Join the New Orleans Public Library as we celebrate Black History Month with our annual art competition, recommended reads, video celebrations, and more.
The theme of our 2022 competition is Ways we Stay Healthy: Health and Wellness in the Black Community. From the Black Panther Party’s People’s Free Medical Clinics to ways to stay healthy during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and beyond, Orleans Parish students in grades K-12 are invited to share art inspired by health and wellness in the Black community. All participants will receive a free book.
View our entry form for more details on how to participate in this year’s art competition.
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Ashé Cultural Arts Center uses art and culture to support human, community, and economic development.
Project Butterfly New Orleans is a local group that is devoted to women and girls of African descent in the community. The website offers information about its various culturally-rooted programs and workshops.
BreakOUT! seeks to end the criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender non-confomring (TGNC), queer, nonbinary, and intersex (LGBTQI) youth to build a more just New Orleans. We inherit the rich cultural tradition of resistance in the Deep South to mobilize the power of LGBTQI Black, African Diasporic, Latinx, Asian, Indigenous, Arab, and multi-racial youth, ages 13+ directly impacted by the criminal legal system through youth organizing, healing justice, and leadership development.
Every June, LGBTQ+ communities across the United States celebrate Pride Month. Now known for energetic celebrations like parades, festivals, and parties, Pride began as a political demonstration when riots broke out at the now legendary Stonewall Inn.
Over the past five years, an unlikely venue has become one of drag queen Laveau Contraire’s favorite places to perform: the Library.
Honor the legacy of Juneteenth by reading, watching, or listening to a Library title. Or, celebrate in person with at Rosa F. Keller Library.