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Join us for a documentary screening followed by an educational workshop about D.C.'s historic Barry Farm community and its connection to the Welfare Rights Movement.
On Saturday, May 6th, 2026, Empower DC will be hosting a screening of the film, Storming Caesar's Palace. This will be followed by a discussion about the work and legacy of Barry Farm resident, Etta Mae Horn, a civil rights leader and co-founder of the National Welfare Rights Organization.
Storming Caesars Palace uplifts the story of Ruby Duncan and a band of mothers who launched a revolutionary Black feminist anti-poverty movement in the 1960s and 1970s. Based on the book Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty by Annelise Orleck, the film challenges the pernicious lie of the “Welfare Queen,” and highlights the visionary leadership of low-income grassroots organizers whose courage, tenacity and dreams could not be quashed, against all odds.
This event is held conjunction with the exhibit Barry Farm: Uplifting a Living History, Ensuring a Just Future, on view on the first floor of the MLK Library through June 28.
Learn more on the exhibit website.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults | 13 - 19 Years Old (Teens) |
EVENT TYPE: | Film | Exhibit | Educational Program |
