Black History Month 2021: Home

February is Black History Month, and we've got books and more to celebrate! (Best of all: these are just a small selection!) 

We have celebrated Black History Month in February since 1976!

Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History founded the precursor to Black History Month in 1925, calling it Negro History Week.

• Looking for a list of these books? We've got you covered!
• African American History Month, a governmental website, includes virtual exhibitions, lesson plans, and more.
• Curious about the legislation (and proclamations) that went into Black History Month? You can read them all thanks to the Library of Congress!

Check out a few of Chicago's local cultural centers, museums, and performing arts venues!

• Black Ensemble Theater
• Bronzeville Visitor Information Center
• DuSable Museum of African-American History
• Gallery Guichard
• Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center celebrates Afro-Latino arts and culture in Chicago