Thurs., Feb. 13, 5:30 p.m., St. Louis Public Library Black History Month Film Series, “10,000 Black Men Named George,” Auditorium, St. Louis Public Library – Central Branch, 1301 Olive St. For more information, visit www.slpl.org.
Thurs., Feb. 13, 7 p.m., St. Louis County Library welcomes bestselling author Walter Mosley to sign and discuss “Been Wrong So Long It Feels Right: A King Oliver Novel,” St. Louis County Library – Clark Family Branch, 1640 St. Lindbergh. For more information, visit www.slcl.org.
Fri., Feb. 14, 10:30 a.m. West African Dance and Drumming with Afriky Lolo, St. Louis Public Library – Central Branch, 1301 Olive St. For more information, visit www.slpl.org.
Fri., 15, 10 a.m., West African Dance and Drumming with Afriky Lolo, St. Louis Public Library – Schlafly Branch, 225 N. Euclid. For more information, visit www.slpl.org.
Sat., Feb. 15, 10 a.m. Black Missourians in STEM interactive exhibit. Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd. St, Louis, MO 63112. For more information, visit https://mohistory.org.
Sun., Feb. 16, 1 p.m. Family Sunday – We the People: A Black History Month Celebration, St. Louis Art Museum, 1 Fine Arts Drive, St. Louis, MO 63110. For more information, visit www.stlouis-mo.gov.
Sun., Feb. 16, 3 p.m. African American History Month Concert – Gateway Music Outreach, Olivet Missionary Baptist Church, 12200 New Halls Ferry Rd. Florissant, MO 63033. For more information, visit www.eventbrite.com.
Tues., Feb. 18, 11 a.m., Missouri Historical Society presents The Music of Black St. Louis, Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell at DeBaliviere. For more information, visit www.mohistory.org.
Tues., Feb. 18, 6 p.m., “Eliza” Screening & Filmmaker Q&A, “Eliza” is a film based on the true story of Eliza Rone, an enslaved woman in 1856, who worked for the Campbells, the richest family in St. Louis. The viewing will be followed by a Q&A with director, writer and actor Delisa Richardson. St. Louis Public Library – Central Branch, 1301 Olive St. For more information, visit www.slpl.org.
Tues., Feb. 18, 7 p.m. Emerson History & Genealogy Center presents Judith Giesberg, author of “Last Seen: The Enduring Search by Formerly Enslaved People to Find Their Lost Families,” 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 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.
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
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.
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