Black History Month Events in Nashville, TN
The Black History Month or the African-American History Month according to the United States in February. This is a yearly celebration originating in the US itself. It has gained special significance and observance in the US, Canada, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and Ireland. It is celebrated in the remembrance of the African-Americans’ achievements and the primary role they had played in the ancient history of the United States.
The event African-American History Month has sprouted from the roots of ‘Negro History Week,’ which is the thoughtful seed of the Carter G. Woodson (a noted Historian) and several other notable African-Americans. From the time of 1976, it has been an official and auspicious ritual to designate February as Black History Month, by every US President, to celebrate the labor, hard work, and bloodshed of the African American people.
In the upcoming year 2021, celebrate Black History Month with many events conducted in Nashville, TN. The engaging events conducted in Nashville during the entire month of February may range from photography exhibits to fun-filled activities at the local library. Each specially curated event for all the age groups to enjoy and learn more and more, with passing years, about the culture of African-American and Civil Rights, you need to recognize your pick. From a variety of events celebrated and enjoyed over the years, we would like to tell you about just a few so that even if you cannot visit the place, you would know what you have been missing out on.
Nashville Conference on African-American History and Culture:
The African-Americans’ enormous contribution towards Nashville and Tennessee history was celebrated as a gala event by the Tennessee State University’s College of Liberal Arts and the Metropolitan Historical Commission. As usual, the highlight of this jamboree is the music and ended with the presentation of award-winning documentaries of African-American history in Tennessee by Tennessee History Day students.
Sistas: The Musical by Dorothy Music:
The Sistas traced the relationship shared by the hundreds and thousands of Black women with popular music with songs like ‘Stormy Weather,’ ‘I Am Not My Hair,’ ‘Oh, Happy Day,’ ‘Nowhere to Run,’ ‘Single Ladies’ and many more.
Poetry and the African-American Experience with Frank X Walker:
Featuring poet Frank X Walker, a well-known poet, one of the most creative professors of the South was welcomed to teach the new generation about historical poetry and how it became the go-to genre for many repressed thoughts and voices of the Blacks in the past.
Raisin’ Cane: A Renaissance Odyssey with the Avery Sharpe Trio and Jasmine Guy:
In the ancient American Black community, there had been several artists, poets, actors, novelists, and musicians who were searching for an outlet. And when in 1918, the First Great World War ended and innumerable African-American soldiers returned home triumphant, the muffled cry for expression could no longer be contained and overflowed. Those thoughts, songs, and images were beautifully woven together and depicted on stage for the audience.
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