UTICA — All are welcome to join the Utica/Oneida County Branch NAACP from 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 to celebrate Black History Month with its annual program hosted by the Oneida County History Center (OCHC). This event will follow the 2023 national theme, Black Resistance.

The program features presentations by History Center Living Legend award winner Robbie Dancy and NAACP Poet Laureate Tinashe Manguwa, and performances by the Metrolites and Utica Royalties with Hawa Peters. It also includes student presentations on Black History Moments from the Utica College Young Scholars, Mohawk Valley Junior Frontiers, and Rebuilding the Village. Members of the NAACP will also share information about their organization and community announcements.

This celebration is free and open to all. The program will also be available virtually via Zoom; those wishing to attend virtually can register at  https://www.oneidacountyhistory.org/programs.html. Registrants will receive a link and instructions on how to join this online event. For more information on the national theme, please visit https://asalh.org/black-history-themes/.

Please contact the History Center at 315-735-3642 or visit the OCHC website (www.oneidacountyhistory.org) for additional information.