Black History Month celebrated in Charlotte
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Black History Month is celebrated in February.
Throughout the month, there are events, festivals and shows that celebrate African-American history and culture.
Here’s a list of events happening in Charlotte this month:
(List of events from Charlotteonthecheap.com)
Independence Regional STEAM 101: Black History Quiz Bowl
4:00 pm | FREE | Virtual
Graphic Novel Book Club: Black History In Its Own Words
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Virtual
8:00 am to 9:30 am | FREE | Virtual
Lunch & Learn: Ring Shout & “Remembrance”
12:00 pm | FREE | Virtual
For the Culture: Tales of Affirmation Reading Session
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Virtual
Plaza Midwood Book Club Crawl: The Black History of the White House
6:30 pm | FREE | Virtual
Ted Talks Discussion Group: Black Lives Matter and Say Her Name
11:00 am | FREE | Virtual
I can read Black stories (Facebook Live)
11:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Virtual
Story Explorers: Rocket Like Mae Jemison (A Black History Month Program)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Virtual
Steele Creek Readers Book Club: A Kind of Freedom
10:30 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Virtual
Virtual Harlem Unbound (Call of Cthulhu 7E)
5:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual
8:00 am to 9:30 am | FREE | Virtual
Author Talk: Conversation with Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Virtual
For the Culture: Mental Health Matters
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Virtual
The Comic Strip (Comedy + Sip & Paint)
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Catawba Brewing
I can read Black stories (Facebook Live)
11:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Virtual
I can Celebrate National African American Read-In
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Virtual
For the Culture: My Black is Beautiful Makeup Tutorials
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Virtual
Plaza Midwood Book Club Crawl: The Black History of the White House
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Virtual
ImaginOn Family Storytime: Black History
10:30 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Virtual
Ted Talks Discussion Group: Systemic Racism
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | Virtual
I can read Black stories (Facebook Live)
11:00 am to 11:00 am | FREE | Virtual
Esports and Gaming in the Black Community
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Virtual
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | Virtual
Story Explorers: Jazz Stories (A Black History Month Program)
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Virtual
Black Women + Democracy, a virtual film and discussion series: Knock Down the House
2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Virtual
Teen Book Talk: This Is My America
5:30 pm | FREE | Virtual
Black Women + Democracy, a virtual film and discussion series: Chisholm ’72 - Unbought & Unbossed
6:00 pm | FREE | Virtual
Parent Lunch & Learn: I Can Read Black Stories
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Virtual
For the Culture: Black Hair Chronicles
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Virtual
The Comic Strip (Comedy + Sip & Paint)
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | $20.00 | Catawba Brewing
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