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Black History Month 2025 in the Department of OBGYN
February 1, 2025
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Happy February and Black History Month to our UW Medicine community! To celebrate, we are highlighting local events, organizations and other projects working toward obstetrical and gynecological health equity for Black communities.
Local Upcoming Events
- Rainier Avenue Radio presents “Call to Conscience Black History Month Museum” at Columbia City Theater, all month long
- Northwest African American Museum Black History Month Events: Coloring Outside the Lines, all month long
- Sat, Feb 1 – MoPOP presents “Black Beyond” for Black History Month from 10am-5pm
- Sat, Feb 1 – Black Ancestral Roots History Month Celebration Week 1; Live Jambalaya Cooking Demo & Tasting + Healing Womb Wounds Interactive Workshop from 12-3:10pm
February 3-7
- Thurs, Feb 6 – MOHAI presents “Living Voices: The Right to Dream from 5:30-6:30pm
- Sat, Feb 8 – Black History Month Book Fair at Cr8tyffs LLC in Tacoma from 12-5pm
- Sat, Feb 8 – King County Library presents Black History Month Family Trivia Night from 3-4pm
- Sat, Feb 8 – Black Ancestral Roots History Month Celebration Week 2; Live Peach Cobbler Baking Demo & Tasting + Ancestral Herbalism Interactive Workshop from 12-3:10pm
- Sun, Feb 9 – Bainbridge Island Museum of Art presents Celebrating Black Voices Film Fest from 12-6pm
February 10-14
- Fri, Feb 11 - Mar 7 – Black Artists Exhibition at Tacoma Community College’s Gallery
- Sat, Feb 15 – Black Ancestral Roots History Month Celebration Week 3; Live Black-Eyed Pea Rice & Cabbage Cooking Demo & Tasting + African Dance & Movement Workshop from 12-3:10pm
February 17-21
- Thurs, Feb 20 – “We the People and the American Dream” with University of Washington professor, Luther Adams, Ph.D., at the Washington State History Museum from 5:30–8pm
- Sat, Feb 22 – Black Ancestral Roots History Month Celebration Week 4; Black Ancestral Roots Market & Delicious Traditional Dishes + African Dance & Movement Workshop from 12:00 PM – 3:10 PM
- Sat, Feb 22 – MOHAI presents “When the Past Meets Your Future: A Celebration of BHS” from 11am-1pm
Local Organizations
- Washington Therapy Fund for Black People
- Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County
- Black Business Directory
Department of OBGYN
- Obstetrics and Gynecology DEI Council Fund
- Endometrial Cancer Action Network for African-Americans (ECANA)
- Support for Black Women’s Gynecological Health Program Fund
Other UW Funds
- Black Health Justice Pathway Fund
- Black Opportunity Fund – Seattle
- Black Opportunity Fund Endowment