Black History Month
Black History Month
Celebrate the History, Achievements, and Futures of African Americans
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, listen to engaging speakers. Find the featured events below and more in the calendar.
FEATURED EVENTS
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| African American Leisure Activities Discussion and Exhibit Feb. 4 at Shaw Library |
Civil War Reenactments featuring the Ladies of FREED Feb. 4 at Chevy Chase Feb. 21 at Deanwood |
Books to Brushes: Strengthening Literacy Through Art with Anike Robinson Feb. 8 at Takoma Park Feb. 23 at Francis A. Gregory |
The Obama Years: An Assessment of Race Relations in the United States with Wesley Lowery Feb. 8 at MLK |
The Legacy of the Military Road School Feb. 9 at Shepherd Park |
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| Going for Freedom: True Accounts of Flight in Verse with Marcia E. Cole Feb. 9 at Lamond-Riggs Feb. 16 at West End |
Teen Tech-A-Thon Feb. 11 at MLK |
Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Feb. 18 at MLK |
Donald J. Trump: An Assessment of the First 100 Days of His Presidency with Alicia Montgomery Feb. 22 MLK |
AfroFuturist Affair Workshop: Octavia Butler's Kindred and Time Travel Feb. 25 at Mt. Pleasant |
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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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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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