Black History Month Events

PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Events in Hampton Roads associated with Black History Month -

February 27:

10:00am - 5:00pm
Nauticus
One Waterside Drive
Dream to Dive: The Carl Brashear Story - explore the life and career of Carl "Maxie" Brashear, the U.S. Navy's first African-American Master Diver in a new, 3,300-square foot exhibit. Admission required.

6:30pm - 9:30pm
Virginia Beach Central Library
4100 Virginia Beach Blvd., Virginia Beach
An Evening of Jazz and Poetry - Celebrate Black History Month with the rhythm of jazz and the spoken word. Listen or share your own. Free.

February 28:

10:00am - 5:00pm
Nauticus
One Waterside Drive
Dream to Dive: The Carl Brashear Story - explore the life and career of Carl "Maxie" Brashear, the U.S. Navy's first African-American Master Diver in a new, 3,300-square foot exhibit. Admission required.

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Newsome House
2803 Oak Avenue, Newport News
Celebrate Black History month by watching the documentary "The Quiltmakers of Gees Bend." Free.

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Virginia War Museum
9285 Warwick Boulevard, Newport News
African-American Film Festival - "Glory." Starring Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Matthew Broderick, this 1989 movie chronicles the all-black 54th Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Admission required.

1:30pm
Virginia Living Museum
524 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard, Newport News
Based on a the children's book, this planetarium production of "Follow the Drinking Gourd" is a poignant and inspiring tale of one African-American family’s desperate flight to freedom. Admission required.