06-02-2025
How to Celebrate Black History Month in Salt Lake
February is Black History Month, and there are lots of ways to observe and reflect in Salt Lake.
🎥 Ava DuVernay's "Origin": See and discuss the film at Westminster University on Feb. 19.
When: Panel at 5:30pm, film at 6pm
Cost: Free, but RSVP online.
🪶 Poetry Slam: Join SLCC's Black Student Union as readers interpret the work of Black writers at one of the BSU's most popular events of the year.
When & where: Noon-2pm Feb. 12 at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus Student Center
Admission: Free
🇺🇸 Honoring veterans: Learn the stories of Utah's Black veterans at the "Fathers of Freedom" exhibit displayed Feb. 17-23 in Millcreek City Hall.
The 1944 documentary short " The Negro Soldier" will screen at 6pm Feb. 21 at The Grandview at Millcreek Common.
Hear about Utah's Buffalo Soldiers — all-Black military units stationed on the U.S. frontier during the late 1800s — in a panel discussion 1pm Feb. 22 at The Grandview.
🛍️ Go shopping: A pop-up shop will feature Black-owned businesses noon-4pm Feb. 20 at SLCC in Taylorsville.
Peruse the wares at the Utah Black Chamber Market 11am-9pm Feb. 21-23 at Millcreek Common.
🩰 Extensions: University of Utah's dancers will highlight Black choreographers and alumni at the concert " ANEW: A Black History Month Celebration."
When & where: Feb. 13-22 at the Marriott Center for Dance; showtimes vary.
Tickets: $15 for adults, $10 for kids
🎨Visions: The Leonardo's pop-up art exhibit features historical and contemporary Black artists and voices.
When: Feb. 7-March 16
Cost: Included in museum admission ($16 for adults, $10 for kids)
