Events Calendar
This virtual museum promotes global awareness of the harmful legacies of enslavement and Jim Crow in the United States and the challenges faced by African Americans today. We also highlight Black resilience and achievements in every field — from arts and culture to education, economics, science, and more.
This Events Calendar presents some of the many events taking place around Milwaukee, Wisconsin — the birthplace of America’s Black Holocaust Museum — as well as around the USA, Africa, and the far-flung African Diaspora.
While we feature the on-site and online (virtual) events of America’s Black Holocaust Museum, we also sample other events that promote historical, educational and cultural awareness consistent with ABHM’s mission of racial justice, reconciliation, and healing.
- ABHM Events
- Wisconsin Events
- National Events
- International Events
- Virtual Events
Soon Come // a group exhibition by the 2024 Young Artist Archival Fellowship
In the pursuit of nuance, we foreground the need to reclaim histories that conjure the power to push through, to recreate and expand. The revolutionary act of confronting to retrieve is not one that is meek, it is diligent and forceful. This exhibition explores inquiries of revolutionary love, spirituality, identity and imagination. Textiles, photography, video,…
2024 National Urban League Conference
Get ready for an extraordinary experience as the National Urban League Conference makes its way to New Orleans, the hometown of our President & CEO, Marc H. Morial! The upcoming 2024 conference is poised to be the largest and most influential gathering focused on civil rights and urban advocacy in the nation.
Broccoli City Festival 2024
Boasts to be the largest festival in the US for people of color; creating higher standards of sustainable living, environmental sustainability, and promoting community engagement.
Caribana Weekend 2024
Toronto's Caribbean Caribana festival is the largest cultural event in North America attracting over a million tourists for the August weekend finale. The final weekend is marked by the street Parade of Bands and also includes numerous organized events and spontaneous events parties.
Black Arts Fest MKE 2024
Black Arts Fest MKE is packed with fun-filled festivities with exciting programming featuring Art, Education, Music, Entertainment, Poetry, Dance, Fashion, Literature, Heritage, Health, Wellness, Community, Cuisine, Vendor Markets and more. The festival strives to educate all and strengthen pride in African ancestry.
ABHM Book Club Presents: A Lynching in the Heartland by James H. Madison
Explore with ABHM James H. Madison's 'A Lynching in the Heartland,' a profound narrative unraveling the 1930 Marion, Indiana, lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith. Through meticulous research, Madison examines the lasting impact of racial violence, challenging readers to confront America's complex history of injustice and resilience.
Affirm: National Black MBA Association Conference & Exposition
Join more than 10,000 black professionals as we bring four days of education, career and networking to Washington DC. Make unique connections within our diverse community, find new opportunities, grow your network and gain the skills to help you move ahead. Don’t miss the event of the year for Black professionals!
ABHM Book Club Presents: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson
Explore Isabel Wilkerson's eye-opening examination, "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents," revealing how deeply entrenched caste systems shape societies globally. With profound insights and compelling narratives, Wilkerson challenges readers to confront systemic inequities and envision a future rooted in justice and equality.
67th Monterey Jazz Festival
The Monterey Jazz Festival is the longest continuously-running jazz festival in the world and is held annually on the 20-acre, oak-studded Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, Calif. Since 1958, the nonprofit Monterey Jazz Festival has been committed to celebrating America's creativity and cultural heritage by presenting legendary jazz musicians, composers, and young rising stars.
Silicon Valley African Film Festival
The Silicon Valley African Film Festival promotes an understanding and appreciation of Africa and Africans through moving images. Aptly themed “Africa through the African lens”, the film festival celebrates the vast richness of the African Continent through the lenses of Africa’s seasoned and emerging filmmakers and, crucially, provides audiences with exquisite lenses to the real Africa.
National Black Book Festival 2024
The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) is an annual event, and one of the largest events of its kind throughout the US. The event attracts a wide array of authors, publishers, book clubs, libraries and individual readers from throughout the nation. Over 100 authors will be in attendance.
Taste of Soul Festival 2024
Every year, over 350,000 attendees fill the iconic Crenshaw Boulevard (the Mecca of Black Culture and Business) at the Annual Taste of Soul festival in Los Angeles, California. A Black Cultural Experience fusion, the largest one-day ‘free’ street festival on the West Coast that attracts nearly 350,000 attendees every year, who visit to experience all things soulful.
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