Please utilize the following links to attend
these Black History Month Events
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Muhammad Ali Center
February 22, 9:00 - 11:00 am 
The Grammy Museum
February 23, 1:00 - 3:00 pm 
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The Slave Experience
February 22, 9:00 - 11:00 am 
Buffalo Soldiers Experience
February 24, 9:00 - 11:00 am 
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BHM Virtual Book Readings
(These are all prerecorded readings and can accessed at any time)
(These are all prerecorded readings and can accessed at any time)
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NEW Below (not on the schedule) you will find links for the Virtual Book Reading for Kindergarten to 2nd Grade students!
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Click here for full schedule:
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Virtual Tours
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February 3, 2021
9:00 am - 11:00 am (5th Grade & Up) 
The National Center for Civil Human Rights
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is a museum and cultural institution that connects the U.S. Civil Rights Movement to human rights challenges today.
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Postposed by Microsoft for technical adjustments
Rescheduled* for Feb. 22 or 28, 2021
(6th Grade & Up) 
Muhammad Ali Center
The Muhammad Ali Center is a great place for life-long learning, and the hope is that each opportunity to participate in the programming at the Center is a step toward developing a greater sense of self, a greater sense of others, and a greater sense of purpose.
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February 5, 2021
9:00 am - 11:00 am (3rd Grade & Up) 
Negro League Baseball Museum
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is dedicated to preserving and celebrating the rich history of African-American baseball and its profound impact on the social advancement of America.
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February 8, 2021
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (3rd Grade & Up) 
The Legacy Project
The Legacy Project honors experiences and accomplishments; to collect and preserve their contributions to world history and culture; to educate and inspire the public and young people; and to assure an inclusive and equitable future.
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February 9, 2021
9:00 am - 11:00 am (3rd Grade & Up) 
Friends of the Tuskegee Airmen
The Friends of Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is dedicated to preserving and telling this amazing history of the Tuskegee Airmen.
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February 10, 2021
9:00 am - 11:00 am (3rd Grade & Up) 
George Washington Carver
Through the preservation and exhibition of African American material culture, history, and aesthetic expression, the Carver Museum works to create a space where the global contributions of all Black people are celebrated.
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February 11, 2021
9:00 am - 11:00 am (6th Grade & Up) 
Freedom Rides Museum
Learn how 21 young people transformed our nation's history using nonviolent protest methods.
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February 12, 2021
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (3rd Grade & Up) 
The Selma Alabama Experience
Selma, Alabama, captured the attention of the entire nation and became the center of a decisive shift in the American conscience.
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February 22, 2021
9:00 am - 11:00 am (5th Grade & Up) 
The Slave Experience
Learn about the history of slavery on a southern Louisiana sugarcane plantation by visiting memorials built to honor enslaved people; as well as original slave cabins, a freedmen’s church, detached kitchen, and a 1790 owner’s house.
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February 23, 2021
9:00 am - 11:00 am (4th Grade & Up) 
Grammy Museum
The GRAMMY Museum seeks to educate and inspire all individuals as to the enduring qualities and cultural significance of all genres of music.
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February 24, 2021
9:00 am - 11:00 am (3rd to 6th Grade) 
Buffalo Soldier Museum
The Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, is dedicated to exploring and displaying the stories and contributions of African Americans in the military.
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NEW Virtual Book Reading NEW
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February 11, 2021
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm (Kindergarten - 2nd Grade) 
The Story of Ruby Bridges
The year is 1960, and six-year-old Ruby Bridges and her family have recently moved from Mississippi to New Orleans in search of a better life. When a judge orders Ruby to attend first grade at William Frantz Elementary, an all-white school, Ruby must face angry mobs of parents who refuse to send their children to school with her.
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February 12, 2021
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (Kindergarten - 2nd Grade) 
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race
When Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden joined NASA, they were hired as "human computers" — their mathematical genius was put to use calculating launch trajectories for America's first trips to space. They overcame both racism and sexism, carved out careers in science, and participated in some of NASA's greatest triumphs.
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February 25, 2021
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm (Kindergarten - 2nd Grade) 
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist.
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February 26, 2021
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm (Kindergarten - 2nd Grade) 
Juneteenth for Mazie
Mazie is ready to celebrate liberty. She is ready to celebrate freedom. She is ready to celebrate a great day in American history — the day her ancestors were no longer slaves. Mazie remembers the struggles and the triumph, as she gets ready to celebrate Juneteenth.
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