Highlights include Films, Spoken Word, Foot Soldiers from the Civil Rights Movement and Bryan Stevenson Book Signing
The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (BCRI) will honor Black History Month with special events that are free and open to the public.
BCRI will be open Mondays through February 23, 2015.
“BCRI is committed to providing programming for diverse audiences all through the year,” stated Ahmad Ward, BCRI Head of Education and Exhibitions. “Black History Month provides special opportunities to shine a spotlight on the contributions of African Americans to our culture and history.” For more information about the following events, please call 866-328-9696 x 234.
Sunday, February 1 – 22
Annual Helen Keller Art Show. Vann Gallery. Art show featuring visually and hearing impaired children in the State of Alabama. Grand prize winners will be displayed in the historic Helen Keller birthplace in Tuscumbia, Ala.
Sunday, February 8: 3 p.m.- 5 p.m.
Annual Helen Keller Student Art Show Opening Reception. BCRI Rotunda.
Tuesdays, February 3, 10, 17, 24: 12-1 p.m.
“Untold Stories: The Foot Soldiers.” Richard Arrington Jr. Resource Gallery. Visitors to the Permanent Gallery will have an opportunity to speak with and ask questions of a foot soldier from the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement.
Wednesdays, February 4, 11, 18, 25: 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Black History Month Film Festival. Richard Arrington Jr. Resource Gallery.
February 4: Soundtrack to a Revolution
February 11: Freedom Summer
February 18: Black Magic
February 25: Stand
Thursday, February 19: 6-8 p.m.
Black History Month Program Part 1: “The Evolution of Hip Hop?” Woods Community Meeting Room. Public Forum.
Friday, February 20: 6-8 p.m.
Black History Month Program Part 2: “The Evolution of Hip Hop?” Woods Community Meeting Room. Spoken Word Event.
Thursday, February 26: 6-8 p.m.
“95.7 Jamz / McDonald’s Civil Rights Art Awards Ceremony. Woods Community Meeting Room.
Friday, February 27: 6 p.m.
Community of Readers. BCRI Rotunda. Recommended for families with young readers.
Saturday, February 28: 10 a.m.
Book Signing with Bryan Stevenson, JUST MERCY: A Story of Justice and Redemption. Woolfolk Gallery. Bryan Stevenson, one of the country’s most visionary legal thinkers, social justice advocates, and a MacArthur “genius,” takes us on an unforgettable journey into the broken American criminal justice system. Registration required.
