How will you celebrate? The Office of Student Life compiled the list below to explore ways to celebrate Black History Month in New York City and beyond.
The Arsenal Gallery
2/13, 1-2pm | Black History Month: Seneca Village
2/18, 1-2pm | The Rewind: a Celebration of Black Culture
2/20, 11am-12pm | Black History Month: Brooklyn and the Underground Railroad
2/27, 1-2pm | Black History Month: The Birthplace of Hip-Hop
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
2/9, 7pm | Four Hundred Souls by Ibram X. Kendi & Keisha N. Blain
2/16, 7pm | LAUNCH: Unsung: Unheralded narratives of American slavery & abolition
2/22, 6:30pm | Mother Tongue: The Philosophy of Malcolm X
2/23, 6-7:30pm | Tanisha Ford on "Truth to Power: Writing Black Feminist Memoir"
2/25, 6:30pm | 30 Years of Easy Rawlins with Walter Mosley
Kid Friendly Events | NYC Metro Parents
2/6, 12-1pm | Celebrating Culture Beyond the Stage...featuring Youth in the Arts
2/10, 3:30-4:30pm | Children's Online Book Discussion - New York Public Library
2/13, 4-6:30pm | Teen Black History Movie: 'Selma' - Queens Library
2/18, 11am | Annual Langston Hughes Celebration
Charles R. Drew Black History Month Blood Drives at Columbia
All presenting donors will receive a $5 e-gift card!
Register to donate today: nybc.org/cu
2/10, 10am-4pm | Feldberg Lounge, Warren Hall
2/11, 11am-5pm | Columbia Faculty House, 64 Morningside Drive
2/18, 10am-4pm | Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Tours
- Harlem Heritage Virtual Experience
- Harlem Heritage Civil Rights Day Trip
- Hush Hip Hop Tours
- Inside Out Tours' African American & Black Heritage NYC Tours
- Big Onion Historic Harlem
Events organized by boroughs...
Manhattan
2/20, 10am | NYC Black Representation Bike Tour | Sara D. Roosevelt Park ($)
Brooklyn
2/13, 2pm | Kids Masquerade Mardi Gras Ball ft. Disney's Princess Tiana ($)
2/21, 5pm | #WEALLWEGOT 1st Annual Black Celebration Mental Health Event
2/22, 6pm | Black History Month Celebration - Brooklyn Women's Bar Association
2/20-21 | Brooklyn Children's Museum Black Future Festival
The Bronx
2/22, 10:30am | Legends Never Die: Fred the Godson Street Co. Name Unveiling
2/21, 3pm | 2nd Annual Black Excellence Pop Up Shop & Mixer
Queens
2/13, 4-6:30pm | Teen Black History Movie: "Selma" - Queens Library
2/18, 11am | Annual Langston Hughes Celebration
2/18, 7pm | Black History Trilogy II - Divine Sass: A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan
2/20, 4:30pm | International Black & Brown Film Festival | ALLURE Art Studio ($)
Virtual
2/10, 8-9pm | Black Smoke: The History of African American Barbecue
2/11, 7-7:45pm | "Rodney King" screening & conversation
Wednesdays, 2/3-3/10, 6pm | Talking About Race Matters Lecture Series
Enjoy all that New York City has to offer for Black History Month and remember to celebrate Black History all year long!