Welcome to Delta Library's Black History Month digital display! Please use the arrows above to scroll through a list of notable African Americans. Click on the slide to learn more. Below find information on local events, books, and digital resources to help you learn about and celebrate Black History Month.
Domonoske, Camila. “’Not Broken but Simply Unfinished’: Poet Amanda Gorman Calls for a Better America.” NPR, 20 Jan. 2021, www.npr.org/sections/inauguration-day-live-updates/2021/01/20/958743170/poet-amanda-gorman-reads-the-hill-we-climb.
“About the Librarian.” Library of Congress, https://loc.gov/about/about-the-librarian/, Accessed 25 Jan 2022
“Garrett Morgan.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 5 Jan. 2021, www.biography.com/inventor/garrett-morgan.
“Meet Our Founder.” About Stacey Abrams, Fair Fight, https://fairfight.com/about-stacey-abrams/, accessed 21 Jan. 2021.
“Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee Pioneering Civil rights and Healthcare.” AAUW, www.aauw.org/resources/faces-of-aauw/dorothy-boulding-ferebee/. Accessed 20 Jan. 2021.
How did Black History Month get started, and what does it mean to people today? Click the banner photos to get more information on these influential African Americans. DoDEA Pacific. “Black History Month.” YouTube , 4 Mar. 2019, https://youtu.be/fT8pWZuvAuA
Norat, Herbert. “Arturo A. Schomburg: His Life and Legacy.” New York Public Library, 5 Oct. 2020, www.nypl.org/blog/2020/10/05/arturo-schomburg-his-life-and-legacy
“Sarah Boone.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 13 Jan. 2021, www.biography.com/inventor/sarah-boone.
“NIHF Inductee and Carbon Filament Inventor Lewis Latimer.” NIHF Inductee and Carbon Filament Inventor, 2021, www.invent.org/inductees/lewis-latimer.
National Inventors Hall of Fame. NIHF Inductee Alexander Miles and Elevator History, www.invent.org/inductees/alexander-miles.
“About Andrea Jenkins.” Minneapolis City of Lakes, 12 Nov. 2020, www.minneapolismn.gov/government/city-council/ward-8/about-andrea-jenkins/.
“Frederick Jones.” Biography.com, A&E Networks Television, 23 June 2020, www.biography.com/inventor/frederick-jones.
Norwood, Arlisha. “Daisy Bates.” National Women’s History Museum, www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/daisy-bates. Accessed 22 Jan. 2021.
Celebrating Our Stories is a new self-enrolled course in the Discover area of D2L Brightspace (eLearning). Just click this link to Celebrating Our Stories and click enroll to get started learning more about Black History. You will need to log in to eLearning to access the course.
Black History Month Trivia
Tuesday, February 1st starting at 12pm
Come celebrate Black History Month with some Black History Trivia. We will have prizes that will be sent after the event. We look forward to seeing you all! Please click on the Zoom Link to attend: https://delta-edu.zoom.us/j/88668735280?pwd=UmI3RjhLaElnMmtYeTM1ZjFGRmhuUT09
Celebrating Black Historical Leaders
Tuesday, February 8th from 11am-1pm
Black Historical leaders, thinkers, and inventors have made incredible impacts on all of our personal lives. As a result, there are no shortage of Black historical figures to learn about and celebrate during Black History Month. Come down to the Lower West Student Lounge on the Main Campus or the lounges at the Downtown Saginaw Location and Downtown Midland Location to see some information about these individuals.
Celebrating Black Health and Wellness
Wednesday, February 16th from 11am-1pm
The theme for Black History Month 2022 focuses on the importance of Black Health and Wellness. Delta College will be showcasing certain individuals who has worked in the medical field to help better the lives around them. This information will be presented in the Lower West Student Lounge on the Main Campus and in the student lounges at the Downtown Saginaw Location and the Downtown Midland Location.
Monday, February 21st at 6 p.m.
The Delta Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA), the Saginaw NAACP, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority are hosting the viewing of the documentary – Race: The Power of an Illusion, Part 3 – “The House You Live In.” This portion of the documentary is about the various disastrous effects of redlining on the black community. The theme of the event is “Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Headed.” The documentary will be followed by a panel discussion made up of members from the three sponsoring organizations. Here is the Zoom link to register for this event https://delta-edu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6Y3SofvJT-qst7u2lq7aAg
If you have questions about the events above, please contact Brandell Adams at brandelladams@delta.edu.
Castle Museum Exhibits and Events
More information about the Castle Museum in Saginaw is available at their website https://www.castlemuseum.org/
Black Life in America provides news coverage of events, people, and places significant to Black History from the first arrival of African captives in North America to the present day. You will be asked to log in if you're accessing the database from off campus.
Search within these full-text journals and magazines for articles of interest through Delta Library.
Browse and Search these digital collections for material related to African-Americans and African-American history.