Wake County Public Libraries is celebrating Black History Month in February, 2025, with dozens of free programs focused on Black Brilliance.
Learn about more Black History Month events throughout the Triangle.
There are programs for all ages. Included are lectures, hands-on art and much more.
The in-person events are being held in many locations around Wake County. Some events require registration and some don’t, so make sure to click the links for full details.
We are listing a few of them here, but make sure to check out the full month of programs with Wake County Public Libraries.
A few of the events from Wake County Public Libraries
Meet the Artist: Drinking Gourd Gallery Artist — Myles Brown
Sunday, February 2, 2025
2 to 3 p.m.
Green Road Community Library
4101 Green Road, Raleigh, NC
All ages
Influenced by Eastern mythology and vintage animation, Myles’ artwork is featured in stores like Munjo Munjo and NC Crafts Gallery. His murals have also been showcased at The PEEL and Diamante Arts & Cultural Center.
Celebrate Black Cinema: Summer of Soul
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
6:30 to 8:30 pm.
Cary Regional Library
315 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary, NC
Adults
This music documentary explores the six-week 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Featuring unseen performances by Nina Simone, B.B. King, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder, and Gladys Knight & the Pips!
Stories of Stagville Women: Researching the Lives of Enslaved Women on the Cameron Properties
Saturday, February 8, 2025
2 to 3 p.m.
Richard B. Harrison Community Library
1313 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, NC
Adults
Historic Stagville site manager Vera Cecelski will share research about enslaved women’s families, labor, freedom seeking and resistance. Among others, you’ll discover the remarkable stories of Mary Walker and Phoebe Bennehan. Two enslaved women with Raleigh connections. By 1860, Stagville was part of a vast plantation where the Bennehan and Cameron heirs enslaved over nine hundred people of African descent. Historic Stagville State Historic Site now inspires new understanding about the history of slavery through preservation, research, genealogy, and descendant engagement.
Celebrate Black Cinema: BlacKkKlansman
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
6:30 to 8:45 p.m.
Cary Regional Library
315 Kildaire Farm Road, Cary, NC
Adults
Colorado Springs, late 1970s. Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer, and Flip Zimmerman, his Jewish colleague, run an undercover operation to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan.
Black History Month Trivia
Saturday, February 15, 2025
2 to 4 p.m.
Athens Drive Community Library
1420 Athens Drive, Raleigh, NC
All ages
Think you know Black history? Put your knowledge to the test by joining our Black History Trivia Challenge! Competitors will answer questions from a wide range of categories including music, entertainment, sports, history, famous firsts, and more! Prizes awarded to the top three finishers.
Registration is required.
Find all of Wake County Public Libraries’ Black History Month events.
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More Black History Month Events
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Richard B. Harrison Community Library, Raleigh
1313 New Bern Avenue
Raleigh, NC
