Black History Month Kick Off @ CRPL

Cedar Rapids Public Library 450 5th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

We are partnering with the Cedar Rapids Public Library for a Black History Month kick off event! Join us to look through the lenses of history, literature, music and art […]

Free

Who Was? A Story Time – Rosa Parks

Cedar Rapids Public Library 450 5th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

We are partnering with the Cedar Rapids Public Library for a children's story program based on the Who Was series of biographies. These sessions will feature a reading of a […]

Free

More Than Just A Game

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn St., Iowa City, IA, United States

Iowa’s athletes have long impacted their teams, communities, and the sports they played, but African Americans did so while facing off against more than just the opposing team. They fought […]

Free

Celebrating the Roots

Lion Bridge Brewing Company 59 16th Ave SW, Cedar Rapids, IA

Purchase Tickets We are partnering with Lion Bridge Brewing Company to host a soul food celebration and program in honor of Black History Month. Dr. Kelly Sharp, Professor of Africana […]

$30

Paint Like A Pro

North Liberty Community Library 520 W Cherry St, North Liberty, IA, United States

Join Education Assistant Diana Henry for a Paint Like A Pro workshop at the North Liberty Community Library! Art and science are two sides of the same coin. Learn about […]

Unconditional Loyalty

Marion Public Library 1095 6th Ave, Marion, IA

Join Museum Educator Sean Donaldson at the Marion Public Library for this presentation! Discover the proud history of African American service people in the United States military from the Revolutionary […]

Free

Extended Hours

African American Museum of Iowa 55 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids , IA, United States

Celebrate Black History Moth with extended hours at the AAMI! Our galleries will be open with regular admission until 7 PM.

Our Sisters’ Many Hats

Coe College 1220 1st Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA

When we say a person “wears many hats,” we mean that person has many roles in society. This phrase originated in a time when everyone wore hats, and many of […]

Free

Who Was? A Story Time – Louis Armstrong

Cedar Rapids Public Library 450 5th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

We are partnering with the Cedar Rapids Public Library for a children's story program based on the Who Was series of biographies. These sessions will feature a reading of a […]

Free

CANCELLED – 1619 Project: Music

African American Museum of Iowa 55 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids , IA, United States

This event has been cancelled as a COVID-19 preventative measure. Any rescheduled dates will be announced at a later time. Join us for a discussion based on the New York […]

Free