To help celebrate Black History Month, we’ve compiled a modest listing of events to consider attending. Be sure to also contact your local Baltimore County library; many are hosting their own Black History events this month.
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For families visiting Annapolis in the next few weeks, this two-hour walking tour is both celebratory and education. Guides escort you to the Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley Memorial—which commemorates the arrival place of the main character in Haley’s novel, Roots—before taking you to the Thurgood Marshall Memorial, which honors the United States’ first black Supreme Court justice and Maryland native, Thurgood Marshall. Remaining are all Sundays: Feb. 13, 20 and 27. Tours depart at 1 p.m. Adults: $16. Children 3 to 11: $10.
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2. Noontime Jazz at Towson University
Towson’s February Noontime Jazz event is dedicated to the music of black jazz players. The music begins at noon at Towson’s Cook Library, and admission is free. Bring your own lunch. Feb. 15.
The Columbia University professor and “O’Reilly Factor” favorite will deliver a lecture on how to build community and create educational equality among all students. The event will be followed by Hill signing copies of his latest book, “Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life: Hip-Hop Pedagogy and the Politics of Identity.” Hill’s presentation begins at 7 p.m. in McGuire Hall. Admission is free. Feb. 15.
4. Reginald F. Lewis Museum Art Workshop
Bring the kids to make paper bead bangles out of recycled material and magazine pictures. Museum admission gets you admission to the workshop (not to mention the museum’s other exhibitions). Recommended for children ages 6 to 12, the event begins at 11 a.m. Feb. 19.
Performances, storytelling and workshops will be on hand at Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex. Vendors onsite will also be selling various items. The event is all day, and admission is free. Call the complex for more details and information. Feb. 26.
