
The 2025 Black History Month theme, “African Americans and Labor”, focuses on the various and profound ways that work and working of all kinds – free and unfree, skilled, and unskilled, vocational and voluntary – intersect with the collective experiences of Black people. In celebration of this important commemoration, Maplewood Township and community organizations are offering programming, visual art displays, theatre performances, family events and educational panels, and so much more throughout the month of February.
Without our engaged community, we could not plan this robust month of activities. We are grateful for the creators, supporters, and audiences of all of these offerings.
Read more about ASLAH - The Founders of Black History Month
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African Fashion Fair - Saturday, Feb. 1

Studio Saturday - Black History Inspiration - Derrick Adams - Saturday, Feb 1

Family Art - Black History Inspiration - Aaron Douglas - Saturday, Feb 1

Style & Snap Saturdays - Starting Saturday, Feb 1

FEB. 9 Viewing Canceled - 1978 Art Exhibition: Ancestral Call - Opening Reception Sunday, Feb. 2

Maplewood Township Committee Black History Proclamation - Tuesday, Feb. 4

Global Majority Achievement Club Presents Futurism Runway Show - Friday, Feb. 7

Head Wrap Tying Workshop - Saturday, Feb. 8

ZOOM ONLY - The Georgia of the North - Sunday, Feb. 9

Event Canceled Due To Weather - BIPOC Black Joy Yoga - Sunday, Feb. 9

SOMA Ailey Dance Kids Residency Finale - Wednesday, Feb 12
![[words] Bookstore Presents A Book Event with Author Justin Grant - Thursday, Feb. 13](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b4669658b1ac25b9c6226e/1736351457840-EZ3YDTGQVPK53O1W5W29/wrods+bookstore+4.jpg)
[words] Bookstore Presents A Book Event with Author Justin Grant - Thursday, Feb. 13

Books Now and Then Discussion & Author Visit - Thursday, Feb. 13

Childrens African Attire Photo Day - Saturday, Feb. 15

Bilingual West African Folktale and Storytelling Workshop. Presented - Saturday, Feb. 15

Chef Jesse - A POWful lunch, demo, and tasting of creole shrimp over crab quinoa - Sunday, Feb. 16
![[words] Bookstore Presents A Book Event with Author Aja Evans - Thursday, Feb. 20](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b4669658b1ac25b9c6226e/1736350588500-DBK8PDS5TJI53GCI0PPR/words+bookstore+3.jpg)
[words] Bookstore Presents A Book Event with Author Aja Evans - Thursday, Feb. 20

Kids Speak Out - Thursday, Feb. 20

Columbia High School Jazz Ensemble Finale - Thursday, Feb. 20

Special Performance by Inspirational Dance Group & HNA quiz on Black HIstory- Thursday, Feb. 20

Trayvon Martin's Birthday Party - Saturday, Feb. 22

Kente Cloth Display & Ghanaian History - Saturday, Feb. 22

Budget Travel For Dummies & Insights Into Art Investments - Saturday, Feb. 22

Black Composers and Music: An In-Person Event with Richard Alston - Sunday, Feb. 23

SEPAC SOMA: 5TH ANNUAL RACE & SPECIAL EDUCATION PANEL - Wednesday, Feb. 26

Harambee Chamber Orchestra Presents Jubilee - Thursday, Feb. 27

Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey - An Evening of History and Tasting - Thursday, Feb. 27

South Orange Middle School Presents My Black is Beautiful! - Saturday, March 1

South Mountain YMCA After Care Program Presents: Blast From The Past - Saturday, March 1
![[words] Bookstore Presents A Book Event with Author Ibi Zoboi - Saturday, March 8](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64b4669658b1ac25b9c6226e/1739971811084-M4BDPXSP9KNNHUUB6UH0/ezgif-206a63dc74835b.pdf-1.png)