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Equity and Inclusion
Slate of Campus Events Celebrating Black History Month on Tap for February
UMass Amherst is set to celebrate Black History Month this February with a full slate of events run by student organizations, cultural centers, colleges and more.
The 2024 theme of Black History Month is “African Americans and the Arts,” spanning the many impacts Black Americans have had on visual arts, music, cultural movements and more.
Below are some of the highlights of Black History Month 2024, and a complete list of events can be found on the Office of Equity and Inclusion website and on the university events calendar.
Global Black History Trivia
Monday, Feb. 5 - 6-8 p.m.
Berkshire Dining Commons, Lower Level
People's Supper - Black History Month
Wednesday, Feb. 14 - 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Augusta Savage Gallery and Theater Room, New Africa House
Queer and Trans People of Color Pal-entine’s Dinner
Wednesday, Feb. 14 - 6-7 p.m.
Stonewall Center
Sister:Resisters - Black Women's Mentoring Tool Kit
Friday, Feb. 16 – Noon-1:30 p.m.
Online
Black History Month Showcase - All Black Affair
Friday, Feb. 16 - 6-8 p.m.
The Jazz Workshop: Dance with Master Teacher Sheila Barker
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 17 & 18 - All day
Totman Gym & Studio
Poetry Workshop: Margareth Ngueza Antonio
Monday, Feb. 26 - 6-8 p.m.
Malcolm X Cultural Center
Black History Month Keynote Address by Catherine Coleman Flowers
Thursday, Feb. 29 - 5:30-7 p.m.
Student Union Ballroom
Bright Moments Spoken Word Night
Thursday, Feb. 29, 6-8 p.m.
Randolph W. Bromery Center for the Arts Lobby
Workshop - Anti-Racist Pedagogy
Friday, March 1 – 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Furcolo Hall W201