Black History Month Community Gathering and Conversation 2024

Black History Month 2024 is a community event to celebrate, and learn more about our historical Black leadership. The theme of Black History Month 2024 is “African Americans Art and Education.” In line with this theme, a short 30-minute play depicting the opposing philosophies of W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington will be the central live performance of the day. This period production depicts a conversation on civil rights, their philosophies on how to acquire racial justice, and form black leadership.

A structured community conversation that compares and contrasts our current conditions to our history regarding civil rights and systemic racism will be facilitated in an effort to collectively work together to determine our path forward.

The purpose of the BHM 2024 program is to focus on our Black youth. We aim to empower them with education about their past, help guide their present, and inspire them to lead their communities.

Columbus Public Health, Franklin County Public Health, Urban Strategies, Inc. and the OSUCCC James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute are proud to host this FREE community event.

Attendees must register, please complete the below form. 

We ask participants to stay for entire program that includes resources from community organizations, health check-ups, Black dance troops, poetry & a FREE lunch.

Limited seating for roundtable discussions- we want to hear from you on health, education and housing!

CONTACT for questions:

Regina Bronson, African American Community Health Liaison, Center for Public Health Innovation, Columbus Public Health at [email protected]

Event requirements

This event is free and open to the public, so bring your family and friends along to enjoy a day of fun and community spirit. We look forward to seeing you there!