Events

Community Gatherings & Conversations

The District Vanguard organizes community events that bring together creatives, collaborators, and community members for conversation, connection, and celebration.

The Black Experience in Design Reunion at Howard University

Date: TBD

The Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University is proud to host a special reunion and conversation celebrating The Black Experience in Design: Identity, Expression & Reflection.

Join the editors of The Black Experience in Design: Identity, Expression & Reflection for an evening reflecting on the book’s impact, its role in shaping contemporary design discourse, and the ways Black designers continue to influence education, culture, and practice. Through conversation and community gathering, the editors will share how the book came to be, what it has sparked since publication, and where the future of Black design scholarship and practice is headed.

This event is an opportunity to reconnect, celebrate shared histories, and imagine what comes next—together.