Black History Month
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in country's history. We join our country, and others, in celebrating this month with a calendar of events that embraces history, enriches our knowledge, and encourages us to celebrate the diversity within our Baylor family.
The event grew out of “Negro History Week,” the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month.
The events below are open to all students and we encourage you to attend as many as you can.
2025 Calendar of Events
| February 1 | Tune in on all Instagram accounts - @baylorbsc, @baylorma_cubtalk, & @baylorma1845 as we celebrate Black History Month 2025 | |
| February 1-28 | Waco History – African American History Self-Guided Tour - Curated by Baylor University Institute for Oral History & The Texas Collection | |
| February 3 | Black History Month Carillon Recital – Hosted by the School of Music - 2:00 p.m. McLane Carillon, Pat Neff Hall | |
| February 3 | Greensboro Lunch Counter Sit-In Re-enactment - 1:00 p.m. SUB CUB (Near MA) - Hosted by Baylor NAACP | |
| February 3 | Pop the Balloon (Girl's Edition) - 6:00 p.m. Morrison 100. Hosted by Baylor African Student Assocation | |
| February 5 | Department of History presents the Black History Month Lecture featuring Dr. Ronald Angelo Johnson - 4:00 p.m. | |
| February 6 | Power in Motion - Kickball Tournament - 6:30 p.m. BSB Fields. Hosted by Black Student Union | |
| February 9-15 | Kappa Week - Hosted by Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. | |
| February 10 | Mentorship Aux Battles - 6:00 p.m. Cashion. Hosted by Black Student Union | |
| February 11 | Roots General Body Meeting - 6:30 p.m. SUB Fentress Room. Hosted by ROOTS Natural Hair Club. | |
| February 11 | Black History Month Celebration – Women’s Basketball Game – 7 p.m. Foster Pavilion | |
| February 13 | Lunch & Learn Featuring Attorney Damario Simmons - 12:00 Noon. Memorial Alexander Common Room. Hosted bY Baylor Law School and Honors Residential College. | |
| February 14 | Bake Sale - 11:00 a.m. SUB. Hosted by Black Student Union | |
| February 14 | Love is Blind - 6:00 p.m. Hanakmer 101. Hosted by BSU | |
| February 15 | Black History Month Celebration – Men’s Basketball Game – 1 p.m. Foster Pavilion | |
| February 16-22 | Skee Week - Hosted by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. | |
| February 17 | BHM Meeting - 6:30 p.m. Morrison 100. Hosted by African Student Association | |
| February 18 | Truett Black Seminary Association - Chapel, Sponsored by Truett Seminary – 11 a.m. Paul Powell Chapel | |
| February 18 | Neighbor Night - 6:00 p.m. Bobo Spiritual Life Center. Hosted by Better Together, African Student Association, & Black Student Union | |
| February 18 | Roots General Body Meeting - 6:30 p.m. SUB Fentress Room. Hosted by ROOTS Natural Hair Club | |
| February 19 | GATHER: Food, Justice, and Nourishment in an Anti-Black World Featuring Dr. Ashante Reese - 4:00 p.m. Barfield. Hosted by Creative Arts Experience | |
| February 21 | Film screening of the documentary, Juneteenth, and conversation with the director, Rasool Berry Sponsored by: The Black Church Studies Program at Truett Seminary and the W. E. B. DuBois planning committee – 5:30-8:30 p.m. Truett Seminary, Room 107 | |
| February 22 | Gospel Fest - 6:30 p.m. Carver Park Baptist Church. Hosted by Heavenly Voices Choir | |
| February 26 | Readers Meet the Author Series featuring Dr. Elise Edwards - Presented by the Office of the President and the Office of the Provost and hosted by the Baylor Libraries - 11:30a.m. in the Schumacher Flex Commons on the first floor of Moody Memorial Library. | |
| February 27 - March 2 | Big XII Conference on Black Student Government - Hosted by Oklahoma State University |