black historyTried Stone Missionary Baptist Church

Sunday, February 15 – 87th Church Anniversary. All day event. 11 a.m. Service, Rev. Dwayne Harris. 4 p.m. Service, Rev. Jerret Fite, St. John’s AME Zion Church choir, and members from Rutherfordton, NC.

Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance

Sunday, February 15 – Black Awareness. Opening worship service, 6 p.m. Greater Works COGIC, 25 Forsythe Street, Asheville.

Monday, February 16 – Race in America. Luncheon and workshop. 12 noon, Broyhill Chapel, on the campus of Mars Hill University.

Monday, February 16 – Black Awareness. Closing worship service. 7 p.m. Greater Works COGIC, 25 Forsythe Street, Asheville.

Baptist Ministers Union

Monday, February 22 – Black History Event. Rev Larry Allen, Speaker. 6 p.m. Hill Street Baptist Church.

WNC Baptist Fellowship Church

Sunday, February 15 – Black History Service. Ricky Parker, speaker, 11 a.m. Fellowship dinner follows the service. Black History event, One Youth at a Time, 3:30 p.m. 240 Haywood Street, Asheville.

Mars Hill University

February 16 – Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr. The pastor, professor, politician, community activist, and civil rights leader, will speak at noon in Broyhill Chapel. Free.

February 26 – Poetry Slam. Moody Black and Kimbi of Greenville, SC perform and judge slam entries. Moody Black and Kimbi are spoken word and musical performers who make up the group, Unifyed Sol Poets. In Spainhour Hall at 7 p.m. Open to the public.

UNC Asheville

Thursday, February 26 – History of the National Pan-Hellenic Council and Black Greek Letter Organizations. Facilitated by Dahlia Hylton and Elliot Kimball. 6 p.m. in Highsmith University Union, room 221. Free and open to the public. Details at msp.unca.edu

Asheville Parks & Recreation Centers Black History Events

Friday, February 13 – Poetry Slam. Celebrate Black History Month with live poetry. 6-8 p.m. Burton Street Recreation Center, 134 Burton Street. Call (828) 254-1942 or email [email protected].

Saturday, February 21 – Drum Circle: The Rhythm of African American History. Learn the history of drumming and what it means to the African American culture. Bring your own drum or try one of ours. 6-7:30 p.m. Montford Recreation Center, 34 Pearson Drive. (828) 253-3714 or [email protected].

Saturday, February 28 – Uniting Our City. Presentations on the history of Asheville’s African American community and live entertainment inspired by African American culture. 1-3 p.m. Dr. Wesley Grant, Sr. Southside Center, 285 Livingston St. (828) 259-5483 or [email protected].