February is Black History Month – a time to celebrate the many achievements of African Americans, to recognize the central role African Americans have played in U.S. History, and to reflect on our collective culture, past, present and future.
While Black History Month unfolds over the course of a single month, we offer a treasure trove of rich cultural programming that’s at your fingertips in February and all year round.
North Star: Civil War Stories
Four stories bring to light the hidden histories of African American Minnesotans during and after the Civil War.
2 Monday, Feb 19 at 8pm
B.B. King, born Riley B. King, was one of the most influential and celebrated blues musicians of all time.
Winnie paints a complex portrait of Winnie Mandela: the woman, the paradox, both exalted and villainized in the eyes of history.
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution sheds light on the Black Panther Party — and all its reviled, adored, misunderstood, and mythologized history.
Two decades after the album’s critically acclaimed release, Nas stages a symphonic rendition of “Illmatic,” one of the most revered albums in hip-hop history.
INDIE LENS POP-UP: “TELL THEM WE ARE RISING”
Tell Them We Are Rising explores the pivotal role historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have played over the course of 150 years in American history, culture, and identity. JOIN US FOR A SCREENING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 AT 7PM
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