The National Center for Civil and Human Rights offers ongoing programming for everyone — young professionals, families with children, students, and adults. With both virtual and in-person programs, there is something for everyone. Learn more about what we have to offer below.
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Join us at The National Center for Civil and Human Rights this spring for a 2-day workshop helping educators understand frameworks used to create impactful and empathy building learning experiences for students learning about slavery and American history. Both workshops will be held from 9am-3pm. Day One: Teaching Hard History: American Slavery | February...
The Center invites co-celebrants of Black History Month to hear and experience the power of the improvisational rhythms of jazz music to inspire movements, put a name to unspeakable acts, lighten a heavy heart, and calm a troubled spirit. We will present two speakers who will contextualize the evening repertoire and talk about the connection...
Join the Center as journalist Ernie Suggs, who has reported on race and culture for the Atlanta Journal Constitution for 25 years, sits down with Ambassador Andrew Young for a conversation around Suggs’ book “The Many Lives of Andrew Young”. The former Atlanta mayor will share stories about his life and his perspective on the...
Spend a day at The Center with FREE admission sponsored by FedEx. On Saturday, February 25, celebrate Black History Month with us free of charge! Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so we encourage you to reserve them online in advance. Online tickets are sold out. However, we will allow walk-up visitation throughout...
The Center invites co-celebrants of black history month to hear about and experience the power of black sacred music to inspire movements, lighten a heavy heart, or to calm a troubled spirit. We will present two speakers who will contextualize the evening repertoire, and talk about the connection between Black sacred music and civil rights...
WABE-FM hosts a premiere of Season 4 of its Peabody Award-winning podcast “Buried Truths”. The podcast is hosted and based on a course taught by Emory Pulitzer Prize-winning professor and journalist Hank Klibanoff. Season 3 focused on the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. Klibanoff will discuss the podcast’s Season 4 return to the civil rights era...
Villa Albertine, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, and Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs are thrilled to present Night of Ideas Atlanta 2023, More Justice! Defending Rights, Realizing Dreams, on March 4, from 7pm to midnight. In the spirit of the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, Night of...