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Celebrate Black History Month
Black History Month observed in February is an opportunity to honor the accomplishments and recognize the struggles of Black folx in every area of history which is far more often undervalued.
The Center for Multicultural Engagement and Inclusion will host a variety of events to engage our community, honor historical and contemporary accomplishments of Black folx, and amplify the voices and actions of those who continue to fight the roots of social injustices that Black folx face. To develop cultural competence and work towards representation for Black folx, while emphasizing that Black Lives Matter, we encourage all people from the community to attend our events and to engage in reflection, celebration, and open dialogue during this month.
Black History Month Schedule
Black History Month Kick-Off
February 3, 2026: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Tivoli Turnhalle
Poetry Slam
February 11, 2026: 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Tivoli 261
Black World Conference Reception
February 16, 2026: 5:00 p.m.
Auraria Library
Black World Conference: Migration, Memories, & Futures
February 17, 2026: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Tivoli Turnhalle
Justice for Black Coloradans: Fireside Chat
February 24, 2026: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Jordan Student Success Building – CAVEA
Afro Beats & R&Bingo
February 26, 2026: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Tivoli 129
Want to Learn More?
Below are a few of the resources provided by the Center for Racial Justice in Education in uplifting our students and reinforcing that Black Lives Matter.
Center for Racial Justice in EducationResources
- Celebrate Women This Black History Month – Teaching Tolerance
- Black History Month: How do we change history? – Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility
- Making Black History Month Memorable – Teaching Tolerance
- The 45 Days of Black History (Webinar) – Teaching Tolerance
- Creative Resources for Teachers Celebrating Black History Month – Education Week
- From MLK to #BlackLivesMatter: A Throughline for Young Students – Teaching Tolerance
- Teaching #BlackLivesMatter – Teaching for Change
- Making Black Lives Matter in Our Schools – Rethinking Schools
- Why Teaching Black Lives Matter Matters | Part I – Teaching Tolerance
- How to talk to young children about the Black Lives Matter Guiding Principles – Lalena Garcia
- Hoodies Up! #BlackLivesMatter in the Classroom – Teaching for Change
- Bringing Black Lives Matter Into the Classroom | Part II – Teaching Tolerance
- What happened in Ferguson – and why? – Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility
- A District Profile | Black Lives Matter at School – Teaching Tolerance
- How One Elementary School Sparked A Citywide Movement To Make Black Students Lives Matter – Rethinking Schools
- Black Students’ Lives Matter – Rethinking Schools
- Why we still need Black History Month in the US – Aljazeera
- Why We Need Black History Month and why White History Month is Out of the Question – Odyssey
- 4 Reasons why it’s critical to teach black history – sheknows.com
- We Need to Change How We Teach Black History – TIME
- We Need to Teach Black History in Schools the Right Way – hercampus.com
- Why Black History Month still matters in 2017 – The CS Monitor
- We Teach Racism, Sexism and Discrimination in Schools – HuffPost
- The Black History Month debate is back – MSNBC
- We can no longer teach a whitewashed history’ – The Washington Post
- Is Black History Month limiting the teaching of black history? – CBC News
- Famous Afro-Latinos Tired Of Trying To Explain To People They’re Black And Latin – Madamenoire
- The question of Blackness: How conversations about Bruno Mars and Cardi B miss the mark – Black Youth Project
- Uncovering Anti-Blackness in Casual Conversation: Young Hollywood’s Words to Amara La Negra – Latino Rebels
- 8 Things Afro-Latinas Are Tired of Hearing – Latina.com
- The Black History of Latinos – Latino Rebels
- Afro-Latinas Embrace Their Heritage During Black History Month – NBC News
- Black Girls Are More Than Magic – Gloria Ladson-Billings
- Rediscovering the Black Girl Magic in literature that was snuffed out of my childhood – Black Youth Project
- Centering the Margins: Black Women, Black Girls, Black Youth – Brooklyn Deep
- Why Are So Many Transgender Women of Color Being Killed in America? – Tim Teeman
- Celebrating Black History and Diversity Builds Self-Esteem and Empathy – Too Small to Fail
- African American History For Kids – University of Illinois Extension
- Top 15 children’s books for black history month – Family Education
- How to talk to your child about Black History Month (A script) – Mama Knows it All
- Black Children and Black History: The Importance Of Teaching Our Kids the Complexity Of Us – My Brown Baby
- The Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy (GITA) Black History Month Podcast
- 5280 Black Owners and Chefs – a list of Black owners and chefs across the Front Range.
- 303 Magazine Black Owned Businesses in Denver – Black-owned businesses in Denver.
Center for Multicultural Engagement and Inclusion (CMEI)
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