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 "Black Broadway in Washington, D.C."

A Local Author Talk with Briana A. Thomas

Please join us for a talk with Alexandrian author, Briana A. Thomas, on her new book, which explores Washington, D.C.'s U Street and the rich African American history of this notable corridor. 

Before chain coffeeshops and luxury high-rises, before even the beginning of desegregation and the 1968 riots, Washington's Greater U Street was known as Black Broadway. From the early 1900s into the 1950s, African Americans plagued by Jim Crow laws in other parts of town were free to own businesses here and built what was often described as a "city within a city." Local author and journalist Briana A. Thomas will discuss her experience with researching and writing this book and share U Street's rich and unique history.

Briana A. Thomas has been published in Washingtonian Magazine, the historic Afro-American newspaper, and the Washington Post throughout her journalism career. Briana earned a Master of Journalism degree from the University of Maryland-College Park and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and communications from Greensboro College. She is the assistant pastor at Open Bible Ministries.

Registration is required to attend this virtual event.

For more information contact mzimmerman@alexlibraryva.org.