

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Black History Month Cinema Series