Malcolm X Day Returns to DC

Sun May 17 2026 at 12:00 pm to 05:00 pm UTC-04:00

Anacostia Park Roller Skating Pavillion | Washington

Pan-African Community Action
Publisher/HostPan-African Community Action
Malcolm X Day Returns to DC
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Come together to honor the life and legacy of Malcolm X
About this Event

Washington D.C.’s Malcolm X Day began in May 1972 and was held in Anacostia Park for 23 years. it was a prominent community-focused celebration of Malcolm X’s legacy. The day served as a unifying force, rooted in community organizing an focused on the concrete conditions shaping the lives of local residents. It was a major, grassroots “Unity in the Community” festival featuring African-centric vendors, speakers, local musicians, and performers to inspire Black residents before disbanding in 1995.

Pan-African Community Action (PACA) is proud to announce that we, in collaboration with several local organizations, will be bringing Malcolm X Day back to Anacostia Park – Field 6, outside of the Roller Skating Pavillion, on May 17th from noon to 5pm. We will be celebrating the life of Malcolm X and his ideology of Black, working class unity with performances, speakers, food, and informative activities.

Co-convening organizations: Malcolm X Grassroots Movement-DC Chapter, Black Alliance for Peace–DC, All-African People’s Revolutionary Party (A-APRP), Black Men Build, African National Women’s Organization (ANWO), African People’s Socialist Party (APSP), Ujima People’s Progress Party, Black United Front of Montgomery County, and Mosaic Cooperative.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Anacostia Park Roller Skating Pavillion, 1500 Anacostia Drive, Washington, United States

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