ARL Celebrates Black History Month 2024

Last Updated on May 29, 2025, 11:52 am ET

During the month of February, ARL is celebrating Black history. Join us and our member institutions as we honor and call greater attention to the lived experiences of Black people by hosting events, showcasing exhibits, videos, and other resources.

Events | Blog Posts | Exhibits | Other Resources

Events

Thursday, February 1

Boston Public Library
The Tuskegee Airmen: A History Lecture
6:00-7:00 p.m. EST, Charlestown Branch, 179 Main Street, Charlestown, MA 02129

Tulane University
Exploring US Black Press with the Tulane History Project
3:00-4:00 p.m. CST, HTML #430, 4th Floor Classroom

McGill University

2024 McGill Black History Month Opening Ceremony
5:00-8:00 p.m. EST, Elizabeth Wirth Music Building
Gospel Festival Workshop
7:30-9:30 p.m. EST, Strathcona Music Building, Pollack Hall, 555 rue Sherbrooke Ouest

Tuesday, February 6

Virginia Commonwealth University
Black History Month lecture explores a doctor’s journey of expression and care through the comic arts
6:00-7:00 p.m. EST, James Branch Cabell Library

Wednesday, February 7

Boston Public Library
Author Talk: Jeffrey A. Denman—John Quincy Adams, Reluctant Abolitionist
6:00-7:00 p.m. EST, Central Library in Copley Square, 700 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116

Thursday, February 8

McGill University
2024 Black History Month Keynote Lecture
5:00-8:00 p.m. EST, Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, Tania Schulich Hall

Friday, February 9

Syracuse University
3rd Annual Afropreneurship Competition
12:30-3:30 p.m. EST, Bird Library Peter Graham Scholarly Commons, Room 114

Saturday, February 10

Boston Public Library

Introduction to African American Genealogy
1:00-4:00 p.m. EST, Online
Massachusetts’s 54th Regiment: A Lecture by Shawn Quigley
2:00-3:00 p.m. EST, Parker Hill, 1497 Tremont Street, Roxbury, MA 02120

Wednesday, February 14

University of Ottawa
A Poetic Conversation with Elamin Abdelmahmoud and Awad Ibrahim
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EST, Online

Penn State
Douglass Day 2024: Transcribe Correspondence of Frederick Douglass from Library of Congress
noon–3:00 p.m. EST, Penn State campus libraries

Syracuse University
Pop-Up Exhibition of Materials by and About Frederick Douglass at the SCRC
2:00-4:00 p.m. EST, Bird Library, Spector Room,

Thursday, February 15

University of Ottawa
Hip-Hop Celebration
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. EST, Tinkering Lab (CRX 220), and
3:00 p.m.-evening EST, University Centre

Sunday, February 18

Emory University
Major Jackson to read his work at Emory University’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
3:00-4:30 p.m. EST, Schwartz Center for Performing Arts

Tuesday, February 20

McGill University
2024 Black History Month: Black Community Gathering
noon-3:00 p.m. EST, University Centre, 3rd Floor, Ballroom

Wednesday, February 21

University of Missouri
Militant Quiet, Examination of Samuel Countee’s WWII Mural in Fort Leonard Wood’s Black Officer’s Club
6:00-7:00 p.m. CST, Ellis Library, Room 114A

Friday, February 23

McGill University
Celebrating African American Musicians from Missouri
1:00-3:00 p.m. CST, Ellis Library, Room 114A

University of Missouri
Exploring the History of African American Visual Artists in Missouri
3:00-4:30 p.m. CST, Ellis Library, Room 114A

Saturday, February 24

Boston Public Library
An Artist’s Talk with Shea Justice: History Unfolds
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. EST, Hyde Park Library, 35 Harvard Ave, Hyde Park, MA 02136