BLACK HISTORY MONTH ACTIVITIES

Tuesday:

• Black Panther Dance Class, 5 p.m., Franklinton branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 1061 W. Town St. • Pursuing Equity and Inclusion Within Environmental Organizations, 10 a.m., 4-H Center Auditorium, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, Ohio State

• Beyond Black Panther: Black Superheroes, Black Comics and Identity, 7-9 p.m., Alonso Family Room, Ohio Union, Ohio State

Wednesday:

• Westerville Central High School Black History Month Celebration, 7-9 p.m., 7118 Mount Royal Ave., Westerville

• Black History Month Poetry Slam, 5 p.m., Dublin branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 6765 Dublin Center Drive, Dublin

• Henry’s Box, 5 p.m., Shepard branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 850 N. Nelson Road

Friday:

• A Celebration of Black History, 11 a.m. -noon, Columbus City Council chambers, 90 W. Broad St.

• BMBAA Presents an Evening of Culture, 7 p.m., Mason Hall rotunda, second floor, 250 W. Woodruff Ave., Ohio State

Feb. 16:

• Community Arts Day Honoring Aminah Robinson, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., King Arts Complex, 867 Mount Vernon Ave. • Turtle Shell Tales, 11 a.m., New Albany branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 200 Market St., New Albany • African-american Genealogy for Beginners, 1:30 p.m. Shepard branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 850 N. Nelson Road

• Hip-hop Academics: Rapping Kids Into Learning, 2 p.m., Martin Luther King branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 1467 E. Long St.

Feb. 19:

• United Black World Month Keynote Address and Celebration: “Education, Civil Rights and Equality: Cornerstones for Our Future,” 5:45 p.m., Ohio Union Performance Hall, Ohio State

• Black Panther Dance Class, 5 p.m., South High branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 3540 S. High St.

Feb. 20:

• Snapshots From History, 10 a.m., Main Library, 96 S. Grant Ave., Downtown

Feb. 21:

• Frybread and Sweet Potato Pie Foodways Social, 6 p.m., Instructional Kitchen, Ohio Union, Ohio State • Controversy Uncovered, 7 p.m., MLK Lounge, Hale Hall, 154 W. 12th Ave., Ohio State • Black Panther Dance Class, 5:30 p.m., Northern Lights branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 4093 Cleveland Ave.

• Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee!, 5:30 p.m., Southeast branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 3980 S. Hamilton Road, Groveport

• Origins of Hip Hop, 6 p.m., Reynoldsburg branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 1402 Brice Road, Reynoldsburg

Feb. 22:

• The Flying Hobos, featuring the Tuskegee Airmen, 5 p.m., Driving Park Community Center, 1100 Rhoads Ave.

• Black Panther Dance Class, 4 p.m., Marionfranklin branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 2740 Lockbourne Road

Feb. 23:

• 2nd Annual Living Museum, 7 p.m., MLK Lounge, Hale Hall, 154 W. 12th Ave., Ohio State • Black History Month Celebration, 6 p.m., Greater Ebenezer Cathedral of Praise, 2645 Fairwood Ave.

Feb. 24:

• Urban Strings Concert, 2 p.m., Main Library, 96 S. Grant Ave., Downtown

Feb. 25:

• Turtle Shell Tales, 10:30 a.m., Martin Luther King branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 1467 E. Long St.

• Let’s Throw Stories With Lyn Ford, 4 p.m., Gahanna branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 310 Granville St.

Feb. 28:

• The Great Debate: China’s Presence in Africa, 7 p.m., Hale Hall Room 110A, 154 W. 12th Ave., Ohio State

• Origins of Hip Hop, 6 p.m., Martin Luther King branch, Columbus Metropolitan Library, 1467 E. Long St.