Celebrate Black History Month

As part of Black History Month, join the University of Florida and the City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department to celebrate the triumphs and struggles, extraordinary contributions and unique voices that continue to uplift our campus and nation. 

Visit the City of Gainesville’s website to explore Black History Month community events and explore the below campus events, wellness resources and exhibits.

Are you hosting a Black History Month campus event not included in this list? Email us the information at hrcommunications@hr.ufl.edu.

Upcoming events: 

• Museum Nights: Vibrant Africa
  • Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. 
• Confronting the Past: Racial Truth and Reconciliation, presented by the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program
  • Feb. 15 at 5 p.m. 
  • Contact Adolfho Romero or Tamarra Jenkins for more information and viewing options.  
• Critical Race Theory: Myths and Representations
  • Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. 
• 20 Years Of Studying Slavery And The University: What Now?
  • Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. 
• Love Songs within Africa and the African Diaspora
  • Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. 
• Black Love: Creativity, Expressions, and its Gifts
  • Feb. 19 at 5:30 p.m. 
• Towards a Reading of Black Lives Matter in France
  • Feb. 22 at noon
• Engaging UF Through Capoeira Workshop
  • Feb. 22 at 5:30 p.m.  
• Black Places: Learning From Black Campus Life
  • Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. 
• Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Collaborates with the Criminal Punishment System to Police Black Families
  • Feb. 24 at 3 p.m. 
• “Chicken, Hellfire, Funerals, and Folk” A Talk on the Works of Alyne Harris
  • Feb. 25 at 7 p.m.
• Celebrate Black Music with the University of Florida Gospel Choir
  • Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. 
• UF Black Effort Townhall 2022
  • Feb. 28 at 4:30 p.m.

Health and Wellness: 

• College of Pharmacy’s Black Health and Wellness lecture series 
  • Living Legacy Lecture featuring Dr. Dionna J. Green | Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. 
  • Living Legacy Lecture featuring Dr. Carolyn Brown | Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. 
• Equitable Approaches to Family-Based Psychosocial Care for African American and Latinx Families of Children with T1D 
  • Feb. 28 at noon 
• Explore GatorCare’s Black Health & Wellness resources 
• Explore UF and UF Health Windows to Wellness cultural resources, workshops and podcasts 
• Support a Diverse Workforce Resource Guide, provided by ComPsych, UF’s Employee Assistance Program provider 
• Mental Health Resources for Black Americas, provided by ComPsych 

Exhibits: 

• Between Heaven & Earth, the Paintings of Alyne Harris at the Thomas Center
• Freedom Is Not Free: Ax Handle Saturday, UF Libraries online exhibit 
• From Shadow to Substance: Black Histories Past, Present, Future at the Harn Museum of Art 
• We’re Tired of Asking: Black Thursday and Civil Rights at the University of Florida, Matheson Museum online exhibit