Deeply Rooted, Building Legacy
2026 Events Calendar
Feb. 1 – NMBCC BHM Kickoff: Legacy Luncheon
1 p.m.
NMBCC Grand Hall
Feb. 3 – BFCA BHM Kickoff: Riverbend Restoration Screening featuring Filmmaker Michael Dennis
4 p.m. (reception)
5 p.m. (screening)
Wells Library Room 048
Feb. 6 – African American Read-In with the School of Education
11 a.m.
NMBCC Grand Hall
Feb. 6 – Black Lit
6 p.m.
NMBCC Library
Feb. 7 – City of Bloomington BHM Kickoff: Performing Arts Showcase
4 p.m.
City Hall
Feb 8 – Community Commemorations Open Mic + Mixed Media Gallery with Girls Rock, Inc.
5 p.m.
NMBCC Grand Hall
Feb. 11 – African American Choral Ensemble Annual Black History Month Concert
12 p.m.
School of Education
Feb. 11 – Career Development Series: Insights on Internships
6 p.m.
NMBCC Bridgwaters Lounge
Feb. 14 – Black Market
10 a.m.–2 p.m.
City Hall
Feb. 15 – An Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr.
6 p.m.
IU Auditorium
Feb. 18 – Black Faculty and Staff Appreciation
11 a.m.–2 p.m.
NMBCC Grand Hall
Feb. 20–21 – IU Student Leadership Conference
For registered attendees only.
Feb. 21 – African American Choral Ensemble 50th Anniversary Concert
7:30 p.m.
Musical Arts Center
Feb. 22 – IU Women's Basketball vs. Oregon
1 p.m.
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Feb. 25 – Black Knowledge Bowl
6 p.m.
NMBCC Grand Hall
Feb. 27–28 – Herman C. Hudson Symposium
Hosted by the Dept. of African American and African Diaspora Studies
Cook Center, Maxwell Hall
Feb. 27–28 – Kukusanya: International Africanist Dance Intensive
Hosted by the African American Dance Company
Feb. 28 – City of Bloomington Black History Month Gala
6 p.m.
Woolery Mill