كانساس سيتي، ميزوري — لقد تركت تاريخ السود وإبداعاتهم وقيادتهم بصماتهم على كل جانب من جوانب الحياة في كانساس سيتي، بدءًا من الرياضة والموسيقى وصولًا إلى السياسة والتعليم. واليوم، يمكنك العثور على هذه الإرث مسجلاً للأجيال القادمة في الاستوديوهات الفنية والمكتبات ومعارض المتاحف وغيرها.
يُقدّر سكان مدينة كانساس سيتي هذا الجانب الحيوي من هويتنا ويحتضنونه على مدار العام، لكن خلال «شهر تاريخ السود»، تتاح فرصة خاصة للتأمل والاحتفاء بالأشخاص والأماكن والقصص التي تشكل جزءًا لا يتجزأ من نسيج المجتمع. وفيما يلي ثمانية معالم سياحية وفعاليات محلية للاحتفال بـ«شهر تاريخ السود» في كانساس سيتي.
متحف دوريات البيسبول للسود
For the fifth year, the Kansas City Royals Foundation will provide free admission to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum throughout February. Since this partnership began, over 50,000 people have visited the museum during Black History Month. The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is the world’s only museum dedicated to African American baseball and its impact on American history, earning it a spot on the US Civil Rights Trail. It’s located just two blocks from the YMCA where the Negro National League was established in 1920.
متحف الجاز الأمريكي
With its roots in Black culture, jazz is infused in America’s DNA, playing a large part in many social movements, developments and events for over 100 years. Explore it all – including how famous Black musicians like Charlie Parker and Ella Fitzgerald led the way and how jazz has impacted Kansas City – at the American Jazz Museum in KC’s historic 18th and Vine District.
أرشيفات السود في وسط أمريكا
Also located in the 18th and Vine District, the Black Archives of Mid-America holds one of the largest collections of Midwestern Black memorabilia. Visitors can browse exhibits filled with artifacts, oral histories and business records featuring local leaders, organizations and neighborhoods at this free museum. The Black Archives will also host its annual Black History Luncheon on Saturday, Feb. 21.
مكتبة كانساس سيتي العامة
All nine branches of the Kansas City Public Library will host a slew of events during February, including movie and documentary screenings at the Central Library’s Film Vault, an author talk with National Book Award winner Imani Perry, special exhibits, children’s activities and more.
مركز تشو بي للفنون
Kansas City artists will come together for “Reclaiming the Canvas: A Tribute to 100 Years of Black History Month” on Saturday, Feb. 7 at the Zhou B Art Center in the historic 18th and Vine District. Poets, singers, dancers, artists and more will collaborate for this program that honors the past but also looks ahead to the next 100 years of Black history.
مهرجان ريل بلاك السينمائي
Kansas City PBS will host its annual Reel Black Film Festival in the historic Gem Theater and the American Jazz Museum, Feb. 20-21. The festival will include the premiere of the Kansas City PBS film “Aunt Sister: The Legacy of Sarah Rector,” as well as multiple feature and short film screenings and a Black-owned vendor market.
مؤسسة الموسيقيين المتبادلين
Brush up on local jazz history during museum hours or enjoy a jam session on the weekend at the Mutual Musicians Foundation. It was once home to the Black Musicians Union Local 627 and was the center of the development of the “Kansas City style” of jazz. Musicians regularly gathered at the Local 627 after their gigs to exchange ideas and play together. Today, those late-night jam sessions continue every weekend from 1:30-5 a.m. With over 100 years of history, the Mutual Musicians Foundation holds the distinction as the longest-running jazz venue in the world.
أصدقاء ألفين أيلي في كانساس سيتي
Famed dancer, choreographer and activist Alvin Ailey created the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to support Black artists and share the African American experience through dance. His company’s second home is located here in Kansas City, where leaders work to make dance accessible to all people. This Black History Month, KC Friends of Alvin Ailey will present “Setting the Stage: A Journey Through African American Dance” on Thursday, Feb. 26 at the Gem Theater.
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نبذة عن "زيارة كيه سي"
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