SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) will host over 30 events throughout February to celebrate the history, culture, and achievements of Black Americans.
The month-long programming, running from Feb. 2 to Feb. 28, includes workshops, exhibits, lectures, concerts, and film screenings across multiple library locations.
A pop-up exhibit at the Carver Library, Go Together: San Antonio’s Black and African American Historic Communities, highlights east side neighborhoods known for their rich African American heritage. The exhibit will be open through Feb. 28.
Award-winning poet Zenobia Anderson will lead a two-hour poetry workshop, Black Stories: A History of Black Americans in Texas and the Powerful Impact of Storytelling with Poetry and Spoken Word, at the Carver Library on Feb. 4 from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Potranco Branch Library on Feb. 8 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., and at the Igo Branch Library on Feb. 12 from 3 to 5 p.m. Attendees must register via email at zenobiapoetry26@gmail.com or amber.mcginnis@sanantonio.gov.
On Feb. 7, Dr. Charles Gentry will lead a zine-making workshop at the Pan American Branch Library from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., focusing on the graphic novel A Home, a Church & a Hospital: The Development of East San Antonio and local African American history.
The Carver Friends group will host a Black History Month breakfast and lecture on Feb. 14 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., featuring Cary Clack discussing Martin Luther King Jr.’s book Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? Breakfast tacos and drinks will be provided.
Local singer DevSoul will perform a jazz concert at the Collins Garden Branch Library on Feb. 21 from 2 to 3 p.m., showcasing music that reflects San Antonio’s African American heritage.
SAPL will also host a Black History Month movie series at various branches, featuring films such as The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster, Blade, Till, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
For more details about SAPL’s Black History Month events, visit the library’s website.