All events listed are free of charge unless otherwise indicated.
A calendar of area-wide events, activities, and resources for Black History Month is being hosted by the Princeton YWCA. Click here to see the calendar.
February 1 7:00 p.m. Not in Our Town Princeton Continuing Conversation on Race and White Privilege: Confronting the Lies (That We Tell Ourselves and Each Other) Presented by Rev. Lukata Mjumbe
“Examination and confrontation of critical dimensions of the disappeared, distorted and dishonest representation of some of the histories and realities of Black Princeton and Black lives.” Click here to register for the Zoom link.
February 2 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Bilingual Storytime w/ Miss Liz: Black History Month
Mercer County Library’s special Bilingual Story Time program about Black History Month. Suggested for children, ages 2 and older. Miren un video espeical esta semana con cuentos bilingues sobre el Mes de La Historia Afroamericana. Recomendado para niños de 2 años y mayores. Youtube channel. CONTACT: MCLS Staff hopeprogs@mcl.org
February 2 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Historically Speaking: Four Hundred Souls: A Conversation with Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain
The National Museum of African American History and Culture presents Kendi and Blain, editors of the new compilation, discussing with contributors Annette Gordon Reed and Herb Boyd the slavery, Reconstruction, and segregation eras and their sustained impact on the United States today. Click here to register for this free event.
February 4 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Black History Month: Trivia for Teens/Tweens
Join Mercer County Public Library for a live, virtual Kahoot! trivia session. Show off your Black History knowledge and learn some interesting facts! Suggested for ages 9 -14. Email hopeprogs@mcl.org to register for a link to connect through GoToMeeting, which will be sent approximately 24 hours before the program.
February 4 7:00 p.m. The Segregation and Desegregation of Trenton Schools: Hedgepeth-Williams v. The Trenton Board of Education
The Trenton City Museum presents Pat Allen and Karl Flesch as part of their The Junior No. 1 Stories. Click here to register to purchase $10.00 ticket.
February 5 1:00 – 2:45 p.m. Princeton Senior Resource Center First Friday Film “4 Little Girls”
Spike Lee’s 1997 documentary about the Ku Klux Klan bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama that killed four young girls waiting for Sunday School to begin. Click here to register.
February 6 – March 6 Arts Council of Princeton Legends of the Arts: A Black History Month Exhibit Museums in Motion (Gallery hours: Mon – Thurs: 11am-6pm, Fri & Sat: 11am-4pm). 102 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ.
An exhibit showcasing the impact and influence of African-American culture throughout history.
February 6 1:00 p.m. “In Graves of Their Own:”Reclaiming the Locust Hill Cemetery
Algernon Ward will highlight the history of the Locust Hill Cemetery from its beginnings in the 18th century as the earliest known burial place of African Americans in Trenton. Click here to join by Zoom. Meeting ID: 870 3034 5413 Passcode: 145905. Donations can be made through the Trent House website or by check payable to 6th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops, 685 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Trenton,NJ 08618
February 8 – 9 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Institute on Race
Offers ways to positively change racial dynamics in the places where we live and work. . . . participants explore race and build a sense of community across racial differences. To download a course brochure or to register, please go to the Beyond Diversity Resource Center website. Tuition: $150.
February 9 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates;
February 10 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. The Same Principle Lives in Us – People of African Descent in the American Revolution
Talk offered by the Museum of the American Revolution and the Princeton Public Library. Click here to register.
February 11 7:15 – 9:00 p.m. Black Voices Book Group: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson.
All Princeton Public Library book groups are open to the public. All are invited to join the Black Voices discussion through Google Meet.
February 12 1:00 p.m. Princeton Senior Resource Center Black History Month: Perspectives on Church and Race
Sushama Austin-Connor, the founding director of the Black Theology and Leadership Institute at Princeton Theological Seminary. Click here to register.
February 16 noon Black History Month Tribute to Frank Johnson’s Music
Independent scholar John Burkhalter and pianist Sheldon Eldridge explore the link between Robert Field Stockton (1795-1866) the “Commodore”, and the free black composer Francis “Frank” Johnson. Johnson (1792-1844), who is now considered one of America’s most prominent musicians during the Federal period. Johnson was the first African American to publish sheet music, and to perform an integrated concert, among other firsts. $10; $5 for Friends of Morven. Registration required. Virtual program with live Q&A. Recording will be sent to all ticketholders.
February 17 6:00 – 6:45 p.m. Black History Month: Famous Inventors
February 19 1:00 p.m. Princeton Senior Resource Center Black History Month: Perspectives on Church and Race
Kermit Moss, interim director, Center for Black Church Studies, Princeton Theological Seminary, and discuss the historical, emotional, and educational role the church has played within the Black community. Click here to register.
February 19 – 21 Undoing Racism™
Intensive 2.5 –day workshop designed to train, educate, challenge and empower people to undo the racist structures that hinder effective social change. The workshop is offered by the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (www.pisab.org), a national, multiracial, anti-racist collective of veteran organizers and educators. Since 1980, the People’s Institute has trained over 400,000 people in hundreds of communities throughout the United Stated and internationally. It is recognized as one of the most effective anti-racist training and organizing institutions in the nation. Cost: $350 per person. Click here to register. For information, contact Nicole@pisab.org.
February 20 Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum Virtual Gospel Music Concert
The Concert will feature music by baritone, Keith Spencer, interspersed with fascinating facts about African American history, the Sourlands, Gospel Music and Negro Spirituals, presented by Board Members and Staff of SSAAM and the Sourland Conservancy. All proceeds from this event will support the construction of a Sourland Education & Exhibit Center for the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum and the Sourland Conservancy. For tickets please click here. Before the event, you will receive an exclusive link to access the virtual, pre-taped video, which will be available on YouTube for 24 hours.
Alicia Garza, ExternalBill Fletcher Jr., and ExternalCara Page speak about organizing as a means to healing generations of society-wide injustice. The event will be moderated by ExternalBarbara Ransby. RSVP by clicking here.
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