Black History Month events, programs, and celebrations

From: the Black Cultural Center

In celebration of Black History Month (BHM) 2023, Virginia Tech, the Black Cultural Center (BCC), and a wide array of campus partners and programs honor the achievements of Black people and showcase the diversity of the Black community with programs and events throughout the month of February. The theme for this year's BHM is History and Traditions: Being Black in America. 

Event details are subject to change. For the most current infomation, please visit the BCC's Black History Month calendar. 

Should you have questions, reach out to the Director of the Black Cultural Center, Kimberly Clark.

WEEK 1

Feb 1 - 26   Celebrate Black Love Art Exhibit

• Perspectives Art Gallery, Squires Student Center 
  • Mondays, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  • Tuesdays through Saturdays, 12:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
  • Sundays 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Feb 2  |  5:00 p.m.    CEED GRAD PROGRAMS: step to doctorate program information session

• Virtual, Register here  

Feb 3  |  2:00 p.m.    Impacts of Violence on Black Communities: A Conversation

• BCC, 126 Squires Student Center

Feb 3  |  4:00 p.m.   BCC Speaker Series - Reaching for Each Other Vol. 1

• BCC, 126 Squires Student Center 

WEEK 2

Feb 6  |  5:00 p.m.    BSA Week Kickoff Karaoke

• Owens Ballroom

Feb 7  |  5:30 p.m.    VTCSOM Black Family Health event

• Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine - Auditorium M203; 2 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, VA

Feb 7  |  7:06 p.m.    Alpha Phi Alpha Karaoke Night

• BCC, 126 Squires Student Center

Feb 8  |  12:00 p.m.    VTDITC Lunch seminar - Linguistic Justice with Dr. Kelly Wright

• BCC, 126 Squires Student Center

Feb 9  |  11:00 a.m.    Pamplin IS DEIB Black History Month Kickback

• Pamplin 1028

Feb 10  |  5:30 p.m.    BSA Week: R&Bingo Black History Trivia

• BCC – 126 Squires Student Center

Feb 11  |  7:00 p.m.    BSA Week: Black Excellence Gala

• Commonwealth Ballroom, Squires Student Center

WEEK 3

Feb 14  |  1:00 p.m.    Dating with Data: 50 Years of Romantic Relationships

• Torgerson 3310 OR Online

Feb 14  |  7:00 p.m.    BCC Speak Yo' Word: Open-Mic Nights

• BCC - 126 Squires Student Center

Feb 15  |  11:30 a.m.    Presentation to tell story of historic Black neighborhood

• Roanoke Higher Education Center - Room 212;  108 N Jefferson St, Roanoke, VA

Feb 15  |  1:00 p.m.    African Dance Workshop Series: Part 1

• McComas Gym - Studio B

Feb 16  |  7:00 p.m.    Women's Basketball: VT v. Duke - Wahala half-time performance

• Cassell Coliseum

Feb 17  |  12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.    Soulful Friday at Owens Dining Hall

• Owens Dining Hall

Feb 18  |  9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.    Uplifting Black Men Conference (BMEN)

• Colonial Hall, Squires Student Center

Feb 18  |  5:00 p.m.    Men's Basketball: VT v. PITT - VTDITC half-time performance

• Cassell Coliseum

WEEK 4

Feb 21  |  4:00 p.m.    Africana Studies Week: African Aesthetics in Fashion & Fabrics

• BCC – 126 Squires Student Center

Feb 22  |  6:00 p.m.    BCC Speaker Series - Reaching for Each Other Vol. 2

• BCC – 126 Squires Student Center

Feb 22  |  7:30 p.m.    Film: ‘American Masters: Ailey’

• The Lyric Theatre – 135 College Ave, Blacksburg, VA

Feb 23  |  6:00 p.m.    Barbershop Talk

• BCC – 126 Squires Student Center

Feb 24  |  6:00 p.m.    Africana Studies Week: Mama Dip's Southern Dessert Reception

• BCC – 126 Squires Student Center

WEEK 5

Feb 28  |  6:00 p.m.    Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre: Discussion

• Haymarket Theatre – Squires Student Center

Feb 28  |  7:30 p.m.    Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre: Performance

• Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre in the Street and Davis Performance Hall, Moss Arts Center