Join the New Orleans Public Library as we celebrate Black History Month with our annual art competition, recommended reads, video celebrations, and more.
Every year, we encourage Orleans Parish students in grades K-12 to celebrate Black history through art and creative expression. The theme of our 2023 contest is Black Resistance. There is a long history of Black Americans resisting the many forms of oppression, injustice, and inequality. Orleans Parish students in grades K-12 are invited to share art with their interpretation of a moment in time or leader of Black Resistance. All participants will receive a free book.
Winners will receive an additional book. Elementary school 1st place winners will receive an art prize pack, and middle and high school winners will get an Amazon gift card.
View our entry form for more details on how to participate in this year’s art competition.
Black History Under the Kanopy is a four-part videos series presented by the Library’s African American Resource Collection. Every week this February, Equity & Inclusion Librarian and the head of the AARC Shukrani Gray, will provide two recommendations of what to watch on Kanopy, one of the Library’s two free streaming services. Tune in every week for a new recommendation, or subscribe to the AARC’s newsletter to have them delivered straight to your inbox.
Black History Under the Kanopy Raffle
The AARC is giving away four $25 gift cards, thanks to the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library and Capital One Bank.
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MAIN LIBRARY | FEBRUARY. 4, 2023 | 2PM – 3:30PM
Toni Jones, a member of Southerners on New Ground (SONG) and co-founder of the Real Name Campaign, will facilitate a conversation with local African American teens and “new adults” who engage in various forms of local activism. The discussion of their perspectives & experiences will be followed by a Q&A session with attendees.
This is a hybrid event with both virtual and in-person access. Attend in person Main Library, or click here to register for the Zoom event.
Sponsored by the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library.
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For eight years, Shark Attack!! has been bringing their surf rock sounds to the stages of New Orleans. Packed with “shreddin’ guitar riffs and boogie-down dancin’ grooves,” the band’s 2017 album Chum Punch is featured on Crescent City Sounds.
Descendants of 19 Louisiana Black Homesteaders shared their family histories with author Bernice Bennett for her new book.
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