Black History Month 2021
This year, marking Black History Month will look different, but there are still plenty of ways to celebrate throughout the month.
From virtual events hosted by the City of Boston's Black Employee Network to Boston Public Library booklists, there are many meaningful and educational ways to celebrate Black History Month in Boston this year.
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Honoring Black History
We continue to honor Black History as #MoreThanAMonth by lifting up the contributions of local legends, past and present, who have worked to create a thriving and vibrant Boston.
Black Employee Network Events
City initiatives
Boston Public Library Events
External events
External events- February 1, 2021: Driving While Black: African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights, presented by the Massachusetts Historical Society
- February 4, 2021: Higher Laws: Black and White Transcendentalists and the Fight Against Slavery, presented by the Massachusetts Historical Society
- February 1-28, 2021: Black History Month Film Festival presented by The Boston Globe
- February 8, 2021: Black Histories, Black Futures presented by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- February 8, 2021: GBH Celebrates the Black Church
- February 10, 2021: Race in the Public Dialogue – The Coronavirus Exposes America's Public Health Crisis: Racism, presented by the Museum of African American History and the GBH Forum Network
- February 11, 2021: The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President’s Black Family, presented by the Boston Athenæum
- February 11, 2021: The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution, presented by the Massachusetts Historical Society
- February 1-28, 2021: Black History Month Film Festival presented by The Boston Globe
- February 18, 2021: Confronting Racial Injustice: Slavery, Wealth Creation, and Intergenerational Wealth, presented by the Massachusetts Historical Society
- February 18, 2021: Virtual Reading featuring Charles Coe and Danielle Legros Georges, presented by Grolier Poetry Book Shop
- February 1-28, 2021: Black History Month Film Festival presented by The Boston Globe
- February 22, 2021: Curator's Choice: Athlete Frank Hart and America's Walking Craze, presented by the Boston Athenæum
- February 24, 2021: Connections and Conversations - A Tale of Two Navy Yards: Washington D.C. and Boston, presented by the Boston National Historical Park
- February 25, 2021: The Hill We Climb: Art Collage Workshop presented by Parker Hill Library (email kgallagher@bpl.org to participate)
- February 1-28, 2021: Black History Month Film Festival presented by The Boston Globe
- February 26, 2021: We Will Rise Summit: Black Artists and the Soul of Our Music, presented by Berklee College of Music