COLUMBUS – Last month, we celebrated the historic inauguration of the first Black Asian American woman to serve as vice president of the United States. This month at Ohio Humanities, we join the rest of the country in celebrating Black History Month.
Black Ohioans have made invaluable contributions to our state and our nation. Read on for a list of virtual celebrations of Black history.
Virtual events
Courage in the Skies: The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen
Tuesday, Feb. 2, at noon
Sponsored and broadcast online by the Ohio Statehouse and presented by living historian Anthony Gibbs
After Uncle Tom’s Cabin - Black Voices for Justice Discussion Series
Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m.
Sponsored by the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and featuring Dr. John Getz, professor emeritus, Xavier University; and Dr. Jerry Cline-Bailey, associate professor of English, Xavier University
Children’s Storytime: The Last Stop on Market Street
Saturday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m.
Sponsored and streamed on Facebook live by the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library. Featuring a story about what an African American child learned on a bus ride with his grandmother.
A People Denied: Tri-Racial Appalachian Heritage
Tuesday, Feb. 9, at noon
Sponsored and broadcast online by the Ohio Statehouse and presented by storyteller Lyn Ford.
Before Her Time: The Life of Virginia Hamilton
Thursday, Feb. 11, at 11 a.m.
Sponsored by Ohio History Connection and the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center. Featuring author Julie Rubini and presented by Ohio Humanities.
Black in the Middle: An Anthology of the Black Midwest Virtual Book Conversation Series
Saturday, Feb. 13, at 7 p.m.
Presented by White Whale Bookstore and featuring contributors Curtis L. Crisler, Nia Easley, Lyndsey Ellis, Deva Rashed-Boone, Wylliam Smith, Vanessa Taylor, DeMar Walker and Kim-Marie Walker.
Behind the Mask: Black Power in Comics
Monday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m.
Sponsored by Ohio History Connection and the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center. Co-hosted by the Wright Memorial Public Library.
Henry “Box” Brown: Magician Escapes to Freedom
Tuesday, Feb. 16, at noon
Sponsored and broadcast online by the Ohio Statehouse and presented by Rory Rennick.
Queens of the Queen City: Cincinnati Stories of African American Women
Sunday, Feb. 21, at 4 p.m.
Sponsored by the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and Ohio History Connection and featuring Hadley Drodge, assistant curator of the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center.
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