February is Black History Month, but why not celebrate it all year? Check your local listings for specific locations and times.
General Web sites
Resource guide to black history and culture from the Library of Congress
Collection from the Library of Congress that highlights rare books, government documents, maps, musical scores, plays, etc
African American ancestry records can be accessed for free over any three days in February
Association of African American Museums
A listing of museums focused on African American history, art, and culture
Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)
Read about the founders of Black History Month and their work
Series from the Washington Post that explores one black man’s experience in U.S. society today
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Nonprofit, community-based social service and civil rights organization
Comprehensive listing of walking tours, museums, and events in the U.S., the Caribbean, and internationally
UK Events
For events and news features, please click here
U.S. Events, Celebrations, Exhibits
ALABAMA
Birmingham
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Sixth Annual Mardi Gras Celebration
February 20, 2007
Mobile
Mardi Gras 2007
Mobile Bay is one of the first-known Mardi Gras celebrations in North America
February 20, 2007
CALIFORNIA
Berkeley
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
This production promotes the uniqueness of the African American cultural experience and the preservation and enrichment of the American modern dance
Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley
February 28–March 4, 2007
Los Angeles
15th Annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival
Magic Johnson Theatres and the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
February 8–19, 2007
San Francisco
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, a play by August Wilson
The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre
February 1–25, 2007
COLORADO
Denver
Denver Museum of Art
Traveling Exhibition: The Quilts of Gee’s Bend
April 13, 2007–July 6, 2008
Steamboat Springs
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