Celebrating Black History Month

Becky RasmussenEvents

Looking for a way to commemorate Black History Month? Check out some of the events taking place around town.

Tuesday, Feb. 4

Unflinching: The Power of the African American Vote
Missouri History Museum
6:30-8:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, Feb. 5

The Black Rep Presents “Character Building”
St. Louis County Library – Lewis & Clark Branch
7:00 p.m.
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Thursday, Feb. 6

400 Plus Years of Fortitude: African-American Contributions since 1619
Maplewood Public Library
6:30-7:30 p.m.
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Friday, Feb. 7

Black History Celebration Keynote Address with Valerie Jarrett
St. Louis County Library
7:00 p.m.
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Film Screening: Black Is the Color
Saint Louis Art Museum
7:00-8:00 p.m.
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Black History Month SLAM for Teens
Ferguson Youth Initiative
6:15-9:00 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 8

The Road to Vote
St. Louis Public Library – Buder Library
1:00-2:30 p.m.
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Monday, Feb. 10

Film Screening: I Am Not Your Negro
St. Louis County Library – Lewis & Clark Branch
6:00-8:30 p.m.
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‘Truths and Reckonings: The Art of Transformative Racial Justice’ Panel Discussion
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
5:30 p.m.
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Jerry Mitchell – “Race Against Time”
St. Louis County Library – Headquarters
7:00-9:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, Feb. 11

Race: How Whites and Blacks Think and Feel About the American Obsession
Washington University Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
3:30-5:00 p.m.
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Inspiration by Example: Dr. Chauncey Granger
Missouri History Museum
6:30-8:30 p.m.
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Friday, Feb. 14

Deadline: Black History Month Writer’s Contest
SIUE ESL Learning Resource Center
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Saturday, Feb. 15

Black Superhero Fest
St. Louis County Library – Natural Bridge Branch
1:30-3:30 p.m.
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Monday, Feb. 17

Story Stitchers Performance for Black History Month
Brown School at Washington University
6:00-7:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, Feb. 18

Holla If you Hear Me: Amplifying the Voices of Black Disability Advocates, Past and Present
UMSL Succeed Program
3:00-4:30 p.m.
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Friday, Feb. 21

Lift Every Voice: Black History Month Celebration
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
7:30 p.m.
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SHE Stories: Voices of Color
Shameless Grounds
7:00-9:00 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 22

‘They Were Good Soldiers’ Presentation & Book Signing
Soldiers Memorial Military Museum
11:00 a.m.
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Wednesday, Feb. 26

African Americans and the Vote: Party Politics
St. Louis Public Library – Julia Davis Library
6:00-7:00 p.m.
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An Evening with Percy Green II
UMSL African American Alumni Chapter & Associated Black Collegians
6:00 p.m.
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Thursday, Feb. 27

Designing Equity
We Live Here and AIGA St. Louis
7:00 p.m.
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Saturday, Feb. 29

The Story of Black St. Louis Bus Tour
4theVille
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
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The Black Suffragettes’ Experience
St. Louis Public Library – Carpenter Library
2:00-3:30 p.m.
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Looking for more events? Check out the full lineup of events taking place this month at the St. Louis County Library, St. Louis Public Library and the Missouri History Museum.