Curious about where and when did Hip Hop start? “Breakbeat” and “amen break” will no longer be mystery words after attending our public workshop led by American hip hop musician and performer Wordsmith, coming to you live from Baltimore.

This talk will look at how abolitionists, women's suffrage advocates, foreign activists and revolutionaries, and civil rights leaders from the 1960s to today have returned to Thomas Jefferson's words to call on America to live up to its founding promise of liberty and justice for all.

Приєднуйтеся до лекції відомого дослідника Гарвардського інституту українознавства Генадя Побережного про науковця Рафаїла Лемкіна, який вигадав слово геноцид і домігся в 1948 році ухвалення міжнародної Конвенції «Про запобігання та покарання злочину геноциду», та його розуміння совєцького геноциду в Україні.

В своєму проекті “Знищений архів” Поліна Щербина по-іншому осмислює багаж пам’яті. Вона апелює до поняття “палімпсесту”. Так само як колись зі старих листів пергаменту стирали стирали застарілі тексти і писали нові, Поліна стирає зі своїх полотен старі академічні постановки. Процес стирання (прання), тобто знищення стає одночасно і етапом створення роботи. Адже фінальним результатом цієї праці стають нові проявлені структури і візерунки на випраному полотні. Історія полотна, зафіксована таким чином, стає його головним сюжетом.

A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.

Using historical and legal case studies, we invite you for presentation which examines diversity and inclusion in the United States through the perspective of immigration. Join us at group discussion about issues of belonging and identity in the United States and Ukraine and how we can learn from one another’s experience.

To commemorate the life and contribution of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most important leaders of the American Civil Rights movement, this week's speaking club will feature discussions about his life and the lives of many other famous African Americans.

Though the golden age of rock may be long gone, during this rockin' evening we will uncover the origins of the unique American music genre Rock ‘n’ Roll that has been embraced all over the world.

Everyone knows the cliché: a picture is worth a thousand words. But can pictures really change the course of history? In this session, we’ll discuss six iconic photographs – from a campaign portrait of Abraham Lincoln to the “Falling Man” of September 11, 2001 – that each changed America forever, often in unexpected ways.

A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Nelson Mandela, in his first term as the South African President, initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land: enlist the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

A chronicle of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1965.

Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.

What do you really know about the United Nations? This week at WE@AH we're celebrating UN Day with discussion about the history and impact of the United Nations,Vexillology, and trivia. 

Join us for a presentation of the best book of the year (Economist) - Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine by Anne Applebaum.

The story of General Romeo Dallaire's frustrated efforts to stop the madness of the Rwandan Genocide, despite the complete indifference of his superiors.

Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.

The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.

Join America House to celebrate World Earth Day. Watch a documentary Racing Extinction and meet Nataliya Hozak, WWF Projects Coordinator who will speak on Living Planet Report and environmental situation in Ukraine

Please join U.S. Embassy Kyiv Ukraine for a presentation and release of the Ukrainian Edition of Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning by Dr. Timothy Snyder. 

The foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State.