Events

A relaxed and affirming gathering celebrating Black love in all its forms—romantic, platonic, communal, and self-love. Through conversation, music, poetry, and shared experiences, this event explores intimacy, joy, and care within Black relationships. Registration Link   

A powerful concert blending gospel music, prayer, and spoken word, reflecting themes of faith, resilience, hope, and collective healing. Registration Link

A celebration of the Black sound, style, and brilliance of New Jack Swing and its lasting cultural impact. Registration Link

Exclusive screening of The Gray House, a new miniseries spotlighting brave women whose intelligence network changed the Civil War. Register Here 

Join us on March 19th for a special Third Thursday as the Wright Presents - Permission Slip to Breathe.  Centered on rest, resilience, and collective power, the evening recognizes the profound ways Black Women sustain families, lead movements, shape culture, and transform communities. Through performance, reflection, and shared experience, guests are welcomed into a sacred space of

Starlit Verses Starlit Verses is a National Poetry Month experience that brings together the commanding voice of Detroit’s Poet Laureate, Jessica Care Moore, with the rich, soaring harmonies of Starlit Ways, traveling from Columbus. This dynamic evening centers the brilliance of Black artistic expression, where poetry and music converge to create a space of reflection,

GROW YOUR GARDEN: LIVING SUSTAINABLY IN YOUR "BACKYARD"​ “Grow Your Garden” is The Wright’s signature Earth Month program, now in its second year. Designed for all ages and experience levels, this interactive event promotes sustainable living through gardening, cultural heritage, and Detroit-based​ environmental leadership.​ ​ This year’s theme, "Living Sustainably in Your Backyard," highlights four

Experience a compelling book talk hosted by Orlando P. Bailey and Donna Givens Davidson, featuring two exceptional Detroit authors: Aaron Robertson, author of The Black Utopians, and Michelle Adams, author of The Containment. Together, they will explore the enduring relevance of Black Utopia, freedom, and justice in a timely conversation about history, place, and the

Detroit's most talented young poets will compete in a two-round Poetry Slam as part of InsideOut's exclusive Detroit Youth Performance Troupe program auditions. Each year, the top-scoring poets from this competition are invited to interview for a slot on the Performance Troupe — a rigorous, teen-centered creative mentorship program. Win, lose, or draw, the teen

Join the Haitian Network Group of Detroit (HNGD) and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History for Drapo Nou se Fyète Nou / Our Flag Is Our Pride — a joyful and meaningful commemoration of Haitian Flag Day. Through drum performance, folkloric dance, spoken word, documentary screening, and a celebration of Haiti's legendary sheroes, this program invites