Thurs., Feb. 20, 5 p.m., Thursday Nights at the Museum series by Washington University presents Black History Month: Joy, Arts, Community featuring 5 On Your Side Anchors Kelly Jackson and Brent Solomon in conversation about Black joy and the arts in the Gateway city with some of St. Louis’s groundbreaking leaders in dance, visual art, music, and writing. Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd. St, Louis, MO 63112. For more information, visit https://mohistory.org.
Thurs., Feb. 20, 5:30 p.m., St. Louis Public Library Black History Month Film Series, “Fences,” Auditorium, St. Louis Public Library – Central Branch, 1301 Olive St. For more information, visit www.slpl.org.
Thurs., Feb. 20, 6 p.m. Histories Unbound: A Roundtable Discussion on Slavery In St. Louis Exhibit, St. Louis Public Library – Schlafly Branch, 225 N. Euclid. For more information, visit www.slpl.org.
Thurs., Feb. 20, 7 p.m., St. Louis County Library welcomes Orvin Kimbrough, author of “Twice Over a Man: A Fierce Memoir of an Orphan Boy Who Doggedly Determined a Finer Life,” St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 St. Lindbergh. For more information, visit www.slcl.org.
Fri., Feb. 21, 7 p.m. St. Louis County Library welcomes Jennifer Jones, author of “Becoming Spectacular: The Rhythm of Resilience from the First African American Rockette,” St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 St. Lindbergh. For more information, visit www.slcl.org.
Sat., Feb.,22, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Motorcoach Tours (5) and Mudd’s Grove Open House. Wallace Ward narrates five tours of cemeteries, churches and schools that represent Kirkwood Black History. Kirkwood Community Center and Mudd’s Grove Tickets: Free Reservations Required for the historical bus tour due to limited capacity. https://tinyurl.com/4te89zya or by calling the Kirkwood Historical Society at (314) 965-5151.
Sat., Feb. 22, 3 p.m., Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing presents Deaf Black History Month Celebration, Commerce Center located at 56 N Euclid Ave., St. Louis MO 63108. For more information, visit mcdhh.mo.gov
Sun., Feb. 23, 3 p.m., Gospel Community Choir of St. Louis presents Gospel Roots: A Black History Month Celebration, Friendly Tempel, 11221 Larimore Rd, St. Louis, MO. For more information, visit https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/community-gospel-choir-of-st-louis/678c13de602fca0f6a619481
Wed., Feb. 26, 7 p.m. St. Louis County Library welcomes Bestselling Young Adult author Ibi Zoboi, author of (S)kin,” St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 St. Lindbergh. For more information, visit www.slcl.org.
Thurs., Feb. 20, 5 p.m., Thursday Nights at the Museum series by Washington University presents Navigating the Intersection of Race and Disability,
Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd. St, Louis, MO 63112. For more information, visit
Fri., Feb. 21, 8 p.m., The Sheldon presents Martha Redbone, Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd. For more information, visit thesheldon.org.
Sat., Feb. 22, 10 a.m., Author Talk: Black St. Louis by Nini Harris, Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, 7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis, MO 63123. For reservations call 314-842-1867 ext. 230 or visit www.nps.gov/ulsg.
Sat., Feb. 22, 11 a.m., St. Louis Civil War Sites and the Fight for Freedom with Peter Downs, This program is free with limited availability in person and on Zoom. Field House Museum, 634 S. Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102. Reservations must be made in advance at: fieldhousemuseum.org/events, by calling the Museum at 314-421-4689, or by emailing info@fieldhousemuseum.org
Tues., Feb. 25, 9 a.m., Delmar Divine Presents: Black History is G.R.A.N.D., Celebrate Black History Month with Author & CEO Tina Grimes as she shares a book from her GRAND Anthology series featuring women leaders! Delmar DivINe, 5501 Delmar Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63112. For more information, visit
Tues., Feb. 25, 6:15 p.m., 3rd Annual Black History Month Ride and Flow presented by Derrick Walker and Andrea Cox, celebrating Black History Month with powerful energy and movement, TruFusion Foundry, 3770 Foundry Way, #Suite 192 St. Louis, MO 63110. For more information, visit trufusion.com/foundry/
Thurs., Feb. 27, 5:30 p.m., St. Louis Public Library Black History Month Film Series, “Sorry to Bother You,” Auditorium, St. Louis Public Library – Central Branch, 1301 Olive St. For more information, visit www.slpl.org.
Fri., Feb. 28, 5 p.m., Triton Connect presents Black Excellence Fashion Show, UMSL Millennium Student Center – Century Room BC, 17 Arnold B Grobman Dr., St. Louis, MO 63121. For more information, visit tritonconnect.umsl.edu.
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