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PACA's and Malcolm X Grassroots Movement's Black August 2026 Series:The Revolutionary v Potential of Black Youth
Wednesday, August 26th is PACA's and Malcolm X Grassroots Movement's fourth and final session of their Black August 2026 series under the theme The Revolutionary v Potential of Black Youth every Wednesday in August. The last session is "Manufacturing Consent: Youth, Miseducation and the Politics of Mass Incarceration.
DC Squared hosts a Special Bonus Edition of Northeast Summer Nights: Explore the Arts
They are partnering with Friends of the National Arboretum (FONA) for an evening celebrating Cultural Arts. Further information and registration is at Eventbrite.com.
Cherry Hill Arts & Music Waterfront Festival
Rescheduled Date: Cherry Hill Arts and Music Waterfront Festival - August 29. 2026 - 2PM to 9:30 PM - Middle Branch Park
Sankofa hosts Maestra Screening
Catherine Murphy's short documentary featuring the stories of the youngest women teachers of Cuba's 1961 Literacy Campaign. The film explores their courage, commitment, and the lasting impact of their work.
DC Jazz Fest
WPFW 89.3 and DC JazzFest Partnership
WPFW 89.3 FM and DC JazzFest announce a new partnership for DC JazzFest 2026, Sept. 2–6. As Washington, DC’s premier annual jazz celebration, DC JazzFest brings together legendary artists, rising stars, and top local DMV musicians across multiple venues, with signature outdoor stages at The Wharf.
WPFW will provide festival coverage, artist features, and community programming to amplify performances and spotlight the city’s vibrant jazz scene. Join us Sept. 2–6 for five days of world‑class music, community moments, and live radio storytelling celebrating jazz in the nation’s capital.
Go to DC Jazz Festival for more information.
DC Jazz Fest
WPFW 89.3 and DC JazzFest Partnership
WPFW 89.3 FM and DC JazzFest announce a new partnership for DC JazzFest 2026, Sept. 2–6. As Washington, DC’s premier annual jazz celebration, DC JazzFest brings together legendary artists, rising stars, and top local DMV musicians across multiple venues, with signature outdoor stages at The Wharf.
WPFW will provide festival coverage, artist features, and community programming to amplify performances and spotlight the city’s vibrant jazz scene. Join us Sept. 2–6 for five days of world‑class music, community moments, and live radio storytelling celebrating jazz in the nation’s capital.
Go to DC Jazz Festival for more information.
9th Annual WPFW 5K Run/Walk for Total Fitness!
WPFW listeners: Bring the family to the 9th Annual WPFW 5K Run/Walk for Total Fitness! Rain or Shine - join warm-ups, a scenic 5K walk/run, and fitness/wellness classes for physical, mental, and emotional health. Children under 12 can do a 1K, play games (kickball, jump rope, 4 Corners, etc.) and receive participation certificates.
Join a Tai Chi, Yoga, Functional Strength Training, Line Dance, Double Dutch and Meditation class. Have fun playing games for adults such as Tug Of War, Dodge Ball and more. Or, you may prefer playing a game of Chess, Checkers or Backgammon. There is something for everybody, young and older.
Enjoy nourishing snacks, water, and a soundtrack of great music as you walk, run, stretch, and connect with community. 100% of proceeds benefit WPFW’s programming — your registration directly supports the voices, artists, and justice-focused coverage you love.
Sign up, bring friends, and help keep Jazz and Justice on the air.
Registration fee: $35 — 100% of proceeds support WPFW, your home for Jazz and Justice
Questions: 202-888-5484 or info@wpfw.org
Our fundraising platform, Zeffy, will ask for a tip — you do not have to contribute to it. When you see: “Help keep Zeffy free for WPFW Pacifica Foundation INC 💜 (optional)” click Other and enter 0.
WPFW 4th 50th Year Benefit Concert: An Afternoon of Jazz & Justice
Join us for another afternoon of great jazz featuring the sounds of bassists Herman Burney and Kriss Funn.
With a tip of the hat to the late, great bassist Ray Brown, WPFW is proud to present Two Bass Hit, our fourth 50th year benefit concert. Join us for an afternoon of smooth vibes featuring two of the DMV’s finest bassists.
Two Bass Hit features Washington’s own Herman Burney jamming alongside trombonist Reginald Cyntje, while Baltimore’s Kris Funn brings back his DC JazzPrix-winning group, the CornerStore.
General Admission - $35
Two Ticket Bundle - $50
Student ticket (with valid student id) - $20
WPFW is building a better world, one live jazz concert at a time. Don’t miss it!
Jazz and Justice Festival
Seven hours of live music on the hill, and we put the whole thing on the air. Edwin Ortiz & La Mafia Del Guaguanco open the dance floor, Blue Note trumpeter Brandon Woody follows, then Grammy-nominated MuMu Fresh, Proverbs Reggae Band, and Be'la Dona closing it out with go-go. Between the sets, the programmers you hear all week step out from behind the glass. Across 15th Street at the Josephine Butler Parks Center, documentary screenings and community discussions run from one until seven, alongside an elders circle, yoga, and art.
