Black History Month Honors Celebration
Published on January 15, 2025
Connect and celebrate with the community as the Village of Oak Park will host its third annual Black History Month Honors Celebration on Sat., Feb. 8 beginning at 10:30 a.m. inside the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association, 178 Forest Ave.
Admission to the Black History Month Honors Celebration is free, but space is limited. Those interested in attending can click here to reserve a spot, or visit this link on the side of the page. Doors to the venue will open at 10:30 a.m. and the program will begin at 11 a.m., continuing until about 1:30 p.m.
The annual event features speakers, performers, interactive activities, music, light refreshments and more while highlighting the annual Black History Month theme. The theme for 2025 is African Americans and Labor.
For more information, please contact the Village's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion by email at dei@oak-park.us or by phone at 708.358.5405.
About Oak Park -The Village of Oak Park, located just nine miles west of downtown Chicago, offers a distinctive urban/suburban lifestyle in a thriving, multi-cultural community. Well-known for progressive values, tree-lined streets and bustling business districts, Oak Park serves as an ideal place to live, work and play. As a longstanding community of choice, the Village benefits from convenient access to local and regional transit, high-quality public schools, and arts and cultural attractions, including Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio and his acclaimed Unity Temple, which was recently designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.