African American style, music, companies and historical past might be on show in February as Lancaster County organizations host occasions to rejoice Black Historical past Month.
Crispus Attucks Group Middle will current a Black Historical past Month Vogue Present on Feb. 4 at Reynolds Center Faculty, 605 W. Walnut St., Lancaster metropolis.
“This present is about highlighting Black excellence and sweetness and the impression that style and music have within the Black and brown communities,” Crispus Attucks Director Joshua Hunter mentioned. “It’s about not falling into the everyday stereotype of what a mannequin seems to be like.”
Doorways for the style present, which is free and open to the general public, open at 5:30 p.m.
“We could have all types of varieties and shapes of fashions to problem the standard norm of what a mannequin ought to appear like,” Hunter mentioned, including college students from the Faculty District of Lancaster and group members will function fashions.
Chantal Nga Eloundou of Harrisburg is one among 10 designers from the area who will function her work on the style present.
“Vogue is extra than simply carrying your garments,” mentioned the native of Cameroon, Central Africa, who will show her conventional African style designs. “It’s an expression of our identification and who we’re. And now, as we rejoice Black Historical past Month, is an efficient time to reconnect with whom we actually are. We put on vibrant colours like the colours of the nation of Africa and its diaspora.”
Anybody considering being a mannequin or submitting their work for the present can e-mail Vincent Smith at vsmith@caplanc.org. Extra data is accessible at caplanc.org/aahistory/.
Crispus Attucks Group Middle is a program of the Group Motion Partnership of Lancaster County, the county’s largest anti-poverty group. Crispus Attucks goals to enhance the standard of life for county youth and households by offering providers, packages and occasions selling bodily and psychological well being whereas preserving and celebrating African American heritage.
Black Historical past Month is noticed each February to focus on the tradition and replicate on the struggles and contributions of African Individuals to the US.
Following is an inventory of different Lancaster County Black Historical past Month occasions scheduled by varied organizers in February, starting from movie screenings and dance to quiz bowl and storytelling.
Black Artist Waystation Meet and Greet
- Who’s Internet hosting: YWCA Lancaster
- When: Feb. 3, 5-7 p.m.
- The place: EsoArts, 317 N. Queen St., Lancaster metropolis
- Particulars: Created to pay tribute to the previous whereas honoring the way forward for native Black creatives, The Black Artist Waystation is a automobile for artists of many mediums, together with however not restricted to, portray, sculpture, design, literature, music, theater, and multidisciplinary arts.
- Admission: Free
- Extra data: Go to bit.ly/3WzN58q or bit.ly/3H9mol4.
Black Historical past Month movie sequence, “One Night time in Miami”
- Who’s Internet hosting: Zoetropolis
- When: Feb. 7, 6 p.m.
- The place: Zoetropolis, 112 N. Water St., Lancaster metropolis
- Admission: Pay what you possibly can
- Particulars: Within the aftermath of Cassius Clay’s defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964, the boxer meets with Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown to vary the course of historical past within the segregated South.
- Extra data: Go to bit.ly/3wLNMB7.
Soul-Meals Thursday Lunches
- Who’s Internet hosting: Crispus Attucks Group Middle
- When: Feb. 9 and Feb. 23, 11 a.m. to midday
- The place: Crispus Attucks Group Middle, 407 Howard Ave., Lancaster metropolis
- Particulars: Conventional African American consolation meals are served freed from cost at Crispus Attucks Café with the objective of building connections that foster psychological, bodily and monetary well being whereas celebrating Black tradition.
- Admission: Free
- Extra data: Name 717-394-6604
Dorothy Peak Social Justice Membership: The 1619 Challenge e-book dialogue
- Who’s Internet hosting: YWCA Lancaster
- When: Feb. 9, 6 -8 p.m.
- The place: YWCA Lancaster, 110 N. Lime St., Lancaster metropolis
- Particulars: Members on this studying sequence might be given assigned chapters to learn and obtain postcards with thought upsetting questions to reply to and mail again.
