Throughout the month of February, Black History Month is recognized annually in the United States.
According to the Smithsonian Institution, the 2024 Black History Month theme is “African Americans and the Arts,” and in Oklahoma, art exhibitions, films, dance performances and other events abound.
Here are several Black History Month events to check out across the Sooner State:
‘Descendants of the Black 1000: Flight from Oklahoma Black Towns to Canada’
When: Through April 1.
Where: Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, 11 NW 11, Oklahoma City.
Information: https://oklahomacontemporary.org/exhibitions/current/descendants-of-the-black-1000 .
A selection of 12 black-and-white portraits with corresponding oral history recordings, the exhibit explores the history of more than 1,000 Black Oklahomans who migrated to the Canadian prairies in the early 20th century. Organized by guest curator Gay Pasley , the show creates a fuller picture of how Black history in Oklahoma had an international reach.