Black History Month: Home

Zora Neale Hurston -Festival Highlights

Eatonville, Florida Celebrates the 31st Zora Neal Hurston Annual Festival of Arts and Humanities

Census.gov Facts - Black History Month

ALA Appoints Tracie D. Hall as Executive Director

“The American Library Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Tracie D. Hall as its executive director, effective February 24, 2020. Following a nationwide search, Hall was selected to succeed Mary W. Ghikas, who has worked for ALA since 1995 and served as executive director since January 2018. Hall is the first female African-American executive director in ALA’s history." --- American Library Association

Carla Hayden was sworn in as the 14th Librarian of Congress on September 14, 2016. Hayden, the first woman and the first African American to lead the national library, was nominated to the position by President Barack Obama on February 24, 2016, and her nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 13. -- Library of Congress

• Library of Congress About the Librarian - Follow Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on Twitter. https://twitter.com/libnofcongress External
• Library of Congress African American Digital Collection  - A Digital Collection of African American Resources.
• Library of Congress - The African American Masaic -  A Resource Guide for the Study of Black History & Culture.

Welcome to the Black History Month Resource Guide: In honor of February being Black History Month, here you will find African American resources that are available at the Steelman Library, in addition to a variety of web resources.