A Little History 2.0
Sat, Apr 18
|Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public
A 60 minute, interactive experience that tells the simplified stories of nine historical moments in Black History through original music and poetry.
Time & Location
Apr 18, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public, 149 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119, USA
About the event
A Little History 2.0
Saturday, April 18 | 1:00–2:00PM
Roxbury Public Library – Community Room
149 Dudley St, Roxbury, MA 02119
Free! RSVP
A Little History 2.0 is a 60 minute, interactive experience that tells the simplified stories of nine historical moments in Black History through original music and poetry. Performed on gyil, the moments represented include Benin City, Africans in the Americas (Mansa Abubakari II), Igbo Landing, Seneca Village, the First Black Deliverywoman (Mary Fields), Airship before Airplane (Charles F. Page), When Black People Tell our Stories (Tulsa Race Massacre), A Math Genius (Katherine Johnson), and Celebrating Juneteenth.