Coney Island Library

L A Blacksmith is a dynamic, charismatic performer with a special brand of electrifying Funk, Jazz & Soul -Enjoy the PRE-RECORDED Music and Black History virtual performance via Zoom. The connection to the performance will appear on February 27, 2021. LA Blacksmith website: http://www.lablacksmith.com

Celebrate Black History Month by creating a Harriet Tubman doll!

Grammy Award winner Dan Zanes and Haitian-American jazz vocalist/Music Therapist Claudia Zanes perform some children's folk songs included in their new book, Dan Zanes' House Party! The audience is invited to sing and dance along in what might be called a casual, inclusive, and subversively educational party atmosphere.

Learn about Claudette Colvin, the 15-year-old Civil Rights pioneer who fought against bus segregation, and won. She inspired Rosa Parks and hopefully, she'll inspire you, too! Want to learn more? The second part of this video shows you how to do research using two of our online resources, Gale Elementary and SIRS Discoverer from ProQuest.