Black History Month Resources

Education

  • #SchomburgSyllabus: Archive of Black-authored and Black-related online educational materials  

Books (non-fiction)

  • New York Public Library’s Black Liberation Reading List

  • Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 (edited by Ibram X. Kendi, Keisha N. Blain)

  • The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jones (there is also a podcast called the 1619 project)

  • Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present by Harriet A. Washington

Social Media Accounts to Follow

Twitter
Instagram
Events and Things to Do in NYC
  • The Museum of the City of New York has an exhibit that recently opened calledBlack Activists of 19th Century NYC” 
  • New York City Center will have 3 dance performances in honor of Black History Month available online for free in the month of February 
  • Feb 22nd: The Harlem Chamber Players will present their 14th Annual Black History Month Celebration on Tuesday, February 22nd.
  • The New York Public Library has Black History Month events in NYC all month long, including events with the co-founder of Black Lives Matter, author talks, and more.

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