From Ƶhland to Charleston, community events are taking place to celebrate and observe February as Black History Month in 2024.
Kentucky Chautauqua Series: Col. Charles Young
Thursday, Feb. 8, Highlands Museum & Discovery Center, 1620 Winchester Ave., Ƶhland, 6 p.m.
Michael Jones will present "Colonel Charles Young: Bridge Builder." Young was the third African American to graduate from West Point, and the first to achieve the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army.
Tickets are $25 or $15 for museum members.
Gospel Night at the Highlands Museum
Thursday, Feb. 15, Highlands Museum & Discovery Center, 1620 Winchester Ave., Ƶhland, 6:30 p.m.
Come for fellowship, music and praise as Highlands observes Black History Month. The free community event will feature storytelling, interpretive dance, song and "The Heritage - Harriet Tubman."
C.B. Nuckolls Community Center & Black History Museum Black History Month Fundraising Dinner
Saturday, Feb. 24, Highlands Museum & Discovery Center, 1620 Winchester Ave., Ƶhland, 7-11 p.m.
Dinner and dessert will be provided by SalƵs Italian Eatery and Speakeasy. A cash bar will be provided by Bombshells & Ales. Music will be provided by DJ SoundsGood (Demetrius LeƵmont). There will be dinner, dancing, a silent auction and door prizes.
Tickets are $60 each and can be purchased at or call 606-420-4005 or 606-254-6964. Free parking at the 17th Street parking garage.
The C.B. Nuckolls Community Center & Black History Museum, 901 Kilgore Dr. in Ƶhland, is a nonprofit museum dedicated to the collection, documentation, preservation and study of Black history in Ƶhland and across America. It is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is a suggested donation of $6 for adults and $3 for children.
African Americans and the Arts: A Juried Exhibition of Student Posters
Monday, Jan. 29-Friday, Feb. 9, Marshall University Visual Arts Center, 927 3rd Ave., Huntington, Pneumatic Gallery
Exhibiting students: Emily Adkins, Benjamin Ardman, Jenna Billups, Joshua Biser, Kyle Braun, Graci Davis, Clover Donahue, Allison Dorsey, Karson Echard, Noel Edmunds, Kaylee Esteves, Hailey Hagerman, Seth Hardwick, Chandreonia Harris, Sophia Kelley, Bryce Lusher, Justin Mata, Jamie Meadows, Olivia Miller, Ƶhley Morris, Morgan Napier, Evie Norris, Joshua Perry, Charles Ray, Kaleigh Riddle, Lana Thacker, Nathaniel Thompson, Alexander Vance, Makayla Welch and Kaylie Williams.
Romare Bearden: Artist, Activist, Visionary
Now through March 10, The Clay Center, 1 Clay Square, Charleston
The Clay Center hosts a traveling exhibit highlighting the work of Romare Bearden, an influential Black artist, author and songwriter. For more information, visit .
National Black AIDS Awareness Day
Wednesday, Feb. 7, Marshall University Memorial Student Center, 12 p.m.
Join the Marshall University community to raise awareness about the impact of HIV on Blacks/African Americans and the importance of increasing access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment services to reduce HIV/AIDS. Free and confidential on-campus testing by the West Virginia Department of Health will be available, no appointment necessary. This event is free and open to all. Light refreshments will be provided.
African Americans and the Arts
Wednesday, Feb. 7, Marshall University, Drinko Library Atrium, 4 p.m.
ƵAfrican Americans and the ArtsƵ will feature presentations by professors Sandra Reed, School of Art & Design; Carline Waugh, School of Music; and Johan Botes, School of Music.
I, Too, Sing America: An Evening of Music by African American Composers
Friday, Feb. 9, First Baptist Church of Huntington, 801 6th Ave., Huntington, 7 p.m.
ƵI, Too, Sing America: An Evening of Music by African American Composers,Ƶ presented by Carline Waugh, soprano, and Johan Botes, piano, the Marshall University School of Music.
The concert is free and open to all; however, donations will be accepted for the benefit of the Benevolence Fund at First Baptist Church.
It will feature art songs and spirituals by beloved African American composers like Margaret Bonds, Hall Johnson, and Moses Hogan, according to Waugh said.
Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lecture
Monday, Feb. 12, Marshall University Memorial Student Center, Shawkey Dining Room, 4 p.m.
Drinko AcademyƵs annual Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lecture: Brent Leggs, executive director, African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund and senior vice president of the National Trust, will discuss historic preservation. Co-sponsored by the Carter G. Woodson Lyceum, the Drinko Academy, the College of Education and Professional Development, Academic Affairs and Marshall University Library Ƶsociates.
The Great Soul Food Cook Off
Saturday, Feb. 17, Marshall University Memorial Student Center, Don Morris Room, 3 p.m.
Taste the best soul food cooking that Huntington has to offer. Three of HuntingtonƵs best chefs will put their best recipes forward in hopes of being named the ƵGreat Soul Food Cook Off Champion.Ƶ
African Americans and the Arts featuring John Moon
Tuesday, Feb. 20, Marshall University, Drinko Library Atrium, 4 p.m.
Lecture featuring John Moon, who is highlighted in the book ƵAmerican Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became AmericaƵs First Paramedics,Ƶ written by Kevin Hazzard. Co-sponsored with the Marshall University School of Pharmacy, the Fairfield Community Development Corporation and Daniel and Gayle Brazeau.
Amicus Curiae Lecture Series presents Judge Richard Gergel
Thursday, Feb. 22, Marshall University, Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall, 7 p.m.
Judge Richard Gergel will present his lecture ƵThe Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Igniting of the Modern Civil Rights Movement.Ƶ His book, ƵUnexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Awakening of President Harry S. Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring,Ƶ has been featured on PBSƵ ƵAmerican Experience.Ƶ The lecture is sponsored by the Simon Perry Center for Constitutional Democracy, with support from the West Virginia Humanities Council.
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