Event Series

Black History Month

In 1926, Carter G. Woodson laid the groundwork for Black History Month by establishing the first Negro History Week, an event dedicated to celebrating the history, politics, and culture of Black people.

Our theme for Black History Month 2025 is Art, History, and Resistance.” This year’s theme is a powerful exploration of how Black creativity and resilience have shaped history and continue to inspire movements for justice and equality. Through a series of engaging events, we’ll honor the legacy of Black artists, activists, and innovators who have used their voices, talents, and actions to resist oppression and reimagine a better world. Join us throughout the month to honor the past, celebrate the present, and imagine the future. This year is more than a celebration—it’s a call to continue the legacy of resistance through art, history, and action. Along with thought-provoking programming, our Black History Month events will include celebrations such as concerts, ’Sco nights, Soul Session, and the Annual Ball. Regardless of your background and interests, there will be many opportunities to commemorate this special time of the year!

Check back here for updates throughout the month.

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Art, History, and Resistance: Black History Month at Oberlin 2025.

Next Upcoming Event

Michael Boyd Roman's Artist Talk and Reception

Saturday, February 1, 2025

11:00 am to 2:00 pm EST

Firelands Association for the Visual Arts (FAVA)

This event is the start of Professor Michael Boyd Roman's month long Winter Artist Residency and Exhibition at FAVA Art Gallery. Professor Roman is an artist who is dual appointed in both the...

Future Events

Anthony McGill and Emanuel Ax

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

7:30 pm EST

Finney Chapel

Anthony McGill is one of classical music’s most recognizable and brilliantly multifaceted figures and principal clarinet of the New York Philharmonic. Emanuel Ax has amassed eight Grammy Awards...

Litm(us) L(i)te: Liberation Starts At Home

Saturday, February 15, 2025

11:00 am to 12:30 pm EST

Afrikan Heritage House (Lord-Saunders)

How does embodiment connect to success? Join us for a community conversation on Afro haircare as the ritual foundation of Afrikan embodiment and decolonizing the Black body as global capital...

Guest Lecture: Nicole Cherry, violin & Chamber Music

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

7:00 pm to 8:15 pm EST

David H. Stull Recital Hall

Dr. Cherry will present a lecture on the compositions of George Bridgetower, a 19th-century Afro-European violin virtuoso and composer. This talk will include a performance of Bridgetower's...

Faculty Recital: Michael Frazier, composition

Saturday, March 8, 2025

12:30 pm EST

David H. Stull Recital Hall

Oberlin Conservatory composition faculty member Michael Frazier presents a composition recital : el jardín del colibrí (The Hummingbird’s Garden). Reflecting the title of one of...