2025 Black History Month Events at NCCU

Posted January 30, 2025, 4:52PM

North Carolina Central University (NCCU) will honor Black History Month with a lineup of events throughout February 2025, spotlighting pivotal moments in African American history. Hosted by the NCCU Department of History, this series will feature insightful discussions, film screening and student and faculty-lead research presentations.  
  
Events, which are open to the public, include:   

Thursday, Feb. 6, 4:30-5:30 p.m. 
Stagville Memorial Project - Executive Director Vanessa Hines will explore efforts to document African American history at Stagville
Edmonds Classroom Building, Room 201A, 113 Eagle Campus Dr., FREE 

Friday, Feb. 7, 7-9:30 p.m.
Film Screening and Discussion: “Wilmington on Fire”- A documentary uncovering the untold story of the 1898 Wilmington massacre 
Edmonds Classroom Building, Room 207, 113 Eagle Campus Dr., FREE 

Sunday Feb. 9 - Sunday, March 16 ( 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Tuesday-Friday; 2-4 p.m., Sunday)
“Selections from the Permanent Collection: Highlighting the Work of Elizabeth Catlett"
NCCU Art Museum, 580 Lawson St., FREE

Monday, Feb. 10, 6-7 p.m.
"The Relationship between Native Americans and Africans in Colonial North Carolina": College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities Dean Arwin Smallwood will explore the historical ties between the Tuscarora and African Americans
Edmonds Classroom Building, Room 207, 113 Eagle Campus Dr., FREE

Thursday, Feb. 13, 4-5 p.m.
"A Historiographical Discussion on the Age of Booker T. Washington": Professor David H. Jackson Jr. will discuss Washington's philosophy and impact on Black society
Edmonds Classroom Building, Room 201B, 113 Eagle Campus Dr., FREE

Thursday, Feb. 13, 7-8:30 p.m.
'Sounds of Soul' Karaoke Night: A celebration of Black music
Edmonds Classroom Building, 113 Eagle Campus Dr., FREE

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 6-7 p.m.
"Storms of Inequality: Environmental Harms Rooted In Racism" presented by Ajanae Willis, a doctoral candidate at the University of Houston 
Virtual, Register here for FREE

Thursday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m. 
“Unveiling The Past: Race, Resistance, and Desegregation in North Carolina": Graduate researchers Brandy Stewart, Cole Atwood and Malia Lyles share their thesis finding on historical struggles and triumphs 
Edmonds Classroom Building, Room 201B, 113 Eagle Campus Dr., FREE

Thursday, Feb. 20 - Saturday, Feb. 22, 8 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 23, 3 p.m.
NCCU Theatre Presents: "Livin Fat by Judi Ann Mason"
Farrison-Newton Communications Building, 501 E. Lawson St.

Purchase tickets here (General: $15; Student: $5)

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 6-7 p.m. 
Faculty Research Panel: Professors Manna Duah, Jasmin Howard and Brian Robinson discuss their latest work on African American history
Edmonds Classroom Building, Room 201A, 113 Eagle Campus Dr., FREE

Tuesday, Feb. 25, 7-8 p.m. 
"Sneakers, History, and Black Culture": Graduate student Craft Sutton explores the deep-rooted connection between sneakers and African American cultural identity
Edmonds Classroom Building, 201B, 113 Eagle Campus Dr., FREE

Friday, Feb. 28, 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Black History Month Trivia Night and Cultural Potluck
Edmonds Classroom Building, Room 201B, 
113 Eagle Campus Dr., FREE

For more information about the university’s Black History Month events, contact Charles Johnson, Ph.D., NCCU Department of History chair, at 919-530-6271 or [email protected].   

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