Black History Month

 

The DC Public Library proudly celebrates Black History Month during February with author talks, lectures, arts and crafts and story times.

Take a quest and dig deeper into various online databases like the African American Studies Center to explore the life and times of African Americans.

Events:

Attend story times, make crafts and listen to engaging speakers. Find the featured events below and more in the calendar.

 

FEATURED EVENTS

C.R. Gibbs Lecture Series on African-American History and Culture Feb. 1 at Mount Pleasant Feb. 5 at Benning  Feb. 8 at Georgetown Feb. 12 at Francis A. Gregory Feb. 20 at Deanwood Feb. 26 at Bellevue	Civil War Reenactments featuring the Ladies of FREED Feb. 24 at Tenley	Author Talk: Shout Mouse Press Feb. 8 at Mount Pleasant	Malcolm X: What Might He Think of America's Military Presence in South Asia, the Middle East and West Africa? Feb. 13 at Francis A. Gregory	Author Talk: The Tuskegee Airmen Chronology  Feb. 15 at Woodridge
The Legacy of Harriet Tubman: A One-Woman Perfromance by Cortenia Smith Feb. 1 at Northeast Feb. 10 at Petworth Feb. 15 at Shaw  Feb. 19 at Anacostia Feb. 22 at Bellevue	Living When There Was Slavery by Civil War Defense of Washington Feb. 17 at Southwest	Author Talk: Swing Sisters Feb. 22 at West End	Black History Jeopardy  Feb. 21 at Shaw	Film Screening: A Patriots Journey from Slavery to Capitol Hill Feb. 8 at Benning Feb. 20 at Shaw

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Did You Know?

Your Library has a wealth of online resources that can help enrich your understanding of Black History and your own personal history. It all can be found in our databases.

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Good Reads

Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly	Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi	Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race edited by Jesmyn Ward	Holding Fast to Dreams: Empowering Youth From the Civil Rights Crusade to STEM Achievement by Freeman A. Hrabowski, III.	Cultivating the Genius of Black Children: Strategies to Close the Achievement Gap in the Early Years by Debra Ren-Etta Sullivan

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For Children

Sugar by Jewell Parker Rhodes	Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans by Phil Bildner	Stella by Starlight by Sharon Draper	Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton by Don Tate	Voice of freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights movement by Carole Boston Weatherford

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For Teens

March. Book Three written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin	Fire in the Streets by Kekla Magoon	All American Boys by Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely	Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance by Simone Biles with Michelle Burford	X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon

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Good Films

Charlotte Forten's Mission	Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later	The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975	Selected: One Dream. One School. One Year	With All Deliberate Speed

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