Check out these Black History Month events
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During Black History Month, there are plenty of ways to celebrate and get educated in the Steel City, from evocative films to fun museum tours.
Starting Feb. 8
Join a Carnegie Museum of Natural History expert for a 30-minute tour exploring the history and contributions of members of the Black community to the field of science and nature. Runs Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays throughout February.
📍 Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Ave., Oakland
⏰ Time: Thursdays at 7pm, Saturdays and Sundays at 12:30pm
💵 Cost: Free with $25 museum admission
Feb. 9
Bring the kids to Sunday Fun Day at Westmoreland and enjoy craft activities, live poetry, West African drumming performances, food from Black-owned vendors and a talk with Anthony B. Mitchell, former associate teaching professor at Penn State Greater Allegheny.
📍 The Westmoreland Museum of American Art, 221 N. Main St., Greensburg
⏰ Time: 10am–3pm
💵 Cost: Free
Feb. 12
Watch a screening of "The Hero," a film about four Angolans trying to reconstruct their lives during 40 years of ongoing war.
📍 Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District
⏰ Time: 5:30pm–8pm
💵 Cost: Free with registration
Feb. 15
Listen and learn about the creative process from artists during a talk organized by local Black-led organization BOOM Concepts that highlights the Collective Legacy II Exhibit on display at locations across the region.
📍 Frick Environmental Center, 2005 Beechwood Blvd., Squirrel Hill
⏰ Time: 2pm–4pm
💵 Cost: Free
Feb. 20
Award-winning author and journalist David Dennis Jr. hosts a lecture exploring the life of his father, a prominent leader in the Civil Rights Movement, and his role in organizing freedom rides, lunch counter sit-ins and voter registration drives in the Jim Crow South.
📍 Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Strip District
⏰ Time: 6pm–7:30pm
💵 Cost: $10
Enjoy the opening reception of A Just Pittsburgh exhibition, which will include performances, a gallery of award-winning art and a cocktail hour with local artists.
📍 The August Wilson African American Cultural Center, 980 Liberty Ave., Downtown
⏰ Time: 6pm
💵 Cost: Free
Feb. 24
Catch up with Pittsburgh native Chimechi Oparanozie for a special screening of "Unstoppable," the story of wrestler Anthony Robles, who won a national championship in 2011 and was born with one leg. Oparanozie, who played Robles' friend Brian Corwin in the film, will give a brief talk before the screening.
📍 Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, 300 Beechwood Ave., Carnegie
⏰ Time: 6pm–9:30 pm
💵 Cost: Free