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AccessibilityBlack History Month
This February, take some time to come out to Parks to learn about the trials and triumphs of the black experience in the United States.
Black History in NYC Parks
Learn about parks, sculptures, and other green spaces in New York City that highlight and honor the black experience in the United States.
Arsenal Gallery Exhibit: Identity
through February 23, 2018
Curated by Michelle Bishop of Harlem Needle Arts, Identity features pieces by nine artists who use elements of swag, spirituality, icons, music, and social justice to illustrate self-awareness, identify, motivation, and varying backgrounds and traditions of the African diaspora.
Poe Park Visitor Center Exhibit: A Celebration of the Blues
through February 24, 2018
Artist Ron Bucalo presents a collection of 25 black line illustrated portraits depicting great legends of the American blues.
Black History Month Events
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
Exhibition Opening: Power to the People
at Arsenal (in Central Park), Manhattan
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
NYC Parks Ebony Society’s exhibition Power to the People shares artists’ interpretations of public demonstration, drawing on both the city’s rich history of protest and current social conflicts.
Free!
Event
Friday, February 1, 2019
Central Park Tour: Seneca Village
at 85th Street and Central Park West (in Central Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Seneca Village was an important community of predominantly African-American property owners, living in an area that now makes up part of Central Park.
Sunday, February 3, 2019
Central Park Tour: Seneca Village
at 85th Street and Central Park West (in Central Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Seneca Village was an important community of predominantly African-American property owners, living in an area that now makes up part of Central Park.
Black History Month: Sandy Ground
at Lenevar Avenue and Ramona Avenue (in Bloomingdale Park), Staten Island
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Learn more about one of the oldest surviving communities in the United States that was founded by African Americans prior to the American Civil War.
Free!
Event
Saturday, February 9, 2019
Con Ed Family Day: Black History Month
at Morris-Jumel Mansion (in Roger Morris Park), Manhattan 
12:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
Families will be working on special art activities and other fun projects!
The African American Contribution to Washington Heights
at Morris-Jumel Mansion (in Roger Morris Park), Manhattan
5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
This lecture will focus on exceptional prominent African Americans who lived in and around Washington Heights and the neighborhood surrounding the Museum.
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Black History Month: The Flushing Freedom Mile
at Daniel Carter Beard Mall, Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Flushing was home to a famous African-American inventor, a passageway of the Underground Railroad, and has one of the city's few landmarked trees.
Free!
Thursday, February 14, 2019
Central Park Tour: Seneca Village
at 85th Street and Central Park West (in Central Park), Manhattan
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Seneca Village was an important community of predominantly African-American property owners, living in an area that now makes up part of Central Park.
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
February Break Family Programs: George Washington Carver Workshop
at Queens Botanical Garden, Queens
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Dr. George Washington Carver made significant contributions in the field of botany. Use plants to paint and to create a healing lotion to take home.
Kids
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Black History Month: Seneca Village
at 81st Street and Central Park West (in Central Park), Manhattan
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Learn about the lives of Seneca Village's residents in the 1800s and the community's place in pre-Central Park.
Free!
Event
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Black History Month: The Birthplace of Hip Hop
at Cedar Playground, Bronx
1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
On August 11, 1973, hip hop was born in The Bronx. Join the Urban Park Rangers and learn about the history of the popular music genre that began as an underground urban movement.
Free!
Event
Central Park Tour: Seneca Village
at 85th Street and Central Park West (in Central Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Seneca Village was an important community of predominantly African-American property owners, living in an area that now makes up part of Central Park.
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