Learn & Celebrate Black History
At the Library
Anne Arundel County Public Library celebrates Black history with a series of events across multiple branches. Activities include music and dance performances, movie screenings, book talks, and history presentations. Visit the library’s website at www.aacpl.net/blackhistory for a schedule of in-person and online offerings.
By Borrowing Books from AACPL
Many books of African American authors, interest, history, and culture are available at the library. Visit https://www.aacpl.net/blackhistory to review AACPL’s Black History Month booklists for ideas.
In Annapolis
Attend the last two in a four-part public history and cultural series, “Rooted in Revolution: 250 Years of Black History in Annapolis,” hosted by the City of Annapolis at the Busch Annapolis Library. Each event is on Tuesday evenings from 5 pm to 7:30 pm.
February 17
Resistance & Reform: Civil Rights and Social Justice in Annapolis
Examining local civil rights organizing, desegregation efforts, and connections to national movements.
February 24
The Living Legacy: Black Annapolis Today & Tomorrow
Focusing on contemporary Black leadership, arts and culture, youth voices, and shaping the next 250 years.
At the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum
She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory
Now through January 16, 2027
A visionary presentation that examines the 250-year history of the United States through a Black Feminist lens. The Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum is located at 84 Franklin Street in downtown Annapolis, just off Church Circle.
