Monday, Feb. 23
Picnic dinners and blankets welcome at a free screening of "Selma, Lord, Selma." The 1999 TV movie's cast boasts many Atlantans, including Afemo and Elizabeth Omilami and Margo Moorer, along with the late Yolanda King, daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The film is set in 1965 Alabama, where a young girl inspired by an MLK speech joins the march from Selma to Montgomery. 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 23. Free. Redan-Trotti Library, 1569 Wellborn Road, Redan. 770-482-3821, www.dekalblibrary.org/branches/redan-trotti.html.
Tuesday, Feb. 24
"100 Years of Black Dolls" showcases more than 300 black dolls from the collection of Montgomery, Ala.-native and civil rights activist Jamila Jones, who now lives in southwest Atlanta. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through Feb. 28. Greenbriar Mall, 2841 Greenbriar Parkway S.W., Atlanta. 404-316-5092, 404-344-6611, www.shopgreenbriar.com.
Wednesday, Feb. 25
"I Know It Was the Blood: Steve Prince" is a show of woodcuts and drawings by New Orleans native. Prince's art is infused with the spirit of his hometown, reflecting the city's rich traditions of art, music, and religion. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 1-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Through April 12. $4; $2 senior citizens, students and children. Hammonds House Museum, 503 Peeples St. S.W., Atlanta. 404-612-0500, www.hammondshouse.org.
Thursday, Feb. 26
The Clayton State University's Campus Events Council presents "The History of Black Fashion." The show explores the trends in black fashion from the 1920s to the present. 7 p.m. Feb. 26. 2000 Clayton State Blvd., Morrow. 678-466-4000, adminservices.clayton.edu/campuslife/bhm.htm.
Friday, Feb. 27
John F. Baker Jr. delved into his own family history and came up with "The Washingtons of Wessyngton Plantation: Stories of My Family's Journey to Freedom." The book recounts the lives of the author's great-great-grandparents, who were enslaved Africans living on the plantation. Baker will discuss and sign the book at 1 p.m. Feb. 27. Waldenbooks-CNN Center, 1 CNN Center, Atlanta. 404-659-1949, www.borders.com.
Saturday, Feb. 28
Playwright Calvin Ramsey presents a reading of "The Green Book," a play based on "The Negro Motorist Green Book," which was a guidebook published between 1936-1963 directing African Americans to "safe" restaurants, hotels and gas stations. 3-5 p.m. Feb. 28. Free. DeKalb County Public Library-Covington Branch, 3500 Covington Highway, Decatur. 404-508-7180, www.dekalblibrary.org/branches/covi.htm.
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