2025 Black History Month

Black History Month

February is Black History Month. This annual celebration recognizes the struggles, contributions and achievements of African Americans throughout our nation’s history. Here is a list of events and resources in honor of Black History Month. 

Events

Call to Conscience Black History Month Museum

Date and time: Feb. 1 to Feb. 28, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.  

Cost: Tickets start at $15

Location: Columbia City Theater, 4916 Rainier Avenue S., Seattle 

Event website 

When the Past Meets Your Future

Date and time: Feb. 22, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

Cost: Free

Location: MOHAI, 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle

Event website

Additional resources 

Through the African American Lens: Afrofuturism: The Origin Story – A Smithsonian Channel Documentary

Association for the study of African American Life and History

The 1619 Project

Daily newsletters about Black History

Northwest African American Museum

National Park Service: Black History Month

Smithsonian Institution: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Seattle Black Panther Party History and Memory Project

African Americans in the Washington State Legislature