In Concert: Souls United Choir
Saturday, February 1, 2:30 pm
Lateef Islam Auditorium, FPC (29 N. Hamilton St.)
No registration required.

Souls United of the Hudson Valley, founded in 2010, is an interfaith gospel choir composed of members from the Mid-Hudson region. Their repertoire consists mostly of music from Christian, Baha’i, and other faith traditions, as reflected by the choir’s membership.

Graphic Novel Book Club
Thursday, February 13, 7 pm
Virtual
Registration required. Register here.

Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall
Wake brings to light for the first time the existence of enslaved Black women warriors whose stories can be traced by carefully scrutinizing historical records; and where the historical record goes silent, Wake reconstructs the likely past of two female rebels., Adono and Alele, on the slave ship The Unity.

In Concert: Beacon Jazz Club
Saturday, February 15, 2:30 pm
Lateef Islam Auditorium, FPC (29 N. Hamilton St.)
No registration required.

Formed in May of 2018, the Beacon Jazz Lab plays a variety of jazz and pop jazz tunes. Rich Dambra on saxophone, Hank Greenblatt on bass, Rich Gugumuck on electric guitar, Bev Poyerd on keyboards, and Gary Torres on drums.

Madam C. J. Walker: The First Black Female Millionaire
Tuesday, February 18, 7 pm
Virtual
Registration required. Register here.

Born in 19th century rural Louisiana to former slaves, Sarah Breedlove rose to become the first female, African-American, self-made millionaire in the United States. Presented by Rick Feingold, of Bergen County Community College.

Books & Brews Book Club
Wednesday, February 19 at 7 pm
Juan Murphy’s Pub (796 Main St)
No registration required.

A Little Devil In America by Hanif Abdurraqib
With sharp insight, humor, and heart, Abdurraqib examines how Black performance happens in specific moments in time and space — from midcentury Paris to the moon, then back down again to a cramped living room in Columbus, Ohio.

Learning to Be More Than Your Skin Color: Experience of Black Jews in America
Tuesday, February 11 at 7 pm
(Snow Date: February 25)
Adriance Memorial Library
Registration required. Register here.

A brief historic perspective on the African-American Black Jews and the Jews of Color from the Caribbean and Latin America in the US in the early 1900s. Presented by Mordekai Gordon, former President & Spiritual Leader of Mount Horeb Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation in Bronx, New York. There will be an accompanying exhibit of historical documents relating to persons discussed in our Rotunda Gallery throughout February.

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