Share your art and/or encourage others who do during tonight’s event co-sponsored by Black Student Union. Performances may include poetry, song, dance, or other art forms.

The Route History Museum will also have their virtual experience available for attendees. During this virtual experience that integrates history and technology, participants will learn about historic Black people, businesses, and events along Route 66 and throughout the region during the Jim Crow and Civil Rights eras.

The event takes place from 6-8 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. If you would like to be added to the lineup of performers, please sign up using the registration form beforehand.

View all of the events planned for African-American History Month on the LLCC Library website.

Join Britainy Montague, a local writer, for her presentation, “Young, Gifted & Black.” Britainy’s message is, “to be young, gifted and black, we must begin to tell our young, there’s a world waiting for you. Yours is the quest that’s just begun.” This event is co-sponsored by the LLCC African American History Month Committee and LLCC Student Life.

The presentation takes place noon to 1:30 p.m. in A. Lincoln Commons. If you haven’t already, please register for this event.

View all of the events planned for African-American History Month on the LLCC Library website.

LLCC honors African-American History Month during February with, “A Celebration of the Arts.” Various events planned throughout the month will highlight the African-American influence on American culture from visual and performing arts to fashion, language, architecture and more.

The following events are free and open to the public and will be held in A. Lincoln Commons. The LLCC African-American History Month Committee and LLCC Student Life are event co-sponsors.

• Thursday, Feb. 1 – African-American History Month kickoff event: “Paint and Sip,” 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Participants can enjoy the rich flavors of dark and light hot chocolates while channeling creativity on canvas. This event is co-sponsored by the Black Student Union and Logger Activities Board.
• Wednesday, Feb. 7 – “Young, Gifted & Black,” 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This presentation, by local writer Britainy Montague, focuses on her message, “To be young, gifted and black, we must begin to tell our young, there’s a world waiting for you. Yours is the quest that’s just begun.” Registration requested.
• Thursday, Feb. 15 – Open Mic Night, 6 to 8 p.m. Let your voice be heard, whether you are a singer, poet, musician or an enthusiastic audience member. Advance registration is encouraged. This event is sponsored by the Black Student Union.
• Friday, Feb. 23 – Mental Health and the Arts: Rebuild to Reclaim. Conversation and activities will be held on destigmatizing mental health in the African-American community, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Monday, Feb. 26 – Music of the Movement, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Learn how songs have influenced social justice movements over the years.
• Tuesday, Feb. 27 – “Empowerment and Resilience: A Black History Month Panel on Building Community, Advocating for Justice and Inspiring Change,” 10 a.m. to noon.
• Thursday, Feb. 29 – African-American Food and Vendor Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event features free samples of African-American food, displays on the wares of African-American entrepreneurs and music by DJ Yinka.

More information and registration for select events is available at https://library.llcc.edu/AAHM.