Black History Month celebrated in Charlotte

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

Equity Impact Circle

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

Equity Impact Circle

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

Social Justice Book Club

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

Social Justice Book Club

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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