Support and celebrate SF’s Black community.
Though it ’s something we need to be doing every day of every month of every year , Black History Month encourages us to pay tribute to the struggles and oppression generation of Black Americans have faced , as well as their often - omit triumphs and accomplishment that have help shape this county and make it better . It ’s a time to speculate on how we can do better to face racism and oppression , which this class ’s theme , “ Black Resistance , ” echoes . This is especially important in a townsfolk like San Francisco , where the Fillmore District was known as “ the Harlem of the West ” before the metropolis dismiss a vast portion of the neighborhood ’s Black residential area in the ’ sixty and ’ 70s . This displacement continues today , as the Black population is the only racial grouping that has go down in every census since 1970 .
If you ’re looking for ways to lionize Black History Month , there ’s lots to do . Whether you want to educate yourself by attending films , performances , or conversation , partake in the joy at a parade or dance company , or do a little bit of it all at a drag show , here are just a few ways you’re able to get ask and have a raft of fun while doing so :
Visit San Francisco Public Library branches for workshops, films, performances, and more
February ( and throughout the year)Library branches and onlineSFPL ’s “ More Than a Month ” solemnization focuses on the stem of resistance this year . class - friendly and grownup issue include film screenings , musical performance , book clubs , workshops , and more . toll : Free
See art, poetry, films, talks, and more at MoAD
February ( and throughout the year)SoMaRight now , at the Museum of African Diaspora , you’re able to see the first and only West Coast exhibition of “ The New Black Vanguard : Photography Between Art and Fashion , ” which foreground the work of 15 modern-day fashion clothes designer “ whose images portray radically fresh perspective on the sensitive of picture taking and art , race and sweetheart , and sex and tycoon . ” The museum , which hasa rich year - round programme and event calendar , has a sight of events to attend , including youth verse reading , film screenings , unresolved mic nights , book clubs , artist talks , and more . Cost : upshot prices vary ; Peach State to chat the museum is $ 12 but free every 2nd Saturday of the calendar month
Check out films, art, reading, talks, and more at BAMPFA
February ( and throughout the year)BerkeleyThere is always something interesting to discover at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive ( BAMPFA ) . During Black History Month , you could see motion-picture show by Pratibha Parmar , “ Felwine Sarr : Music , Freedom , Africa , ” a conversation through medicine with the Senegalese writer , scholar , composer , musician , and more . Cost : Varies
Enjoy menu specials honoring Black community members at Old Skool Cafe
February ( and throughout the year)BayviewFor Black History Month , Old Skool Cafe is adding the favorite meals of far-famed Black residential district members to the menu each weekend . The nonprofit , young - run supper club help at - risk , formerly incarcerated , and foster upkeep youth historic period 16 - 22 gain the skills and experience they need to succeed in various front and back - of - theater restaurant roles . Bayview wedge / residential district advocateMrs . Dorris Vincentis first up , followed byJudge Trina Thompson , Delroy Lindo , andMayor London Breed .
Walk beneath the Marting Luther King, Jr. Memorial waterfall
February ( and ongoing)Yerba Buena GardensDid you know that Yerba Buena Gardens is abode to the country ’s secondly - largest monument to Dr. King ? Visit the sculptural waterfall sport methamphetamine panels inscribed with his inspiring words at 750 Howard Street . toll : Free
Attend the Commonwealth’s “Dreaming Forward: A Celebration of Black Joy, Power, and Excellence” conference
Thursday , February 9EmbarcaderoOn behalf of Dr. Sheryl Evans Davis and theSan Francisco Human Rights Commission , the Commonwealth Club is host its 2nd annual Dream Keeper Initiative , a 24-hour interval - long conference / solemnization / call - to - action mechanism have particular guests , including April Ryan ofTheGrioandCNN.Cost : costless
Celebrate Black Love at Oakland First Fridays
Friday , February 10Telegraph Avenue from West Grand to twenty-seventh StreetTelegraph Avenue metamorphose into a dining , shopping , and art - appreciating political party on Friday , February 10 , from 5 pm to 9 pm . There will be food , artist , and retail vendors and a innkeeper of Black artists , authors , and entertainment . Please note : This event was reschedule from February 3 because of potential pelting . Cost : Free
Have a ball at an all-Black drag show at Oasis
Friday , February 10SoMa“Reparations with Latrice Royale ” is an all - contraband drag show hosted by Latrice Royale , the belovedDrag Racestar who also find to be observe her birthday . Cost:$15 to $ 60
Dance all night and shop all day at the Afro Soca Love carnival and marketplace
