BLACK HISTORY MONTH at SFPL!
SANTA FE PUBLIC LIBRARY
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2025 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Kids’ History of Hiphop with Oriana Lee
Celebrate Black History Month with local artist and educator, Oriana Lee, who breaks down the history of Hiphop.
Saturday, February 8 | 2:00PM – 3:00PM | Community Room at Southside Library
Saturday, February 15 | 2:00PM – 3:00PM | Community Room at Main Library
Saturday, February 22 | 11:00AM – 12:00PM | Community Room at La Farge Library
The Power of Indignation: Richard Wright, Black American Novelist
Darryl Lorenzo Wellington recreates the life and times of preeminent Black novelist, Richard Wright. Richard Wright (1908-1960), the author of the novel Native Son (1940) and the autobiography Black Boy (1945) pioneered an influential school of protest literature. Registration required for this event.
Saturday, February 8 | 2:00PM – 3:00PM | Community Room at Main Library
The Pre-Civil War Complicated Lives of People of African Descent
Join Professor Sherri Burr, the author of Complicated Lives: Free Blacks in Virginia, 1619-1865, for a discussion on how the arrival of Africans changed the Virginia colony and the country into a multi-racial community where legal rights were advanced and restricted. Registration required for this event.
Saturday, February 22 | 11:00AM – 12:00 | Community Room at Main Library
Afrofuturism with Santa Fe Prep
Breshaun Joyner’s Afrofuturism Honors class presents a curated pop-up museum inspired by exhibits at the Met and Museum of African American History and Culture. The Afrofuturism pop-up museum includes exhibits, an original choreographed dance, and an artist talk.
Friday, February 28 | 4:00PM – 4:45PM | Community Room at Main Library
“Santa Fe Resident Too” Film Screening and Discussion
Santa Fe Resident Too is a poignant micro-documentary that sheds light on the life and reflections of James Butler, a retired opera singer, while exploring the issue of historical racism in opera.
Friday, February 28 | 4:45PM – 5:30PM | Community Room at Main Library