The Sunday drum circle opens the day at 12:30, as it has on this hill since 1965. It's also the park's 90th anniversary weekend.
No ticket, no RSVP. Bring a blanket and bring your people.
Full lineup, set times, and how to get there: https://www.wpfwdc.org/jazz-and-justice-festival
The People’s Community Health Walk 2026
A space for residents to come together, get active, and engage with one another in Anacostia Park with hydration and snack stations along the route, and ending at the August session of the People's Pan-African Wellness Front at R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center.
“Beyond the Wire” a Film Screening
Sankofa Video books & Cafe hosts A Film screening and powerful counter-narrative documentary that challenges the long-standing media distortion of Baltimore City notably popularized in the wire.
Feed the Hood Project
FeedTheHood Project is a monthly grassroots initiative led by the DC Black United Front and its community partners to help ensure that our neighbors have access to essential resources, including fresh food, clothing, personal hygiene products, health information, and other basic necessities.
“Chain of Ideas" by Dr. Ibram Kendi
A discussion to educate others on why “we must work across race and class lines to eradicate social ills and eliminate fascism” with one of the world’s foremost historians of racism and a leading antiracist scholar.
PACA's & Malcolm X's Grassroots Movement Session
Long Live the Man Child!: Jonathan Jackson and the Revolutionary Potential of Black Youth
Pan-African Community Action (PACA) is part of the historic and global movement for Pan-Africanism, or the liberation and unification of Africa and of African people on the continent and in the diaspora, under the economic system of scientific socialism. As part of the Pan-African movement, PACA is a grassroots group of African/Black people organizing for community-based power.
WPFW Local Station Board Meeting
WPFW Local Station Board
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
6:30 PM ET
Join Zoom Meeting
PLEASE NOTE: NEW LINK AND MEETING ID as of Jan 2026
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87035810487
Meeting ID: 870 3581 0487
Cuba Libre: Honoring the Cuban People, and Commemorating the Centennial Birthday of El Comandante Fidel Castro
WPFW presents Cuba Libre: Honoring the Cuban People, and Commemorating the Centennial Birthday of La Comandante Fidel Castro on Thursday, August 13 from midnight to midnight.
The programming will unpack the current situation on the ground, as well as the areas of music and culture, medicine, literacy, education, renewable energy, gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights, elder care, the Afro-descendants initiative, and more. It will also discuss Cuba’s contemporary and historical significance within a Pan-African and Caribbean context, and the historical cultural relationship between Cuba and the United States.
That’s Cuba Libre: Honoring the Cuban People and Commemorating the Centennial Birthday of El Comandante Fidel Castro Thursday, August 13 from midnight to midnight on WPFW, building a better world one broadcast at a time!
Finance Committee Meeting
WPFW’s Finance Committee reviews the station budget, revenue forecasts, and fundraising plans to keep our independent, community programming strong. Join to share views on financial priorities and help shape sustainable solutions. Listeners, donors, and volunteers welcome—your participation strengthens the station.
WPFW Volunteer Orientation
Support the music. Share the Soul.
WPFW holds a monthly volunteer orientation on Zoom from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, welcoming new and returning volunteers to learn about station history, values, and community guidelines. The session includes a presentation, a live Q&A with staff and seasoned volunteers, and guidance on next steps for training and scheduling, ensuring participants leave informed about how to get involved and support WPFW’s mission.
Outreach Committee Meeting
WPFW’s Outreach Committee meets on Zoom to plan events, build partnerships, and shape the station’s public presence. Join to get updates, share ideas, and help with tabling, listener drives, community forums, and other outreach.
Jazzy Sundays in Anacostia
Jazzy Sundays in Anacostia is back for its second season! Join the Anacostia BID, WPFW 89.3, and DCity Smokehouse every Sunday from July 12 though August 30 for FREE live jazz, delicious BBQ, refreshing drinks, and great community vibes.
Pledge Drive: Reimagining Black Liberation
WPFW’s summer membership drive runs August 2–15. Under the theme Reimagining Black Liberation and in honor of Black August, the drive is dedicated to recent ancestor and WPFW’s first program director, Young Lord and Black Panther Denise Oliver-Velez.
Jazzy Sundays in Anacostia
Jazzy Sundays in Anacostia is back for its second season! Join the Anacostia BID, WPFW 89.3, and DCity Smokehouse every Sunday from July 12 though August 30 for FREE live jazz, delicious BBQ, refreshing drinks, and great community vibes.
WPFW 3rd 50th Year Benefit Concert: An Afternoon of Jazz & Justice
Spend your Sunday afternoon enjoying live jazz while supporting Washington DC's only Jazz & Justice Radio Station-- WPFW-FM. Performing live Zoë Jorgenson on bass & voice accompanied by Guitarist Parker Speirs and DMV based pianist and co-artist in residence for the 2026 DC JazzFest Janelle Gill.