Black History Month 2026 Events
February 19 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
One event on 12 Feb 2026 at 6:00 pm
One event on 19 Feb 2026 at 6:30 pm
One event on 20 Feb 2026 at 2:00 pm
One event on 24 Feb 2026 at 2:00 pm
One event on 26 Feb 2026 at 6:30 pm
Black History Month events for February
Strength Forged in Struggle – Power Sustained Through Purpose
A Century of Black History Commemorations
2026 marks a century of national commemorations of Black history. Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, George Cleveland Hall, William D. Hartgrove, Jesse E. Moorland, Alexander L. Jackson, and James E. Stamps institutionalized the teaching, study, dissemination, and commemoration of Black history when they Founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) on September 9, 1915.
February 10, 2026
Celebration Breakfast
Keynote Speaker: Kenneth Starks
9:45-11:50 a.m.
February 12, 2026
Cypress Charger Basketball
6 p.m.
February 19, 2026
Orange: A New Shade of Black – Exploring Racial Equity Through Storytelling
6:30 p.m.
February 20, 2026
BSU/Amend Event
Finals Preparation & Study Skills
President LaDonte King
2-6 p.m.
February 24, 2026
Day of Expression
Visual and Performing Arts Div.
2-4 p.m.
February 26, 2026
Black Panther 60th Anniversary
Panel Discussion
6:30 p.m.
For more information contact:
Regina Rhymes
rrhymes@cypresscollege.edu
Dr. Annette Letcher
aletcher@cypresscollege.edu
Virgil Adams
vadams@cypresscollege.edu
Dr. Giovanni Hortua
ghortua@cypresscollege.edu
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be directed to Dr. Annette Letcher at least five days prior to the event.