Friday , February 10 – Saturday , February 11341 13th Street , OaklandAfro Soca Love create experiences that dissemble as a “ gateway to work up bonds and fortify relationships — between communities , somebody , and Africa and its diaspora . ” See for yourself at the all - ages market place ( Saturday ) , where you ’ll regain food and drink , style , lulu and wellness , home decor , and more . But before the shopping comes the terpsichore at the 21 + Friday Night Carnival , a culturally immersive music experience with music from all over the human beings . Cost : The marketplace is free ; just the ticket to the Friday Night Carnival start up at $ 20
See a live performance of “Words That Made the Difference: Brown vs. the Board of Education”
Saturday , February 11Unity Palo AltoSee a live theatrical performance based on the unfeigned events that come about in the engagement to finish school day segregation . The script guide from test transcript of the five cases brought together in front of the Supreme Court and Chief Justice Earl Warren ’s memoir , and the play is set up in the courtrooms where it all happened . There will be a Q&A with the playwright before the performance and the cast after . Cost : detached
Go to theI, Too, Sing Americaalbum release party
Saturday , February 11MissionHead to the Brava Theater Center to fete the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company ’s album button of the euphony created forI , Too , Sing America , a soulful and uplifting performance that moved audience when it debut last year . The night admit an album - listening and sing - along party , DJs , dancing , an receptive bar , and more . Cost:$40
Go on the Black Liberation Walking Tour of West Oakland
Saturday , February 18West OaklandTake a walk with David Peters , beginner of the West Oakland Cultural Action internet , and Gene Anderson , the author ofLegendary Locals of Oakland , to learn about resident voices and document sites of cultural and historical import in the neighborhood . Peters is a local native , and Anderson is an Oakland historiographer whose family has historic root in West Oakland . Cost:$50 ( $ 30 for West Oakland residents )
See a screening ofThe Black Kung Fu Experiencefollowed by in-person demonstrations
Sunday , February 19Great Star Theater , ChinatownThe Chinese Historical Society of America is celebrating Black History Month and societal unity with a covering of this film about how a group of African American pioneers became respected in a subculture master by Chinese and white-hot humans . Afterward , there will be monstrance and talks with Sifu Donald Hamby and Sifu Troy Dunwood , who “ will speak about their winner as internationally recognized martial arts masters , their Chinese Kung Fu instructor , and what this practice means in sexual relation to diversity , subspecies and inclusion exit . ”Cost:$15
Sip wine made by Black winemakers at a free tasting event at STEM Kitchen + Garden
Thursday , February 23DogpatchSTEM Kitchen + Garden is hosting an afternoon wine smack celebrating Black - owned wine maker in its gorgeous indoor / outdoor blank space , and secure of all , and it ’s detached to the public!Cost : Free
Attend the San Francisco African American Arts & Cultural District Gala Fundraiser
Saturday , February 25Bayview Opera HouseEnjoy an evening of natural endowment , fashion , and community of interests inspiration at SFAAACD ’s 1st Annual Gala Fundraiser . Carla Duke , Television News Director at CBS - KPIX Chanel 5 , will host the event , which admit inspiring words from keynote loudspeaker system Aniyia Williams , an artist , tech creator , and system - preneur . Cost:$100
Attend a Black History Month & Chinese New Year Poetry Reading on Angel Island
Saturday , February 25Angel IslandThere is so much history in poetry at the Angel Island Detention Barracks Museum , which get it a fitting location for poets Chun Yu and Michael Warr . The cobalt - laminitis of Two Languages / One Community will deal their poems and stories in English and Chinese , accompanied by send off images of text and photographs . Cost:$10 to $ 21
Feel the joy at the Black Joy Parade
Sunday , February 26Downtown OaklandThis parade and festival celebrate the “ Black experience yesteryear , present , and future . ” Be prepared to experience “ more Black delight than you ever imagined , ” starting with the parade ( begin at fourteenth and Franklin ) at 12:30 pm . The family - friendly festival follows ( independent entrance is at 19th and Franklin ) will admit 200 - plus Black - own small businesses selling food , drinkable , clothing , artistry , and more . There will also be two stages with Black performers , include The Black Joy Choir . monetary value : liberal
Take a sound bath at Grace Cathedral in honor of Black History Month
Monday , February 27Nob HillTake an immersive sound bathtub featuringFractals of Sound , a collective of top Bay Area musicians Egemen Sanli , Phoenix Song , and Sam Jackson , with limited guestDestiny Muhammad . Together , they will produce a “ soundscape deeply rooted in world music , ” allowing you to take a pondering journey in one of the most beautiful places in San Francisco . Cost:$25 to $ 75
SeeTsitsi Dangarembga and Angela Davis at City Arts & Lectures
Tuesday , February 28Civic CenterCo - gift with MoAd , City Arts & Lectures is host novelist Tsitsi Dangarembga and scholar and activist Angela Davis for what ’s sure to be a riveting conversation . Cost:$36
Courtesy of Black Joy Parade
Museum of African Diaspora
Old Skool Cafe
Yerba Buena Gardens
Courtesy of Oakland First Fridays
Courtesy of San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Company
Bayview Opera House
Courtesy of Black Joy Parade
