Martin Luther King, Jr. & Black History Month 2015: Upcoming Events

The third Monday of January is the day observed to commemorate the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King fought to achieve equality and justice for all Americans of all colors.

As a federal holiday observed as a national day of services, see how you can honor Dr. King’s legacy through service and volunteering or help educate the younger generation about Dr. King’s life and his vision for peace and change. There are numerous events happening across the Island.

Dr. King is also a major figure to remember for Black History Month, or National African American History Month coming up in February. The annual observance is to remember and celebrate the important achievements and events of great black Americans and the people of African descent. Check out the upcoming events for that as well!

Events Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.:

• Friday, January 16^th
  Film Screening: King – Man of Peace in a Time of War
  Freeport Memorial Library
  Time: 3PM to 4PM
  Cost: Free Event
   
• Saturday, January 17^th
  Theatrical Presentation – “The Trilogy of Truth II, Women of Courage”
  African American Museum of Nassau County
  Time: 8PM
  Cost: $5 Donation Suggested
   
• Sunday, January 18^th
  Introspective of a Dream with Shenole Latimer – a dramatic reading of ‘I Have A Dream’ and discussion of important moments during Dr. King’s life and the Civil Rights Movement
  Elmont Memorial Library
  Time: 2PM
  Cost: Free Event
  
  Ecumenical Interfaith Service
  New Covenant Church
  Time: 7PM
  Cost: Free Event
   
• Monday, January 19^th
  Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symbolic March
  First Baptist Church – Glen Cove
  Time: 9AM
  Free Event
  
  Dreaming with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mosaic Masterpiece
  Long Island Children’s Museum
  Time: 11AM, 1PM & 3PM
  Cost: $3 With Museum Admission ($2 LICM Members)
  
  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 28^th Annual Scholarship Luncheon
  Marriott Hotel – Uniondale
  Time: 11:30AM
  Cost: $60 (Proceeds will benefit the MLK Committee Scholarship Fund assisting local HS seniors seeking higher education)
  
  Create an ‘I Have A Dream’ Catcher
  The Whaling Museum and Education Center
  Time: 12:30PM & 2:30PM
  Cost: $8 Per Child
  
  Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration through Poetry, Music and Song Presented by the Wheatley Heights Mother’s Club
  Half Hollow Hills Community Library Dix Hills Branch
  Time: 2PM
  Cost: Free Event
   
• Monday, January 19^th through Saturday, January 31^st
  Honor The Dream Food Drive
  Blue Duck Bakery locations in Southampton, Southold, Riverhead and Greenport
  Drop off non-perishable food items to be donated to local food banks
   
• Saturday, January 24^th
  Film Screening: Citizen King
  Roosevelt Public Library
  Time: 1PM to 4PM
  Cost: Free Event

Events Honoring Black History Month:

• Now through Monday, March 2^nd (every day except Sunday)
  Exhibit: Reflections in Black
  Southampton Cultural Center
  Time: 11AM to 2:30PM
  Cost: Free Event
   
• Friday, January 30^th
  Film Screening: Underground Railroad
  Westbury Memorial Public Library
  Time: 6PM
  Cost: Free Event
   
• Friday, February 6^th and Saturday, February 28^th
  Running Scared, Running Free: Escape to the Promised Land
  Ward Melville Heritage Organization Educational and Cultural Center
  Time: 7PM for 2/7 and 1PM for 2/28
  Cost: $15
   
• Saturday, February 7^th
  Black History Month Celebration
  Baldwin Library
  Time: 2PM to 3PM
  Cost: Free Event
   
• Sunday, February 8^th
  Black History Month: Steel Impressions
  Patchogue-Medford Library
  Time: 2:30PM to 3:30PM
  Cost: Free Event
  
  Music and Dance of the African Diaspora in Celebration of Black History Month
  John  Cranford Adams Playhouse of Hofstra University
  Time: 5PM
  Cost: $12, $10 For Seniors and Non-Hofstra Students
   
• Wednesday, February 11^th
  The Underground Railroad on Long Island: Friends in Freedom
  Freeport Library
  Time: 1PM
  Cost: Free Event
   
• Friday, February 13^th
  Film Screening: African-American History, Great Speeches
  Westbury Public Library
  Time: 6PM
  Cost: Free Event
   
• Sunday, February 15^th
  Celebrate Black History Month with the Wheatley Heights Mother’s Club and Concerned Fathers Association
  Half Hollow Hills Community Library Dix Hills Branch
  Time: 2PM to 4PM
  Cost: Free Event
   
• Friday, February 20^th
  Film Screening – The Abolitionist
  Westbury Public Library
  Time: 5:30PM
  Cost: Free Event
   
• Saturday, February 21^st
  Celebrate Black History Month through the program “Under African Skies”
  Hempstead Library
  Time: 2PM
  Cost: $0.50 For Children in Grades 2-5 (Please register)
   
• Friday, February 27^th
  Film Screening: Harlem Renaissance
  Westbury Public Library
  Time: 6PM
  Cost: Free Event

Photo by Michelle Kwajafa, via Free Images.