Black History Month Resource Guide

Black History Month Resource Guide from the Petey Greene Program

In recognition and celebration of Black History Month, we encourage you to learn more about how the criminal legal system disproportionately impacts the Black community. This year’s theme for Black History Month is African Americans and Labor - we encourage you to explore the following list of books, articles, events, and additional resources to guide your learning and reflection.

Resources:

Virtual Exhibit - Making a Way Out of No Way - National Museum of African American History and Culture

Virtual Exhibit - Rendering Justice - African American Museum in Philadelphia

Virtual Exhibit - Invisible Changemakers of Industry - National Museum of African American History and Culture

Events:

Lessons of the Hour Gallery Talk (February 12, Portrait Gallery) (Washington D.C.)

Vigilance: The Life of William Still, Father of the Underground Railroad - Book Talk (February 8, African American History and Culture Museum, Washington D.C.)

The Schomburg Center Presents The Harlem Chamber Players’ 17th Annual Black History Month Celebration (February 13) (New York City)
“Jimmy! God’s Black Revolutionary Mouth: Celebrating 100 Years of James Baldwin” (Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture) - through February 28 (New York City)

Virtual Events from the Association for the Study of African American Life and History on February 6 and February 13

Explore Events offered at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City)

History Making Saturdays and Storytelling Sundays at the Betsy Ross House (Philadelphia) - ongoing throughout February 28

Commemoration of the Slaves who Built the Capitol (Washington D.C.) - February 6