Celebrating Black History Month: AfriCOBRA

Celebrating Black History Month all year long in Chicago

Black History Month was established here in Chicago in 1926. There are so many Black historic figures with ties to Chicago, including Ida B. Wells and Mamie Till, as well as, people still alive today like Jackie Taylor of the Black Ensemble Theater.

JCPL celebrates Black History Month

Submitted Article The Jessamine County Public Library (JCPL) has been offering events & cultural programs throughout February to celebrate the central role of African Americans in the United States. Emily Moon, marketing and public relations coordinator said, “JCPL is proud that we have offered and continue to offer educational opportunities and performances in honor of Black History Month.” JCPL kicked off this month’s celebration on Saturday, …

Black History Month Kingston at the Rondout Neighborhood Center

Andrew Williams, the program, Director, the round out neighborhood center in introduces the panel or local business owners as a part of the Black History Month celebration and what it takes to be a business owner.

Close out Black History Month at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center

We slept on a few of the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center‘s events for Black History Month, but the museum’s festivities aren’t over just yet. This Thursday, Feb. 22, historian Brian Rodgers will give a lecture on the story of West Ninth Street — once a flourishing hub for Black businesses and entertainment — in three parts: the early years (1870s-1920s), the heyday (1940s-1950s) and the decline (1970s-1980s). In between the sections of Rodgers’ …

Marquette celebrates Black History Month with lesser-known history facts

Former Milwaukee City Judge Derek Mosley talks about the Black impact on the Sears Roebuck Catalog, Seneca Village and the fire pole

Celebrating Black History: Senate Avenue YMCA

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — All month long, WISH-TV is highlighting people and places where you can celebrate Black History Month. A group of African American leaders came together back in 1900 and formed the Young Men’s Prayer Band. It merged into a colored YMCA by 1910, and by 1913, it would be known as the Senate Avenue YMCA. The Senate Avenue YMCA, 420 N. Senate Ave., was the center of community through activism and education. For many years, it …