Friend,

Black History Month is here – and we have something special to share with you to help celebrate and commemorate this important time of year.

Although we are unable to gather in person, the SPLC’s Black Affinity Group has prepared a special calendar of virtual events and resources throughout Black History Month. These resources are shared internally with SPLC staff, and we invite you to join us virtually for a variety of events that convey Black history, achievements and perseverance in many contexts.

It’s not uncommon for education to focus on slavery, segregation and other forms of oppression during Black History Month. However, our calendar uses a wider lens to explore Black excellence in all facets of life. We hope that you see not only the resilience of Black culture across time, space and hardship, but also the connectedness between Black communities and all of our communities and cultures.

Check out the calendar below to learn more about the events we are uplifting this Black History Month. Some of the events require RSVPs. Others can be streamed at your convenience, anytime.

2022 Black History Month Virtual Events & Activities Calendar

Tuesday, Feb. 1 – ASALH: BHM Festival Opening, 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Join here.

Wednesday, Feb. 2 – WWII Museum: Resistance: Josephine Baker, 12 p.m. Eastern Time. Join here.

Thursday, Feb. 3 – Nat'l Civil Rights Museum: Book Talk: Race Against Time, 7 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here.

Friday, Feb. 4 – UC Berkeley Arts: Conversation with Robert Moses, 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here.

Saturday, Feb. 5 – Black Boys Code: Black History Month 2022, 1 p.m. Eastern Time. Join here.

Sunday, Feb. 6 – Try a peach cobbler recipe from Divas Can Cook. Video and recipe here.

Monday, Feb. 7 – NMAAHC: Coming Home: African Americans Returning from WWII, 1 p.m. Eastern Time. Join here.

Tuesday, Feb. 8 – ASALH: Class Interruptions: Inequality in Fiction, 7 p.m. Eastern Time. Join here.

Wednesday, Feb. 9 – NMAAHC: Make Good the Promises, 7 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here.

Thursday, Feb. 10 – ASALH: Book Talk with Yunxiang Gao: Arise Africa, Roar China, 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Join here.

Friday, Feb. 11 – NMAAHC Kids: Joyful Fridays: Maya Angelou, 11 a.m. Eastern Time. Register here.

Saturday, Feb. 12 – NMAAHC: Using Deed Records to Uncover Your Ancestors, 12 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here.

Sunday, Feb. 13 – Oregon Public Broadcasting: Oregon's Black Pioneers. Watch anytime here.

Monday, Feb. 14 – MoMA: Writing Club: Anaïs Duplan on Figuration, 6 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here.

Tuesday, Feb. 15 – PBS: Finding Your Voice Through Fannie Lou Hamer, 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here.

Wednesday, Feb. 16 – Library of Congress: Finding Pictures: African Americans in the Military, 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here.

Thursday, Feb. 17 – Wassmuth Center: Mutual Survival: Black-Jewish Relations in the 21st Century, 8 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here.

Friday, Feb. 18 – Try a 7 Up Pound Cake recipe from Grandbaby Cakes. Video and recipe here.

Saturday, Feb. 19 – Watch Black is King, a visual album by Beyoncé, on Disney+.

Sunday, Feb. 20 – Wright MAAH: Reflections with Andrew Young. Watch anytime here.

Monday, Feb. 21 – Field Museum: Black in STEM Panel, 1 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here.

Tuesday, Feb. 22 – NMAAHC: A History of Black Banks, 7 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here.

Wednesday, Feb. 23 – Nat'l Archives: A House Built by Slaves: African American Visitors to the Lincoln White House, 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here.

Thursday, Feb. 24 – NMAAHC: The Book of Baraka: An Evening with Secretary Bunch and Ras Baraka, 7 p.m. Eastern Time, Watch here.

Friday, Feb. 25 – Yale University: Afro-Peruvian Dance Class, 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here.

Saturday, Feb. 26 – International AA Museum: Preview the IIAM Center for Family History, 1 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here.

Sunday, Feb. 27 – Learning for Justice: Building Better Lessons About Slavery. Watch here.

Monday, Feb. 28 – Harvard: Poetry Reading with Camille T. Dungy, 4 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here.

We hope you enjoy this chance to lean in and engage with the legacy of Black History Month from the comfort of your own home – and please feel free to share these resources widely with your friends and family!

Sincerely,

Your friends at the Southern Poverty Law Center

 
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