Black History Month 2021

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Celebrate Black History month with us! We’re hosting a virtual celebration for our community members on February 19.

In addition, the following citywide events are free to the public and online for your safety (in order by date):

Talking About Race Matters – Lecture Series
Wednesday, February 3, 2021 6:00pm-7:00pm EST – Virtual

Lift Every Voice: Celebrating 150 Years of James Weldon Johnson’s Legacy
Thursday February 4, 2021  7:00am-7:15am EST – Virtual

Doc Chat Episode 14: Exploring the Black Alternative Press of the 1960s and 1970s
Thursday, February 4, 2021 3:30pm EST – Virtual

Civil Rights Legacies: Martin, Malcom, Gwen, and Julian
Thursday, February 4, 2021, 6:30pm-8:00pm EST – Virtual

Black History Month: Black History in Queens
Saturday, February 6, 2021 12:00pm-1:00pm EST – Virtual

Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
Tuesday February 9, 2021 7:00pm-8:30pm EST – Virtual

Talking About Race Matters – Lecture Series
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 6:00pm-7:00pm EST – Virtual

“Rodney King” Screening & Conversation with Roger Guenveur Smith and Dr. Stephanie Leigh Batiste
Thursday, February 11, 2021 7:00pm-7:45pm EST – Virtual

Black History Month: Seneca Village
Saturday, February 13, 2021 1:00pm-2:00pm EST

Black History Month Celebration: Songs, Dance, & Stories
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 3:30pm-4:30pm EST – Virtual

LAUNCH: Unsung: Unheralded Narratives of American Slavery & Abolition
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7:00pm-8:30pm EST – Virtual

Talking About Race Matters – Lecture Series
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 6:00pm-7:00pm EST – Virtual

The Rewind: A Celebration of Black Culture with an Introduction by Greg Tate
Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:00pm-7:45pm EST – Virtual

Racism’s Hidden Costs: Heather McGhee
Thursday, February 18, 2021 8:00pm-9:00pm EST – Virtual

Black History Month: Brooklyn and the Underground Railroad
Saturday, February 20, 2021 11:00am-12:00pm EST

Mother Tongue: The Philosophy of Malcom X
Monday, February 22, 2021 6:30pm-8:00pm EST – Virtual

The Harry Belafonte Black Liberation Speaker Series: Charles Blow with Hilton All
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 8:00pm-9:00pm EST – Virtual

Talking About Race Matters – Lecture Series
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 6:00pm-7:00pm EST – Virtual

Black Entrepreneurs Who Are Making History
Thursday, February 25, 2021 6:00pm-7:00pm EST – Virtual

30 Years of Easy Rawlins with Walter Mosley
Thursday, February 25, 2021 6:30pm-8:00pm EST – Virtual

Michael Mwenso: Hope, Resist, & Heal, Performance and Conversation with Shannon Effinger
Thursday, February 25, 2021 7:00pm-7:45pm EST – Virtual

Black History Month: The Birthplace of Hip-Hop
Saturday, February 27, 2021 1:00pm-2:00pm EST 

Talking About Race Matters – Lecture Series
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 6:00pm-7:00pm EST – Virtual

Talking About Race Matters – Lecture Series
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 6:00pm-7:00pm EST – Virtual

Ongoing Black History Month 2021 Exhibitions:

 

Other websites and resources: