Forums' mission is to assemble different approaches that cultivate steps for advancing and expanding new community resilience models in environmental justice and activism. This free ½ day forum will provide opportunities for 100 artivists, public agencies, nonprofits, higher education, and thought leaders to collaborate, discuss and identify adverse environmental impacts that have affected communities. Storytellers, visual artists, spoken word, photography, and music have long played a vital role in lifting voices, especially those of the marginalized. Artivists will lead each conversation about practical resources and tools, programs and project models, research, and data that could protect our environment and improve community resilience for empowering underserved and marginalized populations - the stewards to create change in their community.

Welcome to the Creative Entrepreneur Capital Summit! This exciting summit celebrates innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship. Annually,

we bring together a diverse community of creative minds, business leaders, and investors. Our goal is to inspire and empower entrepreneurs to turn their creative ideas into successful ventures. Whether you're a budding artist, designer, writer, or tech enthusiast, this event is for you!

Black L.U.V. Festival (love, unity, vision) is a festival that has been held in Washington, DC, since 1997. This FREE one-day cultural outdoor family event uses the cultural arts as a vehicle of social change to inform and enlighten communities of the Nation’s Capital on education, social injustice, innovation, healthcare, collective economics, and violence prevention in marginalized communities of color locally, domestically, and internationally. Black L.U.V. Fest 25 festival goers experienced the elements of art, music, literature, and technology as we celebrated “Afro-futurism” and combat anti-blackness.

Named in honor of the slain journalist, whose murder is still an open case, this bookstore is being built to fill the 25-year void of a bookstore in Anacostia while addressing the 50% illiteracy rate in this community.

Charnice Milton Community Bookstore (CMCB) operates at We Act Radio studios, 1918 MLK Ave, SE, and through pop-up locations around the city. Just down the street, we provide a used book section, with free books to young readers, within Busboys and Poets-Anacostia, one of the local group’s newer locations. Politics and Prose, one of DC’s oldest bookstores, supported our launch.