Kennedy in the oval office of the White House after the March on Washington in August, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr., meet with President John F. Learn more about what’s on tap this year. The celebration includes films, speakers and special food. On stage: “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark,” a comedy by the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Lynn Nottage.Įach February, Colorado State University’s Black/African American Cultural Center highlights the contributions of Black Americans.Visual exhibition by artist Juan Robert Diago examining the Afro-Cuban cultural movement.A virtual reading of Idris Goodwin’s historical drama, The Raid, recorded in 2021.From theater performances, to art exhibitions and spoken word - the center invites members of the public to join in the festivities including: The Colorado Springs Fine Art Center at Colorado College celebrates Black History Month by showcasing Black artists and Black voices in a variety of events and programs, both virtual and in-person. The museum features stories in its permanent galleries: Any Place That is North & West, The Story of Us, and online through the innovative Story of Us Mobile website that documents how African Americans have continued to shape the Pikes Peak region socially, politically, intellectually, culturally, and economically.
You can celebrate the achievements and contributions of Black Coloradans across Colorado. How you can celebrate Black History Month in Denver and throughout Colorado: Colorado You can join in celebrations in your community or take advantage of excellent online programs all month long. Photo courtesy of Denver Public Library Special Collections.įebruary marks Black History Month, a time to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Black people. O’Martin and from left to right, kneeling, Mitchell Greene, John Bruner, and Keith I.
Tuskegee airmen pose in front of their plane’s propeller in Alabama in July of 1945.