Join Richland Library for a special event celebrating Black History Month with the richness of food, fine arts, and family history. Award-winning Gullah Chef BJ Dennis will educate and entertain audiences with a culinary conversation and cooking demonstration centered around Gullah Cuisine in the Café. Award-winning author Dinah Johnson will share selections from her book “Sitting Pretty:  A Celebration of Black Dolls” and others, and there will be an enriching performance by the Cultural Expression African Drum & Dance Ensemble. Visitors can learn more about the living legacy that is their family’s unique history with Local History’s table on “Tracing Your Roots.”  

Don’t forget to sign up for a free, unique sound experience session – plus, grab a tasty treat from one of our community vendors that will be featured in our Market that day.

Schedule for the Day

2-5 pm  | Black History Celebration Vendor Market | First Level Promenade

               “Tracing Your Roots” Display Table | First Level Local History Room

2 pm  | Author Dinah Johnson | First Level Auditorium

2 pm – 3:30 pm  | Artist-in-Residence, Chuck Brown | Second Level AiR Studio

2:20 pm – 3:00 pm  | Sound Experience Session 1 | Second Level Meeting Room M

3 pm | Chef B.J. Dennis | First Level Café

4 pm  | African Dancers and Drummers | First Level Auditorium

4:10 pm – 4:50 pm | Sound Experience Session 2 | Second Level Meeting Room M

Market Vendors

Asante’ Ana Bookstore

Ase’ Journey

Dazzling Sweets

Deeper Than Skin

Inspired by Mary

Kirby’s Delites

Liberation is Lit

Litt Lizzy Farms

Mark Dreher-Artist

Queen Bea Bakery

S&K Tea & Coffee

Sabrina White-Artist

The King’s Project

The Lemonade Twins

Ty Davis-Artist