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The origins of Black History Month date back 50 years after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. Historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson believed African-American contributions were ignored and suppressed in both textbooks and classrooms.
In 1926, Dr. Woodson announced Negro History Week in the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of two abolitionists he greatly respected – Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. The 1960s greatly impacted Dr. Woodson’s vision in part because of the civil rights movement and the increase of Black identity and pride which helped expand the week-long celebration to a full month. In 1976, President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month, but it was President Ronald Regan in 1986 that issued Proclamation 5443 declaring it National Black History Month.
The New School University Center Library
Equity & Belonging invites students, faculty, and staff to check out featured print books celebrating Black History Month from our New School Libraries LibCabinets. The cabinets are located in the lobby of 66 W 12th Street and on the second floor of 39 W 13th Street (Student Hub). Be sure to check out our Black History Month Guide for more resources online.
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Exhibition:
Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt 1876–Now
Events:
With over 11 million items in its archives, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is celebrated for its vast collections preserving and documenting the works of activists, authors, artists, historians, and scholars across the African diaspora, including those who identify as Latinx and Afro Latinx.
Weeksville Heritage Center is an historic site and cultural center in Central Brooklyn that uses education, arts and a social justice lens to preserve, document and inspire engagement with the history of Weeksville, one of the largest free Black communities in pre-Civil War America, and the Historic Hunterfly Road Houses.
Exhibition:
Torture Island: Past, Present & Future
Iterative Fictions
At The New School, student organizations play a significant role in providing community and programming specific to different identities, cultures, and interests. This month, we highlight the following student organizations:
• Club Us
• Obsidian
• Black Student Union
• Black Artists Unified
• Project Sankofa
These student organizations, among many, represent vibrant communities and host informative and engaging programs for students. Get connected on Narwhal Nation to learn more about the work these student leaders are doing at the university.
The Equity and Belonging unit within Student Success is dedicated to fostering a uniquely creative and intellectual learning community that values a diversity of identities, perspectives, values, ideas, experiences, and beliefs. This area also encompasses the Higher Education Opportunity Program and New School Firsts.
Committed to amplifying diverse voices, The New School offers more than a thousand public programs and events each year, providing fresh perspectives and unique learning opportunities. These lectures, exhibitions, concerts, and performances feature prominent and emerging artists, activists, and thought leaders.
To receive updates about public programs and events at The New School, subscribe to our mailing list. Visit our Livestream and YouTube channels to watch select events live and recorded.
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