February is Black History Month. This year’s theme is African Americans and Labor. What comes to mind for me is Pauli Murray and the I AM A MAN sanitation strike in Memphis, a demonstration the Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr went to Memphis for, where he was assasinated. Since I was not taught Black History, I subscribe to 28 Days of Black History each year.
In February and throughout the year, please make an extra effort to support Black-owned businesses. As an extra bonus, this will also mean keeping our money out of the hands of the oligarchs who own Amazon, Walmart, Home Depot and publicly-traded restaurant chains. Here is an incomplete list, which I will add to if you will educate me.
February 1 African American Read-In at Houston Public Library
February 1 Chinese Community Center Lunar New Year celebration
February 1 Lunar New Year celebration at Asia Society of Houston
February 1-February 28 Freedmen’s Town Bennett Road
February 1-May 25 Holocaust Museum Houston Life and Death on the Border exhibit
February 1-February 23 – Ensemble Theater Camp Logan, Houston TX
February 1-May 10 Moody Center Breath(e):Toward Climate and Social Justice
February 2 MFAH screening Sugar Cane with dialogue facilitated by the Center for the Healing of Racism
February 2-23 ReelAbilities Film Festival promotes inclusion and celebrates the lives, stories and talents of people with disabilities
February 3 General meeting of Pure Justice at 6:30 at AFL-CIO office 2506 Sutherland, screening of the film Rustin
February 3 The Art of Legacy: Celebrating 5th Ward and the Arts
February 3 A Day Without Immigrants
February 4: “Implementing the U.N. Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the United States,” with Dr. Kristen Carpenter – REGISTER (SEPARATE BUT RELATED we can advocate for legislation that did not yet pass https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/16-indian-affairs-bills-passed-the-senate-more-than-15-billion-invested-in-native-communities-in-2024)
February 5 Premiere of Solidarity Ride: Convergence, Resurgence, Healing & Justice at Deluxe Theater
February 5 HISD “A Day Without Students” to protest TEA takeover and Miles policies
February 6 – Harris County Commmissioners Court give comments opposing new $8 billion jail
February 6 first of 6 weeks virtual course called Why Palestine Matters
February 6 Race and Racism: Reconciling the Past with the Present featuring Dr Ruth Simmons
February 6 screening of Claudine at Deluxe Theater
February 7 screening of films about Fifth Ward artists Jesse Lott and Bert Long
February 7 Karankawa: an enduring culture of Texas presentation at Houston Heritage Society
February 8 Woodson Black Fest at CAMH
February 8 Black Legacy: A night of performances in 5th Ward
February 11 City of Houston Public Safety Committee Meeting
February 11 Planning call for 2025 Houston Community Climate Summit
February 12 Screening of the Film Rosenwald followed by facilitated dialogue at Center for the Healing of Racism
February 12 Trae the Truth and FIEL Rally in solidarity with immigrant community 6:30PM Guadalupe Plaza 2311 Runnels St, Houston, 77003
February 15 AND February 22 Free two-day workshop Dialogue:Racism at Center for the Healing of Racism
February 14-16 MFAH film series Through the Lens of Black Women
February 18 Indivisible TX/NM Anti Racism Coalition webinar on reproductive health and the impacts on women of color
February 20 One-on-One with Kool Moe Dee & Dr. Anthony Pinn
February 22: “Roots of Injustice, Seeds of Change: Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples,” with Native and non-Native facilitators – REGISTER
February 22 unPRESIDENTED: The Inauguration Show
February 24 Telephone Town Hall with Lizzie Fletcher
February 27-28 Urban Souls Dance Company The Black Agenda at Hobby Center
March 1 East End Alliance Texas Legislature: Will Our Schools Survive?
Black History Tours by the Heritage Society
Unmasking Whiteness Institute a 4 week Zoom course
FILMS TO STREAM or go to the movies
Soundtrack to a Coup d’etat. When you get to the part about Kruschev demanding worldwide disarmament at the UN, let’s talk. So much to unpack there.
Sing Sing I haven’t seen yet but I can’t wait.
The Six Triple Eight on Netflix
I’m Still Here I haven’t seen it yet but I’m looking forward to it.
Mo on Netflix. Stick with it even when he’s annoying; the last two episodes are everything.
Disrupting Whiteness 
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