Building Power through coalition summit
Location
Rohi's Readery
630 7th St
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
Start Date/Time
Saturday, February 7, 2026, 2:00 PM
This year’s Black History Month Kickoff marks a powerful shift.
Rather than a traditional opening ceremony or performance-based celebration, the 2026 kickoff is designed as a one-day community summit rooted in dialogue, political education, and collective action. This gathering honors Black history not only as remembrance—but as a living, organizing force shaping our present and future.
Together, we will explore how Black history offers a blueprint for unity, accountability, and coalition-building across difference—generation, class, ideology, and geography.
Black History Month Presentation
Location
Lantana Public Library
205 W Ocean Ave
Lantana, Florida 33462
Start Date/Time
Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 6:00 PM
This Black History Month presentation explores the richness, resilience, and impact of Black history beyond a single month. It highlights stories of resistance, innovation, culture, and community while connecting the past to the present and future. By centering Black voices and experiences, the presentation invites reflection, learning, and action toward a more just and informed world.
The Black American Story Concert
Location
The Vintage Gym at Old School Square
51 N. Swinton Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33444
Start Date/Time
Saturday, April 4, 2026, 5:00 PM
In celebration the 100th anniversary of the construction of The Spady House and the 25th anniversary of the founding of the museum, The Spady Museum's Black History Study program will host “The Black American Story,” a unique, music-based experience that combines storytelling and jazz music to explore Black people's richness, resilience, and complexity across time. Through music, narrative, and interactive discussion, guests will explore the past, present, and imagined futures of African Americans in America.
Music as Story, Resistance, and Identity
Location
Lantana Public Library
205 W Ocean Ave
Lantana, FL 33462
Start Date/Time
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 6:30 PM
This workshop explores how African Americans have used music as a powerful form of storytelling, resistance, and cultural expression across generations. From spirituals and blues to jazz, soul, and hip-hop, participants will examine how music has carried the lived experiences, struggles, hopes, and triumphs of Black communities.
Jazz in unexpected Places: RHYTHMS OF RESISTANCE
Location
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Start Date/Time
Thursday, May 14, 2026, 6:30 PM
Discover how African Americans used music as both a tool of resistance
and a source of joy during the Civil Rights Movement. Explore how freedom
songs, jazz, gospel, and early soul music became powerful vehicles for
protest, unity, healing, and hope.
RSVP by May 1 to Communityoutreach@kravis.org or 561.651.4364