CONNECTICUT, USA — February 1 marks the beginning of Black History Month, honored across the country and in Connecticut.
Below are events residents can take part in to understand Black history on a local level and its impacts in the United States, from films, concerts, plays, lectures, and events held across the state.
The Lay Ministry of Phillips Hartford presents the Black History Month Downhome Soul Luncheon. There will be discussions surrounding church and community, with Bro. Fred Phillips as guest speaker. Funds raised at the event will support multiple scholarship opportunities. The luncheon will take place Saturday, Feb. 25 at noon at the Phillips Metropolitan CME Church on 2500 Main St. in Hartford. Tickets are $20.
Karsonya Wise Whitehead, PhD, will deliver the 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. convocation lecture on February 9 at Fairfield University. The event will begin at 7 p.m. at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. The convocation is free and open to the public. The theme for the observance is "Social Justice Now." Learn more about the event here.
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