Black History Month
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Join us each Friday to celebrate and honor Black History Month. Pre-registration is required for each activity. Events below are coordinated by the WB Black History Month Task Force, WB Parks and WB Township.
History of the Tuskegee Airmen: Then and Now February 5 at 5:30 pm - Free! Hear from Major William H. Burnett, President of the Macon-Thomas West Bloomfield Chapter President of Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. Presentation will include time for questions/answers. Program will be recorded and available to attendees. |
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Soul On Ice Virtual Meet and Greet
February 12 at 5:30 pm - Free!
Soul On Ice: Past, Present, & Future is a 2016 American documentary film directed, produced and written by Damon Kwame Mason. We have made this documentary downloadable from 2/11 at 7pm through 2/13 at 7 pm for free. Download now! Password is: detroit
Register for the Virtual Meet and Greet on 2/12. Join the Director Mason live via Zoom. He will be interviewed by Vincent Kirkwood, West Bloomfield Parks Commissioner and WB Black History Month Task Force Committee Member. Presentation will include time for questions/answers. Program will be recorded and available to attendees.
February 12 at 5:30 pm - Free!
Soul On Ice: Past, Present, & Future is a 2016 American documentary film directed, produced and written by Damon Kwame Mason. We have made this documentary downloadable from 2/11 at 7pm through 2/13 at 7 pm for free. Download now! Password is: detroit
Register for the Virtual Meet and Greet on 2/12. Join the Director Mason live via Zoom. He will be interviewed by Vincent Kirkwood, West Bloomfield Parks Commissioner and WB Black History Month Task Force Committee Member. Presentation will include time for questions/answers. Program will be recorded and available to attendees.
Motown Sing Along (Ages 50+)
February 19 at 11:30 am
Come join WB Staff to sing along to Motown favorites for this thirty minute event in the warmth of your car from 11:30 am-noon. At the end of the event a bag-lunch to-go will be provided for you to enjoy. Event will occur at Connect Parking lot (Orchard Mall) and lunch will be provided to-go by Beans and Cornbread. Cost is $9 for residents, $11 for nonresidents.
February 19 at 11:30 am
Come join WB Staff to sing along to Motown favorites for this thirty minute event in the warmth of your car from 11:30 am-noon. At the end of the event a bag-lunch to-go will be provided for you to enjoy. Event will occur at Connect Parking lot (Orchard Mall) and lunch will be provided to-go by Beans and Cornbread. Cost is $9 for residents, $11 for nonresidents.
Cook with Us
February 26 at 7:00 pm - Free!
Join us live, with Civic Center TV, from your neighbor’s kitchen. A few WB families will welcome us into their homes, virtually of course, to cook a dish with us. You’ll also learn a little bit about the history of each dish and its historical significance in African-American culture. Pre-registration not required, tune in live at civiccentertv.com.
February 26 at 7:00 pm - Free!
Join us live, with Civic Center TV, from your neighbor’s kitchen. A few WB families will welcome us into their homes, virtually of course, to cook a dish with us. You’ll also learn a little bit about the history of each dish and its historical significance in African-American culture. Pre-registration not required, tune in live at civiccentertv.com.
Other programs happening nearby:
Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society:
Virtual Tour: Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
Thursday, February 25, 2021, 10 am
Registration now until February 22, 10 am at https://4eyes.io/s/0fyfB/
Virtually tour the Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, Ferris State University with a 90 minute pre-recorded video with 30 minutes Q & A. The Museum displays a wide variety of everyday artifacts depicting the history of racist portrayals of African Americans in American popular culture. The mission of the Jim Crow Museum is to use objects of intolerance to teach tolerance and promote social justice.
https://www.gwbhs.org/
West Bloomfield Library:
BOOKED for the Evening
February 15 at 7 PM. Join Dr. Tara Hayes for the BOOKED Discussion series. February's title, in honor of Black History Month, is "Girl, Woman, Other" by Bernardine Evaristo. This virtual program will take place on Zoom and is limited to West Bloomfield Library cardholders. Register to receive connection details.
Small Wonders and Stupendous Feats!
February 6 at 10:30 AM. Celebrate Black History Month with Diane Macklin as she shares enlightening tales of unlikely heroes that defy the impossible through kindness, friendship, and courage. This virtual program will take place on Zoom and is open to anyone with a library card in our system. Register to receive connection details.
YA Book Discussions
February 22 at 7 PM. Students in grades 6-12, join us for a Black History Month book discussion on "Stamped" by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X Kendi. This virtual program will take place on Zoom and is open to anyone with a library card in our system. Register to receive connection details.
Registration: https://www.wblib.org/
Virtual Tour: Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia
Thursday, February 25, 2021, 10 am
Registration now until February 22, 10 am at https://4eyes.io/s/0fyfB/
Virtually tour the Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia, Ferris State University with a 90 minute pre-recorded video with 30 minutes Q & A. The Museum displays a wide variety of everyday artifacts depicting the history of racist portrayals of African Americans in American popular culture. The mission of the Jim Crow Museum is to use objects of intolerance to teach tolerance and promote social justice.
https://www.gwbhs.org/
West Bloomfield Library:
BOOKED for the Evening
February 15 at 7 PM. Join Dr. Tara Hayes for the BOOKED Discussion series. February's title, in honor of Black History Month, is "Girl, Woman, Other" by Bernardine Evaristo. This virtual program will take place on Zoom and is limited to West Bloomfield Library cardholders. Register to receive connection details.
Small Wonders and Stupendous Feats!
February 6 at 10:30 AM. Celebrate Black History Month with Diane Macklin as she shares enlightening tales of unlikely heroes that defy the impossible through kindness, friendship, and courage. This virtual program will take place on Zoom and is open to anyone with a library card in our system. Register to receive connection details.
YA Book Discussions
February 22 at 7 PM. Students in grades 6-12, join us for a Black History Month book discussion on "Stamped" by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X Kendi. This virtual program will take place on Zoom and is open to anyone with a library card in our system. Register to receive connection details.
Registration: https://www.wblib.org/