Black History Month
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School of Business Sponsors 2024 ASPIRE Community Capital Economic Symposium
10-22-2024
The Wake Forest University School of Business served as a sponsor for the 2024 ASPIRE Community Capital Economic Symposium, held on October 8. Themed “Bridging the Gap: Access, Equity, and Growth for Black Businesses in Charlotte,” the event gathered community leaders, entrepreneurs, and advocates to discuss challenges and opportunities faced by Black-owned businesses in the Charlotte region.
The School’s participation highlighted its commitment to promoting inclusive growth. Roderick Lew…
Roderick Lewis Discusses Financial and Wellness Equity for Black Americans
02-16-2024
In a panel discussion hosted by the Sankofa Employee Resource Group at Allegacy Federal Credit Union, Executive Director of Inclusive Excellence at the Wake Forest School of Business Roderick Lewis joined other local thought-leaders in business and health equity to discuss the causes and implications of the health and wealth gap experienced by Black Americans.
A Twi word from the Akan Tribe of Ghana that loosely translates to “go back and get it,” the Sankofa ERG is a newly formed employe…
Roderick Lewis Champions Social Sustainability at Supplier Sustainability Summit
07-23-2024
Roderick Lewis, Executive Director of Global Inclusion & Community Impact at Wake Forest University School of Business, recently represented WFUSB as a panelist at Reynolds American’s Supplier Sustainability Summit. The event, held at the Reynolds Operations Center in Tobaccoville, NC, brought together senior representatives and sustainability professionals from top U.S. suppliers to focus on advancing both environmental and social sustainability.
Lewis participated in a panel discuss…
Community Events
Piedmont (High Point, Winston-Salem, Greensboro)
Black History Month Presentation with the Guilford Courthouse National Military Park | Feb. 14th, 2-3pm | Glenn McNairy Branch Library 4860 Lake Jeanette Rd. Greensboro, North Carolina 27455
Black History Month Celebration-Old Salem Museum & Gardens | Feb. 8th to Feb. 22nd 10am | 900 Old Salem Rd, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
BSU’s Fourth Annual Black History Month Gala | Feb 8th, 7-11pm | The Loft at Congdon Yards, 400 West English Road High Point, NC 27262
The Old Town Neighborhood Center, at 4550 Shattalon Drive, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27106, will feature a Black History Month film series on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Films shown include: Feb. 1 – Friday; Feb. 8 – The Great Debaters; Feb. 15 – The Equalizer; Feb. 22 –Barbershop and Feb. 29 – Get Out.
The Brown & Douglas Neighborhood Center, at 4725 Indiana Ave., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27106 is hosting a Reader’s Theater on Tuesdays at noon on Feb. 6, 13, 20 and 27.
The South Fork Community Center, at 4403 Country Club Rd., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27104, is holding a Black History Trivia event on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m.
The William C. Sims Sr. Community Center, at 1201 Alder St., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27127, will host an African American Read-In Day on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m.
The Minnie Lee Davis Harris Community Center at 2020 14th St., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27105, is holding Living Legacies, an art workshop, on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 4:30 p.m.
Charlotte
Saturday, February 1, 2025
Black History Nature Series Presents: Black on Water
10:00 am to 11:30 am | FREE | Stevens Creek Nature Preserve and Center
Family First: Imprint Your Family Story
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | $10.00 | Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
Explore the Arts with Central Fine Arts: Rhythm on Buckets — Percussion Fun
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Steele Creek Library
Black History Month Kickoff Party
10:00 pm | FREE | West End Tavern
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Amazing Grace — Stories of African American Courage, Strength and Resilience
12:00 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Uptown
Black History Mural Walk (suggested $10 donation)
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm | Mosaic Village
Black Cinema: 12 Years a Slave
2:00 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | North County Regional Library
Free concert at Steinway Piano Galleries: Piano Duo Project
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Steinway Piano Gallery
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Genealogy Basics: African American Roots & Resources
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | FREE | Virtual
Teen Art Club: Artist Study — Jean-Michele Basquiat
4:15 pm to 6:00 pm | FREE | Steele Creek Library
Teen Art Club: Brushstroke Painting with Alma Thomas
6:15 pm to 7:15 pm | FREE | South Boulevard Library
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Black Genealogy: Moving Beyond the 1870 Census
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Mountain Island Library
The Charlotte Post Presents: Legends and Legacy
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library (formerly Beatties Ford Regional Library)
Friday, February 7, 2025
Mint 2 Move Cultural Dance Night: Lunar New Year’s Eve, Casa de la Cultura, and Black History Month
7:00 pm to 11:30 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Uptown
For Tha Culture — A Black History Month themed Music Bingo
7:00 pm | FREE | Cavendish Brewing Company, Gastonia
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Afro Legacy Fest: art, dance, discussions
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
Sunday, February 9, 2025
Black History Month — African Drum Circle & Dancers
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | North County Regional Library
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Homeschool Rally Jr. (Ages 5-7): Black History Month — Inventors
1:00 pm to 1:45 pm | FREE | ImaginOn
Homeschool Rally Jr. (Ages 8-11): Black History Month — Inventors
2:15 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | ImaginOn
Thursday, February 13, 2025
The Charlotte Post Presents: Legends and Legacy
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library (formerly Beatties Ford Regional Library)
Friday, February 14, 2025
Fall in Love with Artist Alma Thomas
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Steele Creek Library
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Black History Month event in Huntersville
4:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | Waymer Park, Huntersville
