Celebrate Black History Month
As part of Black History Month, join the University of Florida and the City of Gainesville to celebrate the triumphs and struggles, extraordinary contributions and unique voices that continue to uplift our campus and nation.
Explore the below campus and community events and wellness resources.
Are you hosting a Black History Month campus event not included in this list? Email us the information at worklife@hr.ufl.edu.
Upcoming events:
- Posing Beauty in African American Culture exhibition
- Now through June 4
- HESCAH lecture: Mary Coffey, At the Edge of Whiteness: Brown Feeling and the Public Life of Blackness in José Clemente Orozco’s U.S.-based Prints
- Feb. 9 | 5:30 p.m.
- Museum Nights: Africa Everywhere
- Feb. 9 | 6 p.m.
- To You America, A Celebration of African-American Composers and Those who Celebrate Civil Rights with the UF Symphonic Band
- Feb. 9 | 7:20 p.m.
- Masquerade as Theatre in Francophonie: Africa, the Caribbean and France
- Feb. 10 | 3 p.m.
- Richard E. Parker Alumni Band of Eastside High School
- Feb. 10 | 6:30 p.m.
- Black History Month Movie Matinee
- Feb. 11 | 2 p.m.
- Power Over Prostate Cancer: A Gathering For Black Men And The Family Members Who Love Them
- Feb. 11 | 9 a.m.
- Smooth Flava Dance Party at Bo Diddley Plaza
- Feb. 12 | 3 p.m.
- “OverKome!”: Persevering with Collective, Community-Led Development
- Feb. 13 | 6 p.m.
- Introduction to African American Genealogy
- Feb. 14 | 10:30 a.m.
- Black American History Teen Trivia
- Feb. 15 | 3 p.m.
- Black History in Alachua County
- Feb. 17 | 10:30 a.m.
- Black History Month Movie Matinee
- Feb. 18 | 2 p.m.
- African American Read-In
- Feb. 19 | 2 p.m.
- Posing Beauty: Conversations around Black Beauty
- Feb. 19 | 3 p.m.
- Black History Month Trivia
- Feb. 22 | 2 p.m.
- African American Studies Town Hall Meeting: The State of African American Studies
- Feb. 22 | 6 p.m.
- Book Signing “Stayed on Freedom: The Long History of Black Power Through One Family’s Journey”
- Feb. 23 | 5 p.m.
- Tribute to Freedom, A Celebration Black History with the UF Wind Symphony
- Feb. 23 | 7:20 p.m.
- Black History Month Movie Matinee
- Feb. 25 | 2 p.m.
- North Central Florida Blues Society’s Blues on the Patio
- Feb. 26 | 7 p.m.
Health and wellness Resources:
- Explore GatorCare’s Black History Month resources.
- Explore GatorCare’s Windows to Wellness cultural resources.
- Support a Diverse Workforce Resource Guide, provided by ComPsych, UF’s Employee Assistance Program provider
- Mental Health Resources for Black Americans, provided by ComPsych