21st Annual African American Cultural Celebration at North Carolina Museum of History - virtual event

The 21st Annual African American Cultural Celebration will take place online on January 29th, 2022, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

North Carolina Museum of History’s annual event will, as always, be free to experience. It’s an online event this year. There will also be an online education day on Friday, January 28th.

Learn about more Black History Month events throughout the Triangle.

The theme this year is “Black People, Green Planet: Environmental Justice.”

It’s the kickoff to Black History Month in Raleigh.

Here’s some of what’s going on. Make sure to register links here.

Arts and Crafts Traditions Series

11:00 a.m. Woodworking Traditions with Jerome Bias (Register for Food, Health and Beauty Series)
1:00 p.m. African American Trailblazers Mural with Kiara Sanders (Register for Education and Heritage Series)
Artist Videos – Coming soon!
Ebony Raleigh Area Group Stitchers
Black Diamond: Negro League Baseball Portrait Series with Darryl Matthews
Jason Franklin: I Am, We Are

Education and Heritage Series

Hosted by Najla McClain, ABSN Program Coordinator, Duke School of Nursing

11:00 a.m. Dogwood Alliance with Erniko Brown
12:00 p.m. Black Workers for Justice with Ajamu Dillahunt
1:00 p.m. African American Trailblazers Mural with Kiara Sanders (Arts and Crafts Traditions)
2:00 p.m. Resources for Small Farms with William Landis, NC Cooperative Extension Agent for Franklin and Warren Counties
3:00 p.m. NC Environmental Justice Network with Naeema Muhammad

Food, Health, and Beauty Series

Hosted by Chef E Marshall, Chopped Champion

11:00 a.m. Woodworking Traditions with Jerome Bias (Arts and Crafts Traditions)
12:00 p.m. H.O.T. Organics with Donovan Burton
1:00 p.m. Sister Circle with Dr. Rasheeda Monroe, Dr. Nerissa Price, and Dawn Daly-Mack, RN
2:00 p.m. Pleasing the Palate by Food Network Chopped Champion Chef E Marshall
3:00 p.m. Beer Migration: Harlem Brewery South with Celeste Beatty

History, Film, and Enterprise

Hosted by Earl Ijames, Curator of African American History, NC Museum of History

11:30 p.m. The Oliver Nestus Freeman Round House Museum of Wilson, NC, with Bill Myers
12:30 a.m. The Golden Anniversary of the Delta Fine Arts Center in Winston-Salem, NC, with Peggy Moore
1:30 p.m. Warren County, NC: Birthplace of Environmental Justice followed by Q&A with journalist Shauna Williams
2:30 p.m. Integrating College and Football at Western Carolina University with Harvey Walker
3:30 p.m. Phoenix Rising: The Plight and Resilience of Black Farmers with Tim Pigford and Dr. Adrienne Petty

Literature and Spoken Word

Hosted by Valonda Calloway, The TV Lady

11:30 a.m. Judy Allen Dodson, author of Escape from Hurricane Katrina
12:30 p.m. Chrystal D. Giles, author of Take Back the Block
1:30 p.m. DeWayne Barton, spoken word artist and founder of Hood Huggers, Int’l
2:30 p.m. Jason Mott, author of Hell of a Book, National Book Award winner
3:30 p.m. Panel of independently published NC authors including Eileen Watts Welch who commissioned a book on her ancestor, Aaron McDuffie Moore and Anne Miller Woodford, author of When All God’s Children Get Together: A Celebration of the Lives and Music of African American People in Far Western North Carolina.