Please join The Legacy Arts Project for a Black History Month Family Night. This event will include drum & dance, Black History Month trivia, raffle tickets, poverty, and a performance by Michelle Taylor. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free.
Event Details:
- When: Friday, 02/16 | 6 -7:30 p.m.
- Where: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh-Homewood, 7101 Hamilton Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Additional Details:
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Various organizations, states, and nations recognize several observances each month. Resources help parents, caregivers, and childcare professionals acknowledge and navigate them.
Here is a list of resources for February observances:
Month-Long Observances:
Black History Month
- Let’s Celebrate Black History Song!, Sesame Street
- I am the Dream, Mr. Pete’s Playhouse
- Books on Race and Racism, by Age, Recommended by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Kidsburgh
- Anti-Racism Tools, Trying Together
- February is Black History Month, Black History.gov
- Black History Month: 2024 Facts, Themes & Origins, History Channel
- 2024 Theme: African Americans and The Arts, Association for the Study of African American Life and History
- 13 Meaningful Black History Month Activities for Kids to Add to Your Lesson Plans, TeachStarter
Library Lovers Month
National Children’s Dental Health Month
Week-Long Observances:
February 14-20 is Random Acts of Kindness Week
Day Observances:
February 2: Groundhog Day
February 7: National Girls and Women in Sports Day
February 8: Take Your Child to the Library Day
February 10 Lunar New Year
February 11: National Make-a-Friend Day
February 20: World Day of Social Justice
February 21: Language Day
February 29: Leap Day
Join the Homewood Community Engagement Center for an event focused on celebrating the legacy of Black health professionals and addressing pervasive health disparities.
About the Event
The national theme for Black History Month 2022 is Black Health and Wellness. In honor of the theme, the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences’ Wellness Pavilion and the Community Engagement Center in Homewood will be hosting a panel of Black Health & Wellness Professionals and University of Pittsburgh students. The panel will focus on celebrating the legacy of Black health professionals and addressing pervasive health disparities in the Black Community. Following the panel, community organizations and Pitt units will be tabling with information about health and wellness resources available through Pitt and in the community.
Register to Attend
Registration is available on the Homewood CEC website. Space is limited. Face coverings must be worn.
Location
Homewood CEC
622 N. Homewood Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15208
