– Our Black History Program partners with several organizations throughout the state to create and sustain programs dedicated to increasing our understanding of the Black experience in Missouri.
Over the last several years we have dedicated over $150,000 to increasing Black History and community programming throughout Missouri. We remain dedicated to this mission, check back periodically for program updates and highlights.
In honor of Black History Month, we would like to highlight some of the many people and places that have contributed to the Black experience in Missouri and the overall rich cultural heritage of our state.
Click the images below to learn more about these iconic individuals.
In 2020, we announced its second initiative to expand our African American Heritage partnerships and programmatic reach. We invited organizations in the state of Missouri to apply for funding assistance for African American Heritage programs that match our mission to increase our understanding of the African American experience in Missouri. We’re proud to have awarded 29 grants, up to $2,500 each, for projects and programs taking place in Missouri.
– Heart of the City Neighborhood Association
“Race and Recreation: The History of Yvonne Starks Wilson Park
Sept. 12, 19 & Oct. 3, 2020
– Northside Community Housing
“The Story of Black St. Louis”
History Tour: February 22, 2020
– Poetry for Personal Power
“Living Legends: Sheros of the Millennium Literacy Exhibition”
February 2 & 16, 2020
– Heart of the City Neighborhood Association
“Race and Recreation: The History of Yvonne Starks Wilson Park
Sept. 12, 19 & Oct. 3, 2020
– Northside Community Housing
“The Story of Black St. Louis”
History Tour: February 22, 2020
– Poetry for Personal Power
“Living Legends: Sheros of the Millennium Literacy Exhibition”
February 2 & 16, 2020
– A Red Circle
Celebration of Black Literacy
February 20, 2020
– Webb City Farmers Market
Celebrating Black Heritage at the Market
Saturdays in February, 2020
– Intercultural Music Initiative
“Sonic Safari for Schools”
Throughout April, 2020
– City of KC Planning Department
African American Heritage Trail Oral History Project
Ongoing
– Kirkwood Public Library
Exploring African American Heritage at Kirkwood Public Library
May – October, 2020
– Dream Builders 4 Equity
Celebrating D84E Youth: Stories of African American Youth Growing Up in North St. Louis
June, October, and November, 2020
– Forward Through Ferguson
“St. Louis Justice System Timeline”
May 20, 2020
– Springfield-Greene Country Library
“A Feast of Stories: with Gladys Caines Goggswell”
February 28, 2020
– History Museum on the Square
African American Heritage Trunk Program
Ongoing
– Bates County Museum
“From Statehood to Desegregation: The African American Experience in Bates County 1821-1955”
To Be Announced
– Drury University
Black History Summer Academy Community Day at Historic Museum on the Square
To Be Announced
– Street Patrol
“Invest in Yourself”
October 3, 2020
– HEC-TV
“Oral Traditions in the African American Community”
October 20, 2020
– Greater KC Black History Study Group
Greater Kansas City Black History Museum Tour
March 20, 2020
– John William Boone Heritage Foundation
“Blind Boone’s Birthday Party”
May 16, 2020
– St. Joseph Museum / Black Archives Museum
Civil Rights Tours of the Black Archives Museum
February 20, 2020
– Turn the Page KC
Children’s Books Featuring African American Characters
February 6 & 13, 2020
– American Jazz Museum
Jazz Storytelling
Ongoing
– Foundation for the Restoration of Ste. Genevieve
African Americans in Ste. Genevieve
Ongoing
– Galilee Missionary Baptist Church
“Reflections of Community: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”
February 20, 2020
– Morningstar Development Company
“Learning Enrichment in African American Resources Now”
June – August, 2020
– Ujima Language and Literacy
Ujima Summer Literacy Camp
July 6 – 31, 2020
– Jim’s Journey
“Black Girl Magic”
February 1 – March 14, 2020
– Carter Center for K-12 Black History Education
“Black Lives Matter at School”
February 6, 2020
– Missouri Folklore Society
African American Storytelling
November 5, 2020
– The Ville Community Development Foundation
Reflections of Black History
February 8, 2020
Does your organization provide programming that aligns with our Black History Program? If so, we want to hear from you!
Email Caitlin Yager at caitlin@mohumanities.org.