BLAC Magazine lists best ways to celebrate Black History Month in Metro Detroit
Looking for ways to observe Black History Month in Detroit? Well, BLAC Magazine has compiled a helpful list of eight venues and events happening in February around Metro Detroit.
Looking for ways to observe Black History Month in Detroit? Well, BLAC Magazine has compiled a helpful list of eight venues and events happening in February around Metro Detroit.
Included in the list are expected institutions like museums, libraries, and universities. For example, The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn is will, for 20 days, “explore different aspects of Black history, from the northern migration and the civil rights era, all the way to present-day issues. Activities will take place throughout the museum, including in the Michigan Café, which will feature African-American-inspired recipes.”
A surprising and intriguing inclusion on the list is the downtown PuppetART Detroit Puppet Theater, which is performing “Oh Ananse!”, “PuppetART’s popular annual hip-hop-flavored take on a West African story.”
Click here for the full list with dates and times.
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