This year we are encouraging our staff, teachers, and community members to participate within their local communities and attend events to honor and celebrate Black existence and history.

We’ve created a list of events in our current IRL cities to attend during the month of February. Bring a friend, and check them out!

Portland →

• African Film Festival: The Cascade Festival of African Films shows us Africa through the eyes of Africans, rather than a vision of Africa packaged for Western viewers. More info

• Black History Festival NW 2023: To celebrate, honor, and elevate the rich tapestry of the African Diaspora in the pacific northwest through arts, education, and advocacy. More info

Los Angeles →

• Black Queer Poetry Reading: Cuties Los Angeles Presents Readings at Sunset: A Queer Poetry Night. Readings at Sunset is a live poetry night happening every 2nd Sunday at The Plant Chica. More info

• La Black History Month Festival: Programming will include guest speakers for a in-depth community forum on topics that affect the mind and body within the African American communities today. More info

• Black History Month 2023 in Los Angeles: More info

New York →

• Free Concert with the Harlem Chamber Players: The Schomburg Center presents the 15th Annual Black History Month Celebration with music by Duke Ellington, Don Byron, Aruán Ortiz, Valerie Coleman, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor performed by the HCP. More info

• NY Public Library Events: Join The New York Public Library during BHM for events and programs including live author talks and panels, book discussions, trivia, STEAM activities for kids, and more. More info

• Westbury Arts Events: More info
  

Seattle →

• Northwest African American Museum Events: Interactive story times, research and writing workshops for students, and a keynote conversation with Dr. Damion Thomas, curator at the Smithsonian. More info

• Words in Action: Radical writers pose bold strategies for a revived freedom struggle. Celebrate the publication of two new titles from Red Letter Press. More info

• Everout List of Events: More info