The Black Joy Project
Spurlock Museum 600 S. Gregory, Urbana, ILRunning from February 2 through December 1, 2024, the Black Joy Project aims to make an unprecedented celebration of Black JOY visible in our communities and museum spaces. The project
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Nurtured in Nature in Spring! Homer Lake
Salt Fork Center, Homer Lake 1229 Flicker Drive, Homer, ILA nature-based community building event for BIPOC community members of Champaign County! Join us for a community, nature-based community wellness event intentionally for Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) community members
Crafty Adults | Black Out Poetry
Champaign Public Library - Main Library 200 W. Green St., Champaign, ILThe Rare Book and Manuscript Library will be at the library to discuss blackout poetry and the Gwendolyn Brooks poetry collection. You'll then be able to try your own blackout
A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham Presents Repertory Works
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, ILMacArthur "Genius" award-winner Kyle Abraham brings his unique choreography and internationally renowned dance company, A.I.M, to perform a repertory of new and exciting works for Urbana Champaign audiences. Considered “one
University of Illinois Black Chorus Moms Day Concert
Foellinger Great Hall 709 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, ILOllie Watts Davis will conduct.
Joy is Our Superpower: Healing and Therapy with Communities of Color
ZoomDr. Hector Adames and Dr. Nayeli Chavez-Dueñas will be presenting a public Zoom lecture titled, Joy is Our Superpower: Healing and Therapy with Communities of Color. This is part of
OPEN MIKE EAGLE w/ $imba P & A$AVV
Canopy Club 708 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL9pm doors / 10pm show w/ $imba P & A$AVV Purchase tickets here: https://canopyclub.com/event/open-mike-eagle/red-room/ Humor can conceal and alleviate the pain of trauma, but no joke will erase it. Even Wu-Tang Clan told
Urbana Poet Laureate Celebration
Spurlock Museum 600 S. Gregory, Urbana, ILThis year, the 2024 Poet Laureate is none other than one of the Black Joy Project curators, Ruby Mendenhall, and the Spurlock Museum is proud to host a poetry-writing workshop in
Juneteenth 2024: Reflections and Reverence Ceremony
Urbana City Hall 400 S. Vine St., Urbana, ILThe City of Urbana Office of Human Rights and Equity and the Juneteenth 2024 Committee enthusiastically announce an event in honor of the Juneteenth holiday! The event, “Juneteenth 2024: Reflections
MTD’s Juneteenth Block Party
Illinois Terminal 45 E. University Ave., Champaign, ILPlease join MTD for a Juneteenth Block Party on Friday, June 14, from 4:30pm to 7:30pm in the parking lot of Illinois Terminal in downtown Champaign. Black history is American
Juneteenth Emancipation Day Celebration (Champaign Park District)
Douglass Park 804 N. Fifth Street, Champaign, ILJuneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the abolition of slavery in the United States, is one event you don’t want to miss. At Douglass Park, enjoy music and visit different
Pre-Juneteenth Celebration at Neil St. Blues
Neil St. Blues 301 N Neil St, Champaign, ILPre-Juneteenth Celebration at Neil St. Blues! Join us for an unforgettable night of music, food, and celebration as we kick off Juneteenth festivities early! Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024 Time: 10:00