Washington, D.C.
The D.C.
Brotherhood
A monthly circle of young professional Black men building fellowship, trust, mentorship, and memory across the city.
Built around a table.
The Brotherhood began with a text, a dinner, and six men willing to make space for one another. It grew into a recurring community for Black men navigating law, public service, business, family, friendship, and life in D.C.
Founded by Armani Madison in April 2024, the D.C. Brotherhood responds to a familiar kind of isolation: being successful in rooms where very few people understand the pressure, the visibility, and the need for a trusted place to be unguarded.
The group is relationship-first. Brothers gather for dinners, brunches, boxing, golf, football, service, wine tastings, rooftop conversations, and low-pressure nights where advice, laughter, and honesty can all share the same table.
The rhythm is simple: gather, talk, build, repeat.
April 2024
first monthly dinner
55+
brothers in the circle
100+
brothers connected since launch
2+
years of gatherings
Moments from the circle.
The archive shows the Brotherhood as it is lived: meals, sports, milestones, service, celebrations, and the ordinary work of staying connected.
Bourbon & Porches
Golf Clinic
Boxing
Dinner
Flag Football
Happy Hour
'00s Themed Party
Brunch
Lounge
'Hot Topics' Debate
Rooftops and Light Bites
In collaboration
With the D.C. Sisterhood.
The D.C. Sisterhood is a community of Black women in the city doing what we do: building real friendships, showing up for each other, and making space for the conversations that only happen in the right room.
We cheer for them and they cheer for us. Every so often we come together for a dinner, a tasting, a rooftop, a holiday party. Two circles that support one another, plain and simple.
From first dinner to living network.
What started as one dinner became an informal infrastructure of friendship, advice, visibility, and support.
2024
April
First D.C. Brotherhood Dinner
Founding Farmers & Distillers DC.
August
Bowling & Dinner
Pinstripes Georgetown.
December
December Gathering
ZOOZ.
2025
June
Golf Clinic
Enterprise Golf Course in Mitchellville.
September
Boxing Session
FightShapeFit.
December
Service + Christmas Gathering
Workers' Rights Clinic and A Very Jenani Christmas.
2026
February
Brotherhood Brunch
Hen Quarter Prime.
May
Wine Tasting
D.C. Brotherhood x D.C. Sisterhood.
July
Hot Topics
Rooftop conversations, food, drinks, and debate.
Beyond D.C.
Want to start a brotherhood in your city?
The D.C. Brotherhood is built on a model that can travel. If you are a Black man interested in launching a similar circle in another city, we would love to share what we have learned and help you get started.
Reach out to us