Black History Month Events in Charlotte, NC

Black History Month Events in Charlotte, NC

 

During Black History Month, people across the nation are encouraged to celebrate Black History's role in shaping the world we live in. During the celebrations, you can participate in being a part of Black History Month activities and events around the country through different events, storytelling performances, films, and lectures getting organized throughout Charlotte, NC.

 

Here, we’ve put together the best events happening in Charlotte during Black History Month:

 

Events at Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture

 

This event showcases incredible art in different genres to celebrate African-Americans' story, who contributed greatly to history. It comprises frequent events involving family art activities, after-hour films, events, special tours, lectures, etc.

 

Queen City Black Cultural Explosion

 

This event takes place on Sundays at Cabarrus Arena. This event is favored because it promotes everything: shopping, art, performances, food, or anything else. That’s why people from all the nooks and corners in the US come to join this event. It also avails with a chance to check black-owned organizations & companies.

 

Storytelling with Mother Minter Freedom Quilt Series as part of Charlotte Mecklenburg Library’s Black History Month events:

 

This event takes place at the Mecklenburg Library in Charlotte. It celebrates as well as explored black history most descriptively. Different age groups witness this event that comprises stories, films, history talks, and much more.

 

Events at Levine Museum of the New South

 

This museum in the New South focuses on life after the Civil War. It runs events to let people go ahead with a mission of coming out stronger and with a thought process of attaining a more equitable community by getting connected to different people. It reveals the unflinching experiences that the people of diverse backgrounds face, and it covers the African American experience in the South.

 

Black History Month Literary Festival

 

If you're a lover of history and literature, then Black History Month Literary Festival is your cup of tea. This festival is celebrated in February and showcases the literature written by black people while revealing their contribution to life's history and development. This festival also exhibits the struggles the African Americans had to go through to attain their right and show the world that they are brilliant at everything.

 

Black History Celebration: Descendants of Kings and Queens

This event by the name Descendants of Kings and Queens is celebrated at Ben Salem Presbyterian Church on Sundays in February. The lovers of History need to book their tickets in advance. This event includes dance, music, history, and vendors who exhibit the same interests.