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Black History Month (Photo – cityofpasadena.net).
Pasadena’s celebration of Black History for the year 2019 starts on January 12 and extends all the way to March 17.
By Events Manager
The celebrations will include a parade, special events, lectures and activities. The City and volunteer Black History Parade & Festival Planning Committee have prepared a full schedule of events in celebration of the achievements by black Americans and in recognition of African-Americans in U.S. History.
Pasadena’s Black History Month Parade, one of the largest in the U.S., will be recorded by Pasadena Media to be broadcast on KPAS (Pasadena’s government TV station).
Full listing
Here’s a full list of the planned events. (Most are free).
| Jan. 12 | Rekindling the Light of Peace City Hall Chambers, 10:00 AM, 100 N. Garfield Ave. Pasadena, CA 91101 |
| Jan. 19 | MLK Day On, Not Off McKinley Elementary School 8:30 AM, 325 Oak Knoll Ave. |
| Jan. 21 | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Celebration McKinley Elementary School 8:30 AM, 325 Oak Knoll Ave. |
| Jan. 26 | Grand Re-Opening of Robinson Park Recreation Center Robinson Park Recreation Center, 10:00 AM, 1081 N. Fair Oaks Ave. |
| Jan. 31 | Red, Black & Green Honors Gala The Rose, 245 E. Green St. |
| Feb.1–28 | Observation in Black, 2019 – A Pictorial Celebration of Black History Month Pasadena Central Library, Humanities Wing, 285 E. Walnut St. |
| Feb. 1 | Black Excellence Soiree – A Millennial Mixer Hotel Constance Pasadena, 6:00 PM, 928 E. Colorado Blvd. |
| Feb. 2 | Black Pasadena Historical Tour Jackie Robinson Community Center, 9:00 AM, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave. |
| Feb. 9 | Miss Black Pasadena Pageant Jackie Robinson Community Center, 9:00 AM, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave. |
| Feb. 9 | Matters of the Heart – State of Black Pasadena Robinson Park Recreation Center, 5:00 PM, 1081 N. Fair Oaks Ave. |
| Feb. 10 | Black Film Showcase Jackie Robinson Community Center, 3:00 PM, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave. |
| Feb. 16 | 37th Annual Black History Parade & Festival Ends at Robinson Park Recreation Center, 10:00 AM, 1081 N. Fair Oaks Ave. |
| Feb. 17 | Events by Jacqueline Presents Gospel & Jazz Sunday Brunch at Hotel Constance Hotel Constance Pasadena, 5:00 PM., 928 E. Colorado Blvd. |
| Feb. 17 | 35th Annual Black History Program with Special Guest Speaker Jackie Lacy, LA County District Attorney Altadena Baptist Church, 5:00 PM, 791 E. Calaveras St. Altadena, CA |
| Feb. 21 | N.O.B.L.E. Black Fire Fighters Association, Pasadena Black Employee Association Black History Breakfast Pasadena Senior Center, 7:30 AM, 85 E. Holly St. |
| Feb. 22 | Chocolate Story Time La Pintoresca Library, 4:00 PM., 1355 Raymond Ave. |
| Feb. 22 | Senior Night Out La Pintoresca Library, 7:00 PM, 1355 Raymond Ave. |
| Feb. 23 | We Are One – Community Line Dance Jackie Robinson Community Center, 2:00 PM, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave. |
| March 8 | Art Night Jackie Robinson Community Center, 2:00 PM, 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave. |
| March 10 | Celebrating Women: Afternoon Tea Jackie Robinson Community Center, 3:00 PM., 1020 N. Fair Oaks Ave. |
| March 17 | Celebrating Women: Afternoon Tea Metropolitan Baptist Church, 3:00 PM., 2283 N. Fair Oaks Ave. |
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