Join the Dietrich School in Celebrating Black History Month with these upcoming events:
Black History Month Kickoff
1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, February 5
Join Equipoise and the Office of Institutional Engagement and Wellbeing as they kick off Black History Month 2026! The theme for Black History Month 2026 is "A Century of Black History Commemorations", marking the 100th anniversary of the first Black History Week in 1926 and exploring the ongoing significance and impact of these celebrations today.
The kickoff event will include a panel discussion focused on the State of Affairs of African Americans at the University of Pittsburgh, facilitated by Dr. Shallegra Moye, Director of Educational Enrichment and Transition Programs, School of Education and Instructor, Department of Africana Studies.
All are welcome! Registration required. Light refreshments provided.
In late February, as part of the Center for African American Poetry's spring Black Study programming, they'll be hosting an event series titled “Surrealism as Tactic: A Black Filmmaker’s Festival”
Surrealism As Tactic: A Black Filmmaker's Film Festival
February 24 from 6:00 p.m. to February 26 at 9:00 p.m.
Black Experimental Filmmaking Community Workshop with Rainbow Serpent (MARQUES REDD & MIKAEL OWUNNA)
February 24 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 p.m., ALMA | LEWIS Gallery (6901 Lynn Way, Suite 206)
Book Talk Presentation & Reception: Tiffany E. Barber, Undesirability & Her Sisters
February 25 at 4:30 p.m., Frick Fine Arts Auditorium
Film Screening: THE BALLAD OF SUZANNE CÉSAIRE (dir. by Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich)
February 26 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Carnegie Museum of Art Theater
Register HERE