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The WLC keeps you up-to-date on our latest news and events. Learn more about what we do and get updates that highlight the impact of our programs.

GET LIT Newsletter - Spring 2025

GET LIT Newsletter - Spring 2025

GET LIT Newsletter - Spring 2025

Jul 29

A Cause For Celebration: Our Students and Volunteers

A Cause For Celebration: Our Students and Volunteers

A Cause For Celebration: Our Students and Volunteers

Jun 26

Classroom to Barroom

Classroom to Barroom

Classroom to Barroom

May 23

Addressing the Urgent Literacy Crisis and Promoting Workforce Readiness in Wards 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8

Addressing the Urgent Literacy Crisis and Promoting Workforce Readiness in Wards 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8

Addressing the Urgent Literacy Crisis and Promoting Workforce Readiness in Wards 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8

Apr 17

Jimmie Williams on Comcast Newsmakers: Health Literacy and Vaccines

Jimmie Williams on Comcast Newsmakers: Health Literacy and Vaccines

Jimmie Williams on Comcast Newsmakers: Health Literacy and Vaccines

Dec 21, 2024

Tis The Season! "Wrap the Read" Needs Volunteers

Tis The Season! "Wrap the Read" Needs Volunteers

Tis The Season! "Wrap the Read" Needs Volunteers

Dec 6, 2024

"Wrap the Read" Holiday Gift Wrapping Pop Up Fundraiser

"Wrap the Read" Holiday Gift Wrapping Pop Up Fundraiser

"Wrap the Read" Holiday Gift Wrapping Pop Up Fundraiser

Nov 18, 2024

GET LIT Newsletter - Summer 2024

GET LIT Newsletter - Summer 2024

GET LIT Newsletter - Summer 2024

Sep 26, 2024

WLC Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

WLC Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

WLC Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

Sep 20, 2024

In Other Words: A Conversation with Tierra Simmons (Part 2)

In Other Words: A Conversation with Tierra Simmons (Part 2)

In Other Words: A Conversation with Tierra Simmons (Part 2)

Sep 19, 2024

In Other Words: A Conversation with Tierra Simmons (Part 1)

In Other Words: A Conversation with Tierra Simmons (Part 1)

In Other Words: A Conversation with Tierra Simmons (Part 1)

Sep 18, 2024

WLC Selected as Critical and Trusted Nonprofit by Spur Local.

WLC Selected as Critical and Trusted Nonprofit by Spur Local.

WLC Selected as Critical and Trusted Nonprofit by Spur Local.

Sep 9, 2024

WLC and Legal Aid DC Free Clinic on August 20

WLC and Legal Aid DC Free Clinic on August 20

WLC and Legal Aid DC Free Clinic on August 20

Aug 13, 2024

July 27 | Asha Thanki — A Thousand Times Before — at Conn Ave

July 27 | Asha Thanki — A Thousand Times Before — at Conn Ave

July 27 | Asha Thanki — A Thousand Times Before — at Conn Ave

Jul 26, 2024

Join us for our Summer Author Series with Politics & Prose Bookstores

Join us for our Summer Author Series with Politics & Prose Bookstores

Join us for our Summer Author Series with Politics & Prose Bookstores

Jul 11, 2024

WLC and Legal Aid DC Free Clinic on August 20

WLC and Legal Aid DC Free Clinic on August 20

WLC and Legal Aid DC Free Clinic on August 20

Jul 11, 2024

Arch Mortgage Insurance Co. Becomes Links 2 Literacy Golf Tournament Awards Sponsor

Arch Mortgage Insurance Co. Becomes Links 2 Literacy Golf Tournament Awards Sponsor

Arch Mortgage Insurance Co. Becomes Links 2 Literacy Golf Tournament Awards Sponsor

Jun 19, 2024

April 25 | Ryan Emanuel — On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice - with Ashley Minner Jones — at Union Market

April 25 | Ryan Emanuel — On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice - with Ashley Minner Jones — at Union Market

April 25 | Ryan Emanuel — On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice - with Ashley Minner Jones — at Union Market

Apr 18, 2024

March 16 | Gemini Wahhaj — The Children of this Madness - with Javed Jahangir and Sonal Kohli — at Union Market

March 16 | Gemini Wahhaj — The Children of this Madness - with Javed Jahangir and Sonal Kohli — at Union Market

March 16 | Gemini Wahhaj — The Children of this Madness - with Javed Jahangir and Sonal Kohli — at Union Market

Mar 14, 2024

Feb. 22 | Dr. Akilah Cadet, DHSc, MPH — White Supremacy is All Around: Notes from a Black Disabled Woman in a White World — at Union Market

Feb. 22 | Dr. Akilah Cadet, DHSc, MPH — White Supremacy is All Around: Notes from a Black Disabled Woman in a White World — at Union Market

Feb. 22 | Dr. Akilah Cadet, DHSc, MPH — White Supremacy is All Around: Notes from a Black Disabled Woman in a White World — at Union Market

Feb 6, 2024

Feb. 17 | Keisha N. Blain — Wake Up America: Black Women on the Future of Democracy - Panel discussion with Atima Omara, Donna Brazile & Senator Laphonza Butler

Feb. 17 | Keisha N. Blain — Wake Up America: Black Women on the Future of Democracy - Panel discussion with Atima Omara, Donna Brazile & Senator Laphonza Butler

Feb. 17 | Keisha N. Blain — Wake Up America: Black Women on the Future of Democracy - Panel discussion with Atima Omara, Donna Brazile & Senator Laphonza Butler

Feb 6, 2024

Feb. 12 | Ruha Benjamin — Imagination: A Manifesto - with Panama Jackson — at Conn. Ave. Store

Feb. 12 | Ruha Benjamin — Imagination: A Manifesto - with Panama Jackson — at Conn. Ave. Store

Feb. 12 | Ruha Benjamin — Imagination: A Manifesto - with Panama Jackson — at Conn. Ave. Store

Feb 6, 2024

Feb. 6 | Karen Outen - Dixon, Descending at Politics and Prose Conn. Ave Store

Feb. 6 | Karen Outen - Dixon, Descending at Politics and Prose Conn. Ave Store

Feb. 6 | Karen Outen - Dixon, Descending at Politics and Prose Conn. Ave Store

Feb 6, 2024

Jan. 27 | Historical Fiction Panel with Jenni L. Walsh and Virginia Pye - with Mary Kay Zuravleff - at The Wharf

Jan. 27 | Historical Fiction Panel with Jenni L. Walsh and Virginia Pye - with Mary Kay Zuravleff - at The Wharf

Jan. 27 | Historical Fiction Panel with Jenni L. Walsh and Virginia Pye - with Mary Kay Zuravleff - at The Wharf

Jan 18, 2024

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