February is Black History Month in the United States. The Media Lab community takes time everyday, and especially this month, to reflect on the experiences, history, culture, and contributions of the Black American community.
Explore the events and resources below to see how you can celebrate this month:
- The MIT Black History Project website, which began in 1995 with the goal of documenting the role of Black life at MIT since the Institute’s founding in 1861.
- This Black History Month 2024: Social justice reading list from MIT Press, related to fostering positive change and lighting a path to a more just and equitable future.
- Check out events celebrating and/or related to Black History Month on the MIT Events calendar.
- Empower your business mindset with this themed article collection from MIT Sloan Management Review.
- From MIT Open Learning, Celebrate Black History Month with free and low-cost resources from MIT. From visual art to hip hop music to Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, learn more about African American history and culture.
- PBS POV presents Brief Tender Light—A Ghanaian MIT alum follows four African students at his alma mater as they strive to become agents of change for their home countries Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.