Yolo County Black History Month

01/20/2026

Kick off Yolo County Black History Month with The Sankofa Experience — a free, family-friendly afternoon of theatre, live music, slam poetry, and dance. 🎭🎶

What: The Sankofa Experience — an arts-based event that educates, entertains, and elevates while confronting hate. Featuring scenes and original hip-hop from a new play inspired by the award-winning children’s book “Grandpa, Is Everything Black Bad?”

Who: Presented by The Culture C.O-O.P and Studio Creatch, with support from the City of Davis Arts & Cultural Affairs and the Yolo County Office of Education.

Date: Sunday, February 1, 2026 | 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Veterans Memorial Theater (277 E. 14th Street, Davis, CA)

Admission: FREE
Seating is limited—RSVP required: bit.ly/49x9ay8

01/08/2026

12/23/2025

Celebrate Black History Month at the West Sacramento Community Center and experience incredible local artists!

Gallery 1075 is pleased to welcome you to our annual Black History Month Art Show. Join us at the West Sacramento Community Center Thursday, February 12 from 6-8 pm for an evening overflowing with vibrant creative artistry, insight, and culture. This free in-person event is an amazing chance to experience and support the arts in our community. Converse with incredible local growing artists. Light refreshments will be provided. All ages welcome! City of West Sacramento Parks & Recreation

Celebrate Black History Month with us here at the West Sacramento Community Center and experience incredible local artists!

12/04/2025

🎉 Celebrate Kwanzaa with RCHS BSU on December 10

River City High School’s (RCHS) Black Student Union (BSU) is excited to invite the entire Washington Unified (WUSD) community to a special Kwanzaa Celebration on Tuesday, December 10, from 5:30–7:00 p.m. in the RCHS cafeteria.

This festive evening will celebrate Kwanzaa and African American culture with food, activities, and time together as a community. Free food will be available for the first 150 guests who register using the QR code on the flyer, and there will be a giveaway, raffle, and more fun throughout the event.

All WUSD students, staff, families, and friends are welcome to join and to support RCHS BSU student leaders as they host this joyful gathering.

06/20/2025

In celebration of Juneteenth, join us for two special African American History Quilt Presentations featuring the powerful work of Master Quilter Khristel Johnson. Explore the rich stories stitched into every quilt and learn about the historical significance of quilting in African American culture.

📍 Sunday, June 22 – Davis
Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library
🕐 Quilt Exhibit: 1:00 PM | 🎤 Presentation: 2:00 PM

📍 Monday, June 23 – West Sacramento
Arthur F. Turner Community Library
🕝 Quilt Exhibit: 2:30 PM | 🎤 Presentation: 5:30 PM

📚 Free and open to the public – no registration needed!
Sponsored by the Yolo County Library, Yolo County Office of Education, and the Yolo Juneteenth Committee.

05/29/2025

The City of West Sacramento is hosting its annual celebration on June 13 from 5:30-8:30pm. We're proud to be supporting the celebration, and we hope to see you there.

03/16/2025

At the Board of Education meeting in March, the Yolo County Black History Month Planning Committee presented a community quilt created from squares decorated and designed by community members. Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2025 Black History Month activities!

02/26/2025

HHSA is proud to celebrate Black History Month and highlight achievements and contributions of Black Americans, which are often overlooked in history books. For 2025, we want to celebrate groundbreakers and heroes in our field: people who felt a call to work in social services and public health and paved the way for Health and Human Services as we know it today.

Gary May is an American academic and electrical engineer who is the seventh chancellor of the University of California, Davis. Chancellor May has established task forces on food insecurity, housing and health care and established the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Along with campus leaders and civic officials from the city of Davis and Yolo County, Chancellor May helped lead the Healthy Davis Together initiative. The effort launched in November 2020 and included free saliva-based testing for COVID-19 that was open to the UC Davis community and residents of Yolo County.

02/25/2025

Celebrate Black History Month by creating a unique 8.5” x 11” quilt square! 🌍❤️ We’re inviting children, youth, teachers, and families to express their creativity and pride in this community project. All quilt squares will be part of a special countywide display to be showcased at the end of Black History Month! 🎉 We can't wait to see what YOU create! Link: t.ly/gEfJ8

🖍 Materials You’ll Need:
• 8.5” x 11” piece of paper
• Colorful construction paper
• Scissors, glue, and/or glue sticks

📅 Submit by March 3 to any Yolo County Library branch or the Yolo County Office of Education! Teachers, get your classrooms involved and encourage your students to join this fun activity!

👉 Important: Quilt squares won’t be returned, so make sure to take a picture of your creation before you submit!

02/25/2025

Join Us for the Final Days of Yolo County Black History Month!

🧵 Visit Quilt Displays through February 27 🧵
Explore stunning quilt collections by master quilter Khristel Johnson at five locations across Yolo County, including Davis, Esparto, West Sacramento, Winters, and Woodland!

🎟 Complete Your Passport to Win Prizes! 🎟
Visit all five quilt display sites, get your passport stamped, and enter for a chance to win amazing prizes! Completed passports must be returned by March 3 at Yolo County Library branches or the Yolo County Office of Education.

A big thank you to our sponsors: Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency, City of Woodland, Davis Joint Unified, Esparto Unified, Washington Unified, Winters Joint Unified, and Woodland Joint Unified.

02/21/2025

✨ The Celebration of Yolo County Black History Month continues! ✨

Renowned quilt artist Khristel Johnson gave a “mini lecture” at the Winters Community Library to students from Winters High School. She spoke on the importance of understanding Black history and culture. The English 12 and Personal Finance classes participated in this visual storytelling experience using quilts to bring history to life! Thank you to Winters Joint Unified and Yolo County Library for your support of this event.

02/21/2025

Our Board of Trustees presented a Resolution in support of to Tessa Smith, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator for the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency on Feb. 20. ❤
(L-R: Trustee Kandice Richardson Fowler, NJ Mvondo, Tessa Smith, and Cheryce Williams)

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Nuestra Mesa Directiva presentó una Resolución en apoyo del Mes de la Historia Afroamericana a Tessa Smith, Coordinadora de Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusión de la Agencia de Servicios Humanos y de Salud del Condado de Yolo el 20 de febrero. ❤
(De izquierda a derecha: Miembro de la Mesa Directiva Kandice Richardson Fowler, NJ Mvondo, Tessa Smith y Cheryce Williams)