# Event Details - **Event Name**: Don't Look Where You Fell But Where You Slipped - Black Leaders Roundtable - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 30 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun, 30 Aug, 2026 at 04:30 pm - **Event Description**: The 2026 Alexandria People's Assembly Community African American Studies Series continuesAbout this Event"Do Not Look Where You Fell, But Where You Slipped." - Ghanian / Liberian ProverbThe 2026 Alexandria People's Assembly Community African American Studies Series continues this Sunday, commemorating Black August by listening to the deep wisdom of our elders at this pivotal moment in Alexandria, Northern Virginia and United States History. "Those Who Cannot Remember The Past Are Condemned To Repeat It" - George SantayanaBlack Leaders ’73 Roundtable DiscussionSunday August 30th2:00pmCharles Houston Recreation Center901 Wythe St, Alexandria, VA 22314Space is Limited. RSVP in Advance.Representing a variety of perspectives and organizations, leaders respond to a series of pre-recorded questions telephoned in by a national audience and questions moderated by Tony Brown, the executive producer of Black Journal. Directed by Stan Lathan, this episode, modeled like an Mbongi, includes:— Judge William Booth, president of the American Committee on Africa— Haywood Burns, National Director of the National Conference of Black Lawyers— Berkeley Burrell, President of the National Business League— (Kwame Ture) Stokely Carmichael, of the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party— Angela Davis, of the National United Committee to Free All Political Prisoners— Fannie Lou Hammer, Director of the Mississippi Freedom Farm Corporation— Nelson Johnson, National Chairman of the Youth Organization for Black Unity— William Lucy, International Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Federal, State, County & Municipal Employees, and Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists— The Honorable Percy Sutton, Manhattan Borough President— The Honorable Louis Stokes, Democratic Congressman from Ohio and Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus— Cenie J. Williams Jr., President of the National Association of Black Social Workers— James D. Williams, Director of Communications for the National Urban League— *invited Stanley S. Scott, Special Assistant to the President of the United StatesWe will screen a segment of this mbongi as it originally aired on May 15, 1973. "Black Leaders ’73 is a special 90 minute special program bringing together some of the foremost black spokesmen in the United States in a WNET New York studio where they will discuss some of the crucial issues facing the nation’s 35 million blacks."Black Journal was the precursor to Tony Brown's Journal. This episode was designed to "allow Black America to question members of her leadership and make herself heard collectively." Black Journal aimed to "use television as an instrument of positive social reform."What is an Mbongi?Mbongi is a Bantu Kongo term. Institutionally, MBONGI referred to a common shelter where “Mbongi assemblies” take care of and/or address the human as well as material good of the community. Consistent with Bantu philosophy, to take responsibility for the community meant to become responsible for lightening the weight of social and economic problems of the people. To sit in an Mbongi assembly was to have one’s eyes wide open (toward the secrecy of life) and to be able to honestly tell the story of the community.The Mbongi was a way of structurally:1) gathering together the best minds and practices;2) taking, seizing or accepting responsibility for solving and resolving the problematics of the African community;3) capturing, critiquing and clarifying those “things which concern us dearly”,4) exposing the “truth” of our reality as reflected in and represented by our spiritual, intellectual, social and artistic memory and creations; and,5) uncovering, correcting and utilizing the core meaning and purpose of a people in the service of human development and well-being.The commissions of the Mbongi were incorruptible. Hence, the term Mbongi institutionalizes the idea of a community of thinkers and activists having the responsibility to take care of the welfare and well-being of its people. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/cdc85ae0-a09f-11f1-8382-27c8b4f8dbac-rimg-w592-h740-dc384858-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/cdd63d90-a09f-11f1-8382-27c8b4f8dbac-rimg-w592-h740-dc484858-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/alexandria/dont-look-where-you-fell-but-where-you-slipped-black-leaders-roundtable/100001998691839094 - **Event Categories**: art, business, parties, entertainment, conferences - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Alexandria - **state**: VA - **country**: United States - **location**: Charles Houston Recreation Center - **lat**: 38.8127822 - **long**: -77.0481185 - **full address**: Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street, Alexandria, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Don't Look Where You Fell But Where You Slipped - Black Leaders Roundtable - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/df4f4d487e29d7838bcb0d217345ebc78dc5d65e4f8e38de0e76cced438aeb50-rimg-w1080-h1350-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1787674384 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Don't Look Where You Fell But Where You Slipped - Black Leaders Roundtable being held? - **A:** Don't Look Where You Fell But Where You Slipped - Black Leaders Roundtable takes place on Sun, 30 Aug, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 30 Aug, 2026 at 04:30 pm at Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street, Alexandria, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Don't Look Where You Fell But Where You Slipped - Black Leaders Roundtable? - **A:** Don't Look Where You Fell But Where You Slipped - Black Leaders Roundtable is organized by Alexandria People's Assembly. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Don't Look Where You Fell But Where You Slipped - Black Leaders Roundtable is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Alexandria, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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