Black History Month
This February, take some time to come out to Parks to learn about the trials and triumphs of the black experience in the United States.
Black History in NYC Parks
Learn about parks, sculptures, and other green spaces in New York City that highlight and honor the black experience in the United States.
Arsenal Gallery Exhibit: Identity
through February 23, 2018
Curated by Michelle Bishop of Harlem Needle Arts, Identity features pieces by nine artists who use elements of swag, spirituality, icons, music, and social justice to illustrate self-awareness, identify, motivation, and varying backgrounds and traditions of the African diaspora.
Poe Park Visitor Center Exhibit: A Celebration of the Blues
February 1 through February 24, 2018
Artist Ron Bucalo presents a collection of 25 black line illustrated portraits depicting great legends of the American blues.
Black History Month Events
Saturday, February 3, 2018
Black History Month: Bedford-Stuyvesant
at Clifton Place and Marcy Avenue (in Herbert Von King Park) , Brooklyn
1:00 p.m. –2:30 p.m.
Discover the history of Bedford-Stuyvesant and the prominent African-American community leaders that had a positive impact on the neighborhood.
Free!
Event
Black History Month: A Celebration of the Blues Opening Reception and Musical Performance
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx
1:00 p.m. –3:30 p.m.
This collection of black line illustrated portraits depicts great legends of the American blues. The opening reception includes musical performance.
Free!
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Arts, Culture & Fun: Jimmy Hill and the Allstarz Band
at Roy Wilkins Recreation Center , Queens
1:00 p.m. –3:00 p.m.
Jimmy Hill and the Allstarz Band are one of Brooklyn’s most electrifying and long-running musical ensembles.
Free!
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Daughters of the American Revolution: Hunts Point Slave Burial Grounds
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park) , Bronx
2:00 p.m. –3:00 p.m.
Join a discussion on the preservation of the Hunts Point Slave Burial Grounds.
Free!
Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Arts, Culture & Fun Celebrates Mardi Gras
at Brownsville Recreation Center (in Brownsville Playground) , Brooklyn
12:00 p.m. –2:00 p.m.
Join us for a taste of New Orleans with live jazz by Joey Morant and his band.
Free!
Saturday, February 17, 2018
Family Art Project: Josephine Baker Dances Out the Winter Blues
at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill) , Bronx
10:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m.
In conjunction with Black History Month, celebrate the renowned entertainer Josephine Baker, famous for her activism and for refusing to perform for segregated audiences in the U.S.
Free!
Black History Month: The Flushing Freedom Mile
at Daniel Carter Beard Mall , Queens
11:00 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
Flushing was home to a famous African-American inventor, a passageway of the Underground Railroad, and has one of the city’s few landmarked trees. Registration opens on February 7.
Free!
Black History Month: Sandy Ground
at Lenevar Avenue and Ramona Avenue (in Bloomingdale Park) , Staten Island
11:00 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
Learn more about one of the oldest surviving communities in the United States that was founded by African Americans prior to the American Civil War.
Free!
Event
Black History Month History Month: Seneca Village
at 81st Street and Central Park West (in Central Park) , Manhattan
1:00 p.m. –2:30 p.m.
Learn about the lives of Seneca Village’s residents in the 1800’s and the community’s place in pre-Central Park.
Free!
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Family Art Project: Josephine Baker Dances Out the Winter Blues
at Wave Hill House (in Wave Hill) , Bronx
10:00 a.m. –1:00 p.m.
In conjunction with Black History Month, celebrate the renowned entertainer Josephine Baker, famous for her activism and for refusing to perform for segregated audiences in the U.S.
In Celebration of Black History Month: 13th – Film Screening
at Lewis H Latimer House , Queens
2:30 p.m. –5:00 p.m.
This 2016 Academy Awards-nominated documentary is centered on race in the United States’ criminal justice system.
Free!
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Celebrate Black History Month: George Washington Carver Workshop
at Queens Botanical Garden , Queens
1:00 p.m. –2:30 p.m.
Learn how plants played a very important role in his early life and later achievements. Students will follow in Dr. Carver’s steps, using plants to paint and to create a healing lotion to take home.
Saturday, February 24, 2018
Black History Month: The Birthplace of Hip Hop
at Cedar Playground , Bronx
1:00 p.m. –2:30 p.m.
On August 11, 1973, hip hop was born in The Bronx. Join the Urban Park Rangers and learn about the history of the popular music genre that began as an underground urban movement.
Free!
Arts, Culture & Fun: Dance Away the Night with Winter Swing!
at Pelham Fritz Recreation Center (in Marcus Garvey Park) , Manhattan
3:00 p.m. –7:30 p.m.
Join us to celebrate Harlem’s most famous dance genre with The Lindy Hop and The Big Apple Circle Dance.
Free!
Source: Black History Month : NYC Parks