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Su Casa Afro-fusion Dance Party
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm | FREE | Mint Museum Uptown
Thursday, February 20, 2025
The Charlotte Post Presents: Legends and Legacy
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library (formerly Beatties Ford Regional Library)
Saturday, February 22, 2025
African American Heritage Festival
11:00 am to 5:00 pm | FREE | Charlotte Museum of History
Black History Month Living Wax Museum at Catawba County Museum of History
3:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Catawba County Museum of History, Newton
Black History Month celebration in Cornelius
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm | FREE | Cain Center for the Arts, Cornelius
Monday, February 24, 2025
Movie: Disney’s Soul
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm | FREE | Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library (formerly Beatties Ford Regional Library)
Now Showing: Duality with a Q&A with the Filmmaker
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Charlotte Mecklenburg Library — Pineville
Thursday, February 27, 2025
The Charlotte Post Presents: Legends and Legacy
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm | FREE | Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library (formerly Beatties Ford Regional Library)
Triangle (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill)
The 2025 Black Business Gala & Black History Month Conference | Feb. 8th, 6-10pm, Durham Convention Center | 301 West Morgan Street Durham, NC 27701
Saturday, February 1, 2025
Field and Factory Tour at Duke Homestead
11:15 am | FREE | Duke Homestead
Annual NC MLK and Black History Month Parade in Durham
12:00 pm | FREE | Fayetteville Street and Burlington Avenue, Durham
Living in Color: Artist Exhibit Opening Reception at Dix Park
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | The Chapel at Dix Park
Living in Color Art Exhibit Opening
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | The Chapel at Dix Park
Gospel Showcase
2:00 pm | $5.00 | Fuquay-Varina Arts Center
Field and Factory Tour at Duke Homestead
2:15 pm | FREE | Duke Homestead
Honoring the Local Legend, Joseph Winters
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh)
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Meet the Artist: Drinking Gourd Gallery Artist — Myles Brown
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Green Road Community Center, Raleigh
Friday, February 7, 2025
“We’ve Always Been Out There” — Free Civil Rights Walking Tour at NC State Capitol
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh
Black History Month Walking Tours in Wake Forest
1:00 pm | FREE | Taylor Street Park, Wake Forest
Helen’s History Hop
7:00 pm | FREE | Hayti Heritage Center
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Shaking Your Family Tree 101: Beginning Genealogy
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | John P “Top” Greene Park
Empowered, Brilliant, and Brave: Great Women of Black History
11:00 am | FREE | Alston-Massenburg Center, Wake Forest
Field and Factory Tour at Duke Homestead
11:15 am and 2:15pm | FREE | Duke Homestead
Black History Trolley Tour
1:00 pm | $15.00 | Mordecai Historic Park, Raleigh
Stories of Stagville Women: Researching the Lives of Enslaved Women on the Cameron Properties
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Richard B. Harrison Community Library, Raleigh
Black History Trolley Tour
3:00 pm | $15.00 | Mordecai Historic Park, Raleigh
Helen’s History Hop
7:00 pm | FREE | Hayti Heritage Center
Friday, February 14, 2025
“We’ve Always Been Out There” — Free Civil Rights Walking Tour at NC State Capitol
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh
Black History Month Walking Tours in Wake Forest
1:00 pm | FREE | Taylor Street Park, Wake Forest
Saturday, February 15, 2025
Shaking Your Family 201
10:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | John P “Top” Greene Park
African American Artist Viewing
10:00 am to 3:00 pm | FREE | City of Raleigh Museum
Pop-Up: Chavis Museum of African American History and Culture
11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh)
Field and Factory Tour at Duke Homestead
11:15 am | FREE | Duke Homestead
Black History Expo
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Alston-Massenburg Center, Wake Forest
Living in Color: Meet the Artists
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | The Chapel at Dix Park
Black History Month Trivia
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Athens Drive Community Library, Raleigh
Field and Factory Tour at Duke Homestead
2:15 pm | FREE | Duke Homestead
Sunday, February 16, 2025
The Ongoing Fight for Freedom: Stories of NC Black Veterans
7:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Friday, February 21, 2025
“We’ve Always Been Out There” — Free Civil Rights Walking Tour at NC State Capitol
11:00 am to 12:00 pm | FREE | North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh
Black History Month Walking Tours in Wake Forest
1:00 pm | FREE | Taylor Street Park, Wake Forest
Saturday, February 22, 2025
“Joy Cometh in the Morning” — African American Symposium
10:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | City of Raleigh Museum
Black-Owned Business Pop-Up Market
11:00 am to 2:00 pm | FREE | John Chavis Memorial Park (Raleigh)
Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat
11:00 am | $5.59 | The Cary Theater
Field and Factory Tour at Duke Homestead
11:15 am | FREE | Duke Homestead
Town of Apex Black History Month: Hip Hop Workshop
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm | FREE | Apex Senior Center
Meet the Heroes– an interactive Black History event for kids
12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Edison Johnson Recreation Center (Durham)
The Transformational Impact of Black Creatives
12:30 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park
Black History Month Gallery & Discussion
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Downtown Cary Park
Her Roots, Our Future: A Black Soil Event
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm | FREE | Durham County Library – Stanford L. Warren
Minority & Women-Owned Business Expo
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm | FREE | Wake Forest Renaissance Center
Living in Color: Meet the Artists
1:30 pm to 3:30 pm | FREE | The Chapel at Dix Park
Black History Celebration: Black Joy is Black History
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm | FREE | Southeast Raleigh YMCA
Film: Negro Durham Marches On – An Examination of the Past and Future of Hayti in Durham
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm | FREE | Durham County Main Library
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