Black History Month

What is Black History Month?

Learn more about why we celebrate Black History Month

Why not everyone supports black history month

An important counterargument to Black History Month

Resources and events from SFPL

Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)

685 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94105

Visit the Museum of the AFrican Diaspora for free!

Use your Scholar Card to get free tickets to visit MoAD and many other museums in San Francisco! Learn more here:


Black History on Hoopla

Learn more about fashion designer and icon André Leon Tally in this documentary movie

Thoughts and images from important Black writers, activists, and creators

Important people, places, and events in Black history. Read aloud by poet Rio Cortez.

Black Voices

Maya Angelou performs her poem

Poem written by rapper Tupac Shakur, performed by poet Nikki Giovanni

A mini-documentary about the Black Panther Party, an influential group formed in Oakland, CA in 1966