The event will feature art, music and dance along with a presentation by Dr. Uzoma Miller, assistant professor of African American Studies.

African Americans have evolved in our country. Tuskegee University was awarded an Air Corps contract to help train black military pilots. This group was eventually called ‘The Tuskegee Airmen’ and pushed for integration into the military.

Black History Month goes back nearly 100 years, and is celebrated in February in New Jersey with various events.

Both screenings will take place at the Anne Louise Davis Room in the Plainfield Public Library, located at 8100 Park Ave.

She is credited for being one of the first Black educators in the school district to teach white students, when she accepted a position at Kirby-Smith School in the mid-1960’s.

Lela Thompson was the first black woman to graduate from Wilmington College, which is now the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

The Boston area has a range of events celebrating Black history in the arts, activism, labor movement and sports. Here are the biggest events to check out. Month-long happenings Muqeedah Publishing has artwork celebrating Black History Month on display at Boston City Hall (second floor) between now and Feb.