The videos are available via the Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival website and will be showcased via social media throughout the month. Rachel at Quintessence Theatre Group Photo courtesy Quintessence Theatre Group. The African-American contributions were highlighted along with strategies of growth, awareness and celebration. The music will be performed by "a diverse group of students from a variety of majors and backgrounds." The event will take place at 7pm and more information will be available at the Merseyside BLM Alliance Facebook group. The concert is free to attend and will be in the Recital Hall of the Music Building on campus. Music, dance, performances and the preview of the month is a taste of what to expect. Madeline Heneghan, co-director of Writing on the Wall, which has organised a series of events for Black History Month 2020 said this year's celebration, which also includes a programme of activities put together by Creative Organisations of Liverpool (COol) and other organisations across the city is "one of the biggest for some years". Former Sheffield Lord Mayor Magid Magid, who once famously banned Donald Trump from the city, will be joining the Writing on the Wall Black History Month programme with a discussion, The Art of Disruption with Magid Magid, where he will talk about the stories behind a famous poster he produced for a music festival in 2018 and which went viral. Now, in 2020, it’s back at Quintessence Theatre Group just in time for Black History Month—and the third annual Philly Theatre Week. The month will include participation from a variety of organizations, churches and businesses including lectures and workshops, along with our 2nd annual Sojourner Truth Life Walk, The Nubian Cafe, Kingston Library providing children’s activities, Valentine's Day Soul Night at Ruby Mae’s, Rondout Neighborhood Recreation Center, citywide art exhibits, UPAC performances, dances, business mixers and many more. Fill out the census now: my2020census.gov. National Museums Liverpool will also be launching their Black History Month programme, which will include a new work by artist Shane D'Allessandro, Contributions, which has been described as "an ode to the WIndrush generation." Go: Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Ave., Yonkers. Find out more about our additional safety precautions, program cancellations, and potential closures before you head to a park or recreation center. Send an email to reporter Heather Clark, [email protected], with any information. Pre-booking is essential. Culture; Black History Month 2020 events: What’s happening around the UK, and the activities you can take part in Here’s how you can get involved with Black History Month 2020 Music, dancing will follow the dinner. Please note: This event has already taken place. Tue, Oct 27, 9:00 AM + 12 more events Dual Lean Six Sigma Green Belt & Black Belt 4 days Classroom Training in New York City, NY Award winning writer, director and performer Cheryl Martin will be reading an extract from her story ‘Celeste’s Sparkly Cat’ as part of Writing on the Wall's Superhero Storytime sessions, with the event being streamed on their Facebook page at 11am. This event brings residents together thru excitement, love and activities. http://blackhistorymonthkingston.org/images/slide/BHMK-slide-SJLW2.jpg, http://blackhistorymonthkingston.org/images/slide/4.jpg, http://blackhistorymonthkingston.org/images/slide/BHMK-slide1.jpg, Join us in celebrating the African-American Legacy. The exhibition will also be at the Museum of Liverpool at dates in October to be confirmed. (Optional) Please tell us how we can make this page more helpful.If you need a response,please use the Contact the Commissionerform instead. The actual celebration begins Saturday, January 18th during Martin Luther King Weekend until February 29th. This exhibition highlights a sampling of New York City parks and monuments that pay tribute to the contributions and lives of notable African Americans from the 18th century to the 21st century. NYC Parks is making important service changes. We’ll have a new commenting experience online soon. Writing on the Wall will be featuring the work of Liverpool author Patrick Graham, who will be reading from his new short story aimed at children, The Three Little Jamaicans at 11am via Facebook. SUBSCRIBE NOW. Watch for updates on the Microsoft News Blog. For the second year community members of Kingston and beyond will have a chance to witness the love, essence and experience of the walk of legendary activist and abolitionist Sojourner Truth. Throughout the concert, students from the BFA Junior Acting Company will perform spoken word pieces "highlighting Black American stories of triumph and success." We’re working hard to be accurate – but these are unusual times, so please always check before heading out. From 4.30 - 8.30pm, Katumba, a drumming and movement group based in Toxteth, will be performing Hallows Eve of the Orishas at St Luke's Bombed out Church, with a choreographed spectacular inspired by the myth of Orishas, forces of nature who unite the humanity, bringing together drums, dance, puppetry, fire and light. Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! This is a free online event. (Optional) Please tell us how we can make this page more helpful.If you need a response,please use the Contact the Commissionerform instead. Know of an event not listed? There will also be an opportunity for passers-by to join in and write a sign. © 2020 Time Out America LLC and affiliated companies owned by Time Out Group Plc. It is recommended to make reservations. The event will be filmed and premiered online on Saturday 24 October. Take a tour through the historic neighborhood of Harlem followed by dininig at one of the best Harlem restaurants. Black History Month 2020 is a time to look forward and celebrate the here and now – and the future possibilities. At 11am, Nathan Powell, a writer and director from London who lives in Liverpool and advocates for the participation of young people in the arts, will be presenting an online Superhero Storytime online via the Writing on the Wall Facebook page. 718-631-6311. visitqpac.org. SUBSCRIBE NOW. The event, which is aimed at Black women and women of colour is not an open event and those interested in attending should contact The Goddess Projects for more information. Liverpool Arabic Arts festival will also be showcasing their project Yemen in Conflict during the course of Black History Month. The best Black History Month events in NYC, Check out the best museum exhibitions in NYC. Are those in the ivory tower ready to listen to black academics and students who demand to know ‘Why is my curriculum white?’ the event will be livestreamed at 7pm on Facebook. "Lift Ev'ry Voice" is the 12th annual concert hosted by Purchase College celebrating Black History Month. Black History Celebration and MLK Oratory Contest. The event will be live streamed on Facebook and more information about this and other Writing on the Wall Events for Black History Month is available on their website. She said: "The global Black Lives Matter protests that characterised our summer were truly inspirational. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Open Eye Gallery's Photography Projects Exhibited opens at Open Eye Gallery at Mann Island as part of Black History Month and will be open until October 31 . This year we are celebrating ancient egypt. The event will be delivered by Bahamian dance educator and perfomer A’Keitha Carey and includes an exploration of the A’Keitha’s CaribFunk dance technique, a ballet and Africo-Caribbean fusion and will include a discussion on the erotic subjectivity of dancehall and carnival. Hudson River Museum's Printmaking Workshop: Honoring Black History Month. Forced Out by Kevin Maxwell, taking place through Writing on the Wall's Facebook page on Tuesday October 6 at 7pm, and will see former police officer Kevin Maxwell, who grew up in Toxteth, discussing his new book Forced Out, which reflects on his experiences of racism and homophobia within the police and asking what needs to change to create a police force free from institutional racism. Black communities and anti-racists across the globe are demanding change. From music and spoken word performances to parties and movie screenings, here's where to celebrate the month-long event. It begins at 7 p.m. We've Come a Long Way Together: The Charles W. Dickerson Fife, Drum & Bugle Corps. Singer and actress Julia Breanetta Simpson will return to the Asbury-Crestwood United Methodist Church to perform "Harlem On My Mind," a one-woman show. Attendees will be able to view the beautiful natural vistas of the Bronx while experiencing the nature poetry of some of the greatest African-American poets, such as Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes. Black History Month in NYC: 15 historic sites to visit See the historic spaces that shaped black culture and civil rights in New York City By Ameena Walker Updated Feb 2, 2018, 1:03pm EST Movema dance group will also be holding walkabout performances throughout the day with Taking Flight, which will explore experiences of migration through four symbolic birds - the Chinese Phoenix, Indian Peacock, Ghanian Sankofa Bird and Liverpool's Liver bird and has been commissioned as part of Culture Liverpool's Without Walls Programme. Liverpool historian Laurence Westgaph will hold Liverpool & Slavery Guided Tours starting from Open Eye Gallery at 2pm until 4pm. Superhero Storytime will take place at 11am on Friday, October 2 as American author Yvonne Battle-Felton reads extracts from her new story ‘The Day I Defeated Penelope Sneld'. The event will be streamed via Facebook. Organisers say they hope the event will "spark conversation, invite people to have their say, and highlight the ongoing need for change.". Black History Month 2020: Over 40 events planned for Black History Month in Liverpool this October Lisa Rand . Official Website of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, Things to Do > Upcoming Events > Black History Month. The past 2 years have been historic and have displayed the unified consciousness of the community of Kingston, New York. The event is open to the public and tickets are $130 per person. The African-American contributions were highlighted along with strategies of growth, awareness and celebration. More information will be available on the Culture Liverpool website. Location disclosed after ticket purchase. More information about the events for Your Local Arena presents: A Caribbean Journey will be available at the Writing on the Wall website. Bringing together a collection of specially commissioned poetry celebrating what it means to be Black, the soundscape has been sound engineered and produced by Breezy Idegoyke. Decolonising the Curriculum: A Student's Perspective, a podcast featuring a story from a BAME student perspective on the definition of decolonising the curriculum. The event will take place at 7pm and more information will be available closer to the time on their Facebook group. If so contact [email protected]. a panel discussion featuring Riverside MP Kim Johnson, Liverpool's Race Equality Task Force chair Tracey Gore and local activist Kolade T Ladipo, exploring what next for the movement towards racial equality and reflecting on how to transform the protests held throughout the summer into action within the corridors of power.