- Admission: Free
- Extra data: Go to bit.ly/3XEIlQe.
Sounds of Blackness
- Who’s Internet hosting: Crispus Attucks Group Middle
- When: Feb. 11, 5:30 p.m.
- The place: Jackson Center Faculty, 431 S. Ann St., Lancaster metropolis
- Admission: Free
- Particulars: Sounds of Blackness supplies a journey by African American music and the civil rights motion.
- Extra data: Go to caplanc.org/aahistory/. Register at bit.ly/3wyFigd.
Black Historical past Month on Display
- Who’s Internet hosting: NAACP Lancaster Department
- When: Feb. 11, 1 p.m.
- The place: Bates Auditorium, Lancaster Public Library, 125 N. Duke St., Lancaster metropolis
- Particulars: Displaying of “Until,” a real story of educator and activist Mamie Until-Bradley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Until, who was brutally lynched in 1955 whereas visiting his cousins in Mississippi. The film might be adopted by a question-and-answer session.
- Admission: Free
- Extra data: Register at bit.ly/3HsCzLN.
The Evolution of Black Music
- Who’s Internet hosting: The T.H.E.M Collective
- When: Feb.11, 6:30 p.m.
- The place: Membership 42 @ The Ware Middle, 42 N. Prince St., Lancaster metropolis
- Particulars: A dynamic native group that includes a five-piece band and eight vocal artists, Jeannette and T.H.E.M. will stroll by the evolution of Black music beginning with African drumming and going by the many years and timelines of assorted genres main as much as current day music.
- Admission: $25, tickets might be bought at bit.ly/3kEk0ez.
- Extra data: Name 607-228-0483 or go to bit.ly/3Jd0OPe.
Black Historical past Month movie sequence, “Harriet”
- Who’s Internet hosting: Zoetropolis
- When: Feb. 14, 6 p.m.
- The place: Zoetropolis, 112 N. Water St., Lancaster metropolis
- Admission: Pay what you possibly can
- Particulars: The extraordinary story of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one among America’s biggest heroes. Her braveness, ingenuity and tenacity freed lots of of slaves and adjusted the course of historical past.
- Extra data: Go to bit.ly/3wLNMB7.
Hear Study Lead session
- Who’s Internet hosting: YCWA
- When: Feb. 16, 6 -7:30 p.m.
- The place: YWCA Lancaster, 110 N Lime St., Lancaster metropolis
- Particulars: Throughout this session contributors can be taught extra concerning the just lately launched Racial Fairness Profile of Lancaster County and be a part of new committees to behave on the info supplied within the report.
- Admission: Free
- Extra data: Go to bit.ly/3Xx1m6W.
Black Enterprise Expo
- Who’s Internet hosting: African American Cultural Alliance
- When: Feb. 18 –19, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
- The place: 600 Park Metropolis Middle, Lancaster metropolis (former Bon-Ton)
- Particulars: The Black Enterprise Expo provides minority owned companies, entrepreneurs, small companies assets, start-ups and their supporters, a platform to community, collaborate and construct as a way to strengthen the native financial system.
- Extra data: Name 717-208-2318 or go to www.fb.com/AACALANCASTER/. The applying to be a vendor is accessible at www.aacal.org/distributors.
Residing the Expertise / Underground Railroad Re-enactment
- Who’s Internet hosting: Bethel A.M.E Church
- When: Feb. 18, 11 am
- The place: 52 E. Strawberry St., Lancaster metropolis
- Particulars: Residing the Expertise is a artistic, religious, and interactive historic reenactment of the Underground Railroad, because it occurred on-site, on the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lancaster metropolis. Members might be given a portrayal of the experiential realities of these concerned within the underground railroad and a possibility to be taught and to realize a clearer perspective on the occasions and the individuals concerned with this “station” on the underground railroad.
- Admission: Adults, $38.50; kids aged 2-12, $22.50. Tickets might be bought on-line at bit.ly/3XXt24W.
- Extra data: Go to bethelamelancaster.com/living-the-experience.
Black Historical past Month movie sequence, “Moonlight”
- Who’s Internet hosting: Zoetropolis
- When: Feb. 21, 6 p.m.
- The place: Zoetropolis, 112 N. Water St., Lancaster metropolis
- Admission: Pay what you possibly can
- Particulars: The tender, heartbreaking story of a younger man’s battle to seek out himself, instructed throughout three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, ache, and great thing about falling in love, whereas grappling along with his personal sexuality.
- Extra data: Go to bit.ly/3wLNMB7.
Interrupting Oppression: Black Maternal Well being
- Who’s Internet hosting: YWCA
- When: Feb. 21, 6-8 p.m.
- The place: Scholar Memorial Middle, Millersville College, 113 Shenks Lane, Millersville
- Admission: Free. Dinner might be supplied for free of charge.
- Particulars: A fascinating dialogue about Black maternal well being and destigmatizing abortion in addition to methods to raise the urgency of the difficulty to create change in the local people.
- Extra data: Go to: bit.ly/3HrHrAS.
The Black Artist Waystation Artwork Showcase
- Who’s Internet hosting: YWCA
- When: Feb. 24, 7-9:30 p.m.
- The place: Pennsylvania Faculty of Artwork & Design, 204 N. Prince St., Lancaster metropolis
- Admission: Free
- Particulars: This occasion options the work of artists Keisha Finnie, Thunda Khatt, Sir Dominique Jordan and Kearasten Jordan.
- Extra data: Go to bit.ly/403cxWw.
Black Historical past Month on Display
- Who’s Internet hosting: NAACP Lancaster Department
- When: Feb. 25, 1 p.m.
- The place: Lancaster Public Library, 125 N. Duke St., Lancaster metropolis
- Particulars: Displaying of “The Lady King.” Based mostly on historic occasions within the 1800s, “The Lady King” tells the story of how a bunch of all-female warriors protects the African kingdom of Dahomey with expertise and fierceness not like something the world has ever seen. Film might be adopted by a question-and-answer session.
- Admission: Free
- Extra data: Register at bit.ly/3XumOJP.
Step Present & Dance Battle
- Who’s Internet hosting: Crispus Attucks Group Middle
- When: Feb. 25, 5:30 p.m.
- The place: McCaskey East Excessive Faculty, 1051 Lehigh Ave., Lancaster metropolis
- Particulars: This occasion options among the finest step groups and dance groups from the area.
- Admission: $15; Tickets might be bought on-line at bit.ly/3XTsWej.
- Extra data: Go to caplanc.org/aahistory/.
Black Historical past Quiz Bowl
- Who’s Internet hosting: Crispus Attucks Group Middle
- When: Feb. 26, 1 p.m.
- The place: E.R. Martin Faculty, 2000 Wabank Highway, Lancaster metropolis
- Particulars: College students from the Faculty District of Lancaster reveal their data of Black historical past by present occasions, historical past, politics, sports activities and leisure.
- Admission: Free
- Extra data: Go to caplanc.org/aahistory/. Register at bit.ly/3R2xxZq.
Black Historical past Month movie sequence, “Alice”
- Who’s Internet hosting: Zoetropolis
- When: Feb. 28, 6 p.m.
- The place: Zoetropolis, 112 N. Water St., Lancaster metropolis
- Admission: Pay what you possibly can
- Particulars: Alice spends her days enslaved on a rural Georgia plantation restlessly craving for freedom. After a violent conflict with plantation proprietor Paul, Alice flees by the neighboring woods and stumbles onto the unfamiliar sight of a freeway, quickly discovering the 12 months is definitely 1973.
- Extra data: Go to bit.ly/3wLNMB7.