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Celebrate Black History Month!
Celebrate Black History Month! |
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Brooklyn Public Library is proud to celebrate Black History Month. This February, BPL is presenting dozens of movies, performances, author readings and other events that honor the past and present achievements of African Americans. We encourage you to explore black history and the African American experience by viewing our subject guides, reading our book recommendations, attending events, browsing our photo and art exhibition archives, or visiting BPL's African American Heritage Center or Caribbean Literary and Cultural Center.
The African American Heritage Center (AAHC) at Macon Library contains material on African American history and culture as well as the "Preserving Footsteps" collection. All public computers have genealogical databases including Ancestry.com.
The Caribbean Literary and Cultural Center, located at Flatbush Library, preserves and presents the histories and cultures of the peoples of the Caribbean through a circulating collection, programming and art exhibitions. Learn more here.
- Arts and Crafts: Make Your Own African Mask
Macon,
Tuesday, February 9, 4:00PM
- Black History Month: Rhythm & Sound in Theater
Jamaica Bay,
Wednesday, February 10, 4:00PM
Jon Berger shows how percussion is used in theater and in other mediums to tell stories, create moods, and enhance movement.
- Black History Month Celebration: Rhythm and Sound in Theatre
Bedford,
Thursday, February 11, 4:00PM
Playing instruments from all over the world, Jon Berger shows how percussion is used in theater and in other mediums to tell stories, create moods and enhance movement.
- The History of White People
Central Library, Dweck Center,
Sunday, February 14, 1:30PM
Eminent historian Nell Irvin Painter tells perhaps the most important forgotten story in American history. Beginning at the roots of Western civilization, she traces the invention of the idea of a white race often for economic, scientific, and political ends. Painter is the Edwards Professor of American History, Emerita, Princeton University.
- Black History Month: Rhythm & Sound in Theatre
East Flatbush,
Tuesday, February 16, 3:30PM
Jon Berger shows how percussion is used in theater and in other mediums to tell stories, create moods and enhance movement.
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Check out these great books about black history and heritage.
