June 2026
Doing
Washington, DC
New York City
Los Angeles
Miami & South Florida
Plan-ahead Majors
Martha’s Vineyard (Start Planning)
- Black Week on the Vineyard 2026 | July 27–Aug 2, 2026 | Martha’s Vineyard, MA
- Martha’s Vineyard Comedy Fest | August 3-21, 2026 | Martha’s Vineyard, MA
- Martha’s Vineyard Black Book Festival |Saturday, August 15, 2026 | Martha’s Vineyard
- Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival | August | Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Reading
Tayari Jones | Kin | Feb 24, 2026 | Fiction | Harper
Terah Shelton Harris | Where the Wildflowers Grow | Feb 17, 2026 | Fiction | HarperVia
L. Michelle Smith | Call & Response: 10 Leadership Lessons From The Black Church | Feb 10, 2026 | Non-fiction | HarperOne – https://bookshop.org/books/call-response/9780063337892
Sheinelle Jones | Through Mom’s Eyes | Feb 10, 2026 | Memoir | HarperCollins
r.h. Sin | She Outgrew the Wound | Feb 10, 2026 | Poetry | Andrews McMeel
- MahoganyBooks Black Love Day Game Night | Friday, February 13, 2026, 3:30–5:30 p.m. | Free (registration required) | MahoganyBooks National Harbor, 121 American Way, Oxon Hill, MD 20745
- Book Release Party for Maya Rupert’s The Real Ones | Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 7:00–8:00 p.m. | Free (RSVP on Eventbrite) | Loyalty Bookstore, Washington, DC
- DC Reads: Author Panel & Book Signing at MLK Jr. Memorial Library | Thursday, March 20, 2026, evening (time TBA) | Free | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St NW, Washington, DC (in partnership with DC Public Library)
Eating
Watching
Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model | February 16, 2026 | Documentary | Netflix
Imperfect Women | March 18, 2026 | Thriller/Drama | Apple TV+
The Dutchman | January 2, 2026 | Drama/Thriller | Theaters (Rogue Pictures)
Our Secret | 2026 (Berlin premiere, wider 2026 release) | Family Drama/Magical Realism | Festival circuit, theatrical TBA
Ruth & Boaz | September 26, 2025 | Romance/Drama | Netflix
