A number of organizations are hosting events celebrating Black History Month in February. 

Cass County

Fred L. Mathews Library at Southwestern Michigan College

• Wednesday, Feb. 17
  • 3 – 6 p.m. – Black History Month Poetry Panel
• Wednesday, Feb. 24
  • 3 p.m. – Black History Month – Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You Virtual Book Chat

Underground Railroad Society of Cass County, Michigan – Underground Railroad Site Driving Tour

• Any time
  • Learn about and explore the 19 stops

Dowagiac Area History Museum

• Any time
  • Museum tour (including Underground Railroad exhibit)
  • “Underground Railroad in Michigan” program

St. Joseph County

Black Lives Matter South Bend – Virtual Black History Month Series

• Tuesday, Feb. 9
  • 6 p.m. – Reimagining Policing: The Breathe Act
• Thursday, Feb. 11
  • 6 p.m. – The Life of Pauli Murray: Black activist, feminist, lawyer, priest, poet, and forgotten warrior in the struggle for liberation
• Thursday, Feb. 18
  • 6 p.m. – Tyranny of Labeling: Black, transgender, feminist – what happens when you refuse to stay in the lane society chooses for you
• Thursday, Feb. 25
  • 6 p.m. – Dark Side: Jim Crow & Jane Crow: Black women, black male power, and resistance – no one was singing freedom songs for us

Indiana University South Bend

• Wednesday, Feb. 17
  • 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Race, Caste, and Inequality: A Conversation with Isabel Wilkerson 

Sam’s Club - Free Zoom author events (available for members and non-members) 

• Wednesday, Feb. 5
  • 8 p.m. – Jemar Tisby reads “How to Fight Racism”
• Saturday, Feb. 13
  • 11 a.m. – Malcolm Mitchell reads “My Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide World”
• Saturday, Feb. 20
  • 11 a.m. – Vashti Harrison reads “Little Leaders” Series
  • 3:30 p.m. – Meena Harris reads “Ambitious Girl”
• Saturday, Feb. 27
  • 11 a.m. – Linsey Davis reads “Stay This Way Forever”

Visit South Bend – Article: Black History Month in the Bend

Civil Rights Heritage Center 

• Sunday, Feb. 1 - Saturday, Feb. 6
  • Black History Month 2021: Week 1 
• Sunday, Feb 7 – Saturday, Feb. 13
• Black History Month 2021: Week 2
• Sunday, Feb. 14 - Saturday, Feb. 20
  • Black History Month 2021: Week 3
• Thursday, Feb. 18
  • 6 – 7:30 p.m. – African/African American Healthcare in Michiana
• Sunday, Feb. 21
  • 6 p.m. – Celebrating Malcolm X 2021

St. Joseph County Public Library – SJCPL Black History Month Author Event

• Monday, Feb. 22
  • 6:30 p.m. – An Evening with Terry McMillan

University of Notre Dame – Walk the Walk Week 2021

• Monday, Feb. 22
  • 3 p.m. – The Lamentations of Jeremiah: An Intergenerational Conversation on the Crises of Our Time
  • 5:30 p.m. – How to Fight Inequality and Why That Fight Needs You
• Tuesday, Feb. 23
  • 7 p.m. – The Life and Legacy of Sr. Thea Bowman, FSPA Servant of God
• Thursday, Feb. 25
  • 12:30 p.m. – “Micro-Biases in Practice” with Professor Deseriee Kennedy
• Friday, Feb. 26
  • 12:30 p.m. – ACLU’s Work on Voting & Immigration Rights in America
• Sunday, Feb. 28
  • 2 p.m. – Black Faith/Spirituality

Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library

• Any time
  • Recommended Reads: Celebrating Black History

City of South Bend’s Black History Month Committee

• Thursday, Feb. 25
  • 6 p.m. – Black History Month Celebration

Berrien County

Lake Michigan College – Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan Speaker Series

• Thursday, Feb. 21
  • 7 p.m. – Social Justice Advocacy – Moving from Words to Results

Elkhart County

Goshen College – Virtual Chapel

• Wednesday, Feb. 10
  • 10 a.m. – Celebrating Black History Month with Worship and Song

Middlebury Community Public Library – Celebrate Black History Month

• All February
  • Explore the library’s collections

NAACP – Elkhart Branch

• Saturday, Feb. 20
  • 4 – 5 p.m. – MLK/Black History Virtual Celebration

Elkhart County Parks

• Thursday, Feb. 25
  • 7 – 8 p.m. – Virtual Stories of Elkhart: Herbert and Ruth Tolson
• Friday, Feb. 26
  • 1 – 2 p.m. – Virtual Stories of Elkhart: Herbert and Ruth Tolson

Kosciusko County

Grace College – Black History Month

• Tuesday, Feb. 23
  • 7 p.m. – “Conversations on Black Church History” with Pastor Aaron Moore  

Virtual Events Outside of Michiana

Library of Congress

• Thursday, Feb. 18
  • 7 p.m. – Giants of Racial Justice: Malcolm X & Martin Luther King Jr.
• Monday, Feb. 22
  • 1 – 2 p.m. – A History of African American Political Thought
• Tuesday, Feb. 23
  • 1 – 2 p.m. – Black Women and the Suffrage Movement
• Thursday, Feb. 25
  • 4 – 5 p.m. – On the Road with Jason Reynolds
• African American History Month website
• Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words – Visit the Exhibition Online

National Archives

• Thursday, Feb. 25
  • 7 – 8 p.m. – The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity
• Friday, Feb. 26
  • 7 – 8 p.m. – Spinning the Globe: The History and Legacy of the Harlem Globetrotters