Mayor Muriel Bowser - January, 2019
“There was much to admire and cherish about Nikki. One was her obsessive interest in space travel. Years ago, we were attending a US Open event honoring
Black women, when Mae Jemison complimented Nikki on her sash/tie. Nikki pulled it took it off, made a gift to Jemison—saying “you are doing what I had always hoped to do”.
"Her interest in space travel was understandable. Nikki was not entirely of our world. She was too expansive in her thinking, too inclusive in
her spirit— too untethered by the material preoccupations of this world. God bless her for she has now travelled to a space worthy of her, a space where the ‘ force is with her’.”
- Sharon Pratt
Frederick Douglas Panelists:
Cedar Hill: Frederick Douglass's Home in Anacostia |
6/7/24 - Justice Unbound: Marginalized Voices in Legal History - Click here to watch
5/27/24 - Lincoln: A Providential President - Click here to watch
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Episode 2 - Lincoln’s Impact on America Can’t be Measured w/Dr. Catherine Clinton
Episode 3 - How Did Abraham Lincoln Manage Public Opinion as President? w/Dr. Allen C. Guelzo
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Episode 1 - Abraham Lincoln: What You Didn't Know About His Iconic Death
Episode 2 - Abraham Lincoln's First Meeting with Black Leaders Shook America
Episode 3 - The Untold Truth Behind Booth's Plan to Assassinate Lincoln
Episode 4 - How Did Abraham Lincoln Predict His Own Death?
Episode 5 - Extraordinary Details on The Day Lincoln Was Shot
Episode 6 - What Happened to John Wilkes Booth Days After Lincoln's Assassination?
Bonus Episode - How Did America Pull Together When Abraham Lincoln Died?
The IPPH Speakers Series hosts spirited, constructive speakers and symposia around the issues of the day with nationally renowned leaders from historical, national and local context. Stay up to date, suggest topics, or submit proposals by clicking the link below.
State of Play - State of Play is 3.5-year-old public affairs show that convenes subject matter experts, historians and people with lived experience to discuss issues important to communities of color. We encourage conversation with guest experts and with the community at-large. State of Play Programs aired on Black News Channel and are currently on State of Play Youtube Channel.
IPPH on Air: IPPH On Air is hosted by former DC Mayor and the Institute of Politics Policy and History’s Founding Director, Sharon Pratt. During each program, we take a deep dive into pressing issues of the day, exploring them through the lens of comparable historical events in our city - Washington, D.C. - and the nation. Each podcast features a diverse panel of compelling, expert personalities who can speak with authority on critical contemporary issues, always bracketing conversations with relevant historical insights.
IPPH Resident Fellows are award-winning film-makers, poets and writers, activists, and experts in subjects as diverse as art, film, literature, history, race relations, foodways and sports. In live and virtual programs, they gather knowledgeable and engaging speakers to discuss the history and culture of Washington, DC.
IPPH encourages undergraduate and graduate students from UDC and area universities to participate in our work of discovering and presenting the history and culture of Washington, DC and hosting conversations that examine the issues of the day from a local and national context and always with relevant historical insights. Your experience and expertise are valuable to us. At this time, we are looking for social media interns.
"A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it."
IPPH delivers on its mission by offering speakers and symposia in multiple digital and broadcast formats including livestream, social media, podcast and even broadcast television. IPPH's future plans include a robust media distribution focus with the goal of not only offering poltical and policy content to District of Columbia residents with a historical context but to also archive all programs and make them available worldwide. Subscribe to the IPPH mailing list for updates!
Former Washington, D.C. Mayor Sharon Pratt will serve as the Founding Director of the UDC Institute for Politics, Policy and History. Pratt graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1961 and earned her B.S. degree in political science in 1965 from Howard University. Pratt attended Howard University Law School where she earned her J.D. degree in 1968.
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