Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of Black people in U.S. history. We can celebrate Black History Month in many ways, like attending events in our community, supporting black-owned businesses, and reading books written by black authors. Here is a sampling of Black History Month events hosted by our ASU community:
I, Too, Sing America Black History Month Film Festival
A Black History Month film festival hosted by The Baháʼís of Scottsdale.
- Happening now through Feb 25
- Free
- Registration Information
Community Activists-Take Charge-Mothers and Other People
An event hosted both virtually and in the Student Pavilion at the Tempe ASU campus where participants will learn the rich history of African American women in Arizona and place them in the larger context and tradition of Black women who serve as activists throughout the African Diaspora. During the event, Dr. Akua Duku Anokye will discuss her book, Black Woman Rising: African American Community Mother Activists of Phoenix.
- February 15 from 3 – 4 p.m.
- Free
- Registration information
Space2Inspire Weekend
Join us to witness the unveiling of a giant Black History Month inspired art mosaic on the field of Sun Devil Stadium that will be photographed from a satellite in outer space! This weekend will feature special events that honor and recognize two notable ASU graduates: Ed Dwight, the first black American astronaut candidate and Sian Proctor, SpaceX astronaut, the fourth black woman in space and the first black woman Mission Pilot during the first civilian mission to orbit on Inspiration4.
- February 17 – 19
- $35 – $70
- Registration information
Movies on the Field: Black Panther Wakanda Forever
Bring a blanket and sit on the grass to enjoy Wakanda Forever under the stars. This event includes a panel on Afrofuturism before the movie!
- February 17, Doors open at 6 p.m.
- Free
- Registration information
Wonderspaces Virtual Reality Film Series—’Traveling While Black’
Wonderspaces are partnering with the School of Arts, Media and Engineering to launch a monthly Virtual Reality (VR) Film Series featuring a new celebrated VR film every month for one weekend only on the ASU Tempe campus. “Traveling While Black” is a documentary-style virtual reality film that immerses the viewer in the long history of restriction of movement for Black Americans, confronting the way we understand and talk about race in America. Each visit runs for approximately 50 minutes, and showtimes start on the hour from noon to 7 p.m. during exhibition weekends.
- February 18 – 19
- $16 for adults, $12 for children under 13, $10 for ASU students with ID
- Registration information
