Black History Month
Attire:
Games/Activities:
- T shirts that represent Black History, such as a MLK Jr T Shirt
- Decorate with Pictures of African American Leaders and Quotes (Examples below)
- https://www.walmart.com/ip/Our-Black-History-Poster-African-American-24x18/646572166?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=101020962
- https://www.amazon.com/African-American-History-Culture-Poster/dp/B00B357NNI
- https://www.amazon.com/Angelou-Quotes-Art-Unframed-Print/dp/B07HHVTLGS/ref=asc_df_B07HHVTLGS/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309786222641&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16795935656504900694&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9015721&hvtargid=pla-633015227229&psc=1
- Soul Food and Southern themed restaurants (Try local Soul food or Southern Style restaurants)
- Preparing meals: Recipe ideas: https://www.staysnatched.com/soul-food-recipes/
Games/Activities:
- Phase 10 card game – Created by Black Creator, fun card game
- Puzzles: Crosswords
- Quizzes: quizzes
- Complete puzzles in table teams: puzzles
- Collaboration puzzle. Each person colors a piece. Once put together, it becomes a posterhttps://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dr-Martin-Luther-King-Jr-Collaborative-Poster-Black-History-Month-Activity-1047984
- Add Black History items to your general giveaways. Every gift does not need to be tied to the theme.
- Ideas of Black History items to add in:
- Books written by Black Authors. Below are suggestionshttps://www.amazon.com/Soul-food-Classic-cuisine-South/dp/1555844200?&linkCode=ll1&tag=arthingsyouneedtoknowaboutsoulfoodamiller0621-20&linkId=35ac5f1d835cdb52f356469bb3154355&ref_=as_li_ss_tlhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25953369-hidden-figureshttps://www.walmart.com/ip/The-Speech-The-Story-Behind-Dr-Martin-Luther-King-Jr-s-Dream-Updated-Paperback-Edition-Paperback-9781608464234/36954212https://www.nypl.org/spotlight/blackhistorymonth/biographies-memoirs
- Give away the posters (decorations) as part of the raffle
- Black History Month t-shirts:
- Puzzle https://www.etsy.com/listing/770811623/black-history-is-our-history-puzzle
- Optional Playlists https://youtu.be/zVKWW5RiKdU or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLHHz9Pksuo
- Invite a special guest- local artist or poet
- Support Black Business
- If you have local black businesses in your area, this is a great time to support by buying the food or some prizes from them. Google is great resource or employee referrals
- Share your events on social media!
- Highlight employees on Campus social media page
- Host or Join community panel on Senior Living concerns for the African American Community
- Provide link for employees that want to learn more about African American History: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/exhibitions
- Book Reading Club for the Month
- Each location picks a book they’d like to read for the month by an African American author.
- Talk and Chew event over the book of choice at the end of the month.
- Each location picks a book they’d like to read for the month by an African American author.