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Black History Month

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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.

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their role in U.S. history.  Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month.

February was chosen primarily because the second week of the month coincides with the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln, and Frederick Douglass. Abraham Lincoln was influential in the emancipation of slaves, and Douglass, a former slave, was a prominent leader in the abolitionist movement, which fought to end slavery.

Events National

Events Local

  • Events at Atlantic Cape

Worthington Atlantic City Campus

Black Professionals Panel: Criminal Justice Panel

  • Wednesday February 12, 12-1pm in the Cafe
    • Find out what Black history means to Atlantic City Police Department captains as they discuss how they personally endured obstacles to become who they are today. Q&A  session will follow.

Light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public.

Black Professionals Panel: Women in Healthcare

  • Wednesday February 19, 12-1pm in the Cafe
    • This panel will consist of a clinical nurse manager, ACNO associate chief nurse officer and a doctor in respiratory therapy speaking to “What Black history means to them” and how they overcame challenges to be the successes they are today. Q&A session will follow.

Light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public.

Black History Month Student Essay Contest

  • Wednesday February 26, 12-1pm in the Cafe
    • Submit an essay on one of three topics. Essays must be
      a minimum of 500 words and take five minutes or less
      to read aloud. Essay topics:
      1. How can you use your voice or actions to fight against racism?
      2. What is a book by a Black author you would like to read, and why?
      3. How can celebrating Black History Month help us understand America better?
      Limited to the first 12 students to sign up. Contact Vita Stovall in Student Services, Room 145 to participate. Participating students will receive a trophy and the top three winners will receive a $30 Amazon Gift Card.

Light refreshments will be served.

Mays Landing Campus

The NORTHSIDE: Redlining in the Sand

  • Tuesday February 11, 10am-12pm G Building lobby
    • Presented by the African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey. Explore the factors that created segregated neighborhoods such as Atlantic City’s Northside that existed throughout the country at the turn of the century.

Open Mic: Expressions

  • Thursday February 13, 12:30-2pm G Building lobby
    • Sponsored by the Black Student Alliance. Join us for an open mic event to share and listen to reflections, poetry and stories of the Black and Brown experience.

Free and open to the public.

Black History Month Luncheon

  • Tuesday February 18, 11am at Careme's Restaurant
    • Sponsored by the Black Student Alliance. Join us as we honor Lena Richard, the first Black woman in America to host her own cooking television show and culinary school owner.

Seating is limited. RSVP to lingram@atlanticcape.edu.The luncheon is free, but donations are appreciated.

 

Black Professional Hair Stylists Panel: Hair Me, See Me

  • Tuesday February 25, 12:30-2pm G Building lobby
    • Sponsored by the Black Student Alliance. Join us for an empowering event celebrating Black hair! Engage with a panel of professional hair stylists as they share insights, tips, and stories about the beauty and significance of Black hair. Q&A session will follow.

Free and open to the public. Light refreshments, giveaways and door prizes will be available. First come, first served.

Paint & Sip

  • Thursday February 27, 5:50-7:30pm G Building lobby
    • Sponsored by the Black Student Alliance. Enjoy music, creativity and conversation during our Black History Month-themed paint & sip.

    Registration required. Visit CampusGroups to sign up

Cape May Campus

Black History Month Trivia

  • Tuesday February 11, 11am Room 312
    • Join in on a game of Black History Month Trivia.

Winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card.

Virtual Museum Tour & Soul Food-Inspired Lunch

  • Tuesday February 25, 11am-1pm Cafeteria
    • Enjoy a virtual tour of the Museum of the American Revolution’s “Black Founders” exhibit with a soul food-inspired lunch.

First come, first served.

Erasing Bias from the Classroom with Janis Washington White

  • Thursday February 27, 6-8pm in Lecture Hall
    • Sponsored by Coalition for a Safe Community. This Black History Month presentation will tackle the issue of removing all forms of racial bias in our school classrooms today.

Registration required. RSVP at: bit.ly/ErasingBiasEvent
Free and open to the public