The theme for Black History Month 2021 is The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity and is set every year by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History®, an organization founded in 1915 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the famed African American historian known as the “Father of Black History.”

Learn about Austin’s important African American heritage by exploring Six Square, the city’s Black Cultural District. Historic Six Square comprises six square miles of East Austin, originally created in 1928 as the Negro District by the Austin City Council. The Six Square district is bordered to the north by Manor Road, to the south by Seventh Street, to the east by Airport Boulevard, and to the west by Interstate 35. It’s dotted with notable historic homes, churches, commercial buildings, schools, cemeteries, and parks.

What is the Black History in Two Minutes (or so) podcast?

It’s Black History delivered in short, lively, fact-packed stories accessible to people of all ages and education levels. It’s fast, accurate U.S. history available in free video podcast recordings describing major historical events and introducing less well-known experiences involving Black Americans. The series received two Webby Awards in May 2020: People’s Choice, as well as Education and Discovery. Podcast topics range from recent events to the founding of the United States of America. Heroes of the Civil Rights movement are covered, as are some of the more obscure figures in the fight for equality. Of the over 40 recordings so far, 2-minute topics include:

• The Double V Campaign of World War II
• John Lewis: The Fight for the Right to Vote
• The Birth of Jazz

To access the videos, click here: https://blackhistoryintwominutes.com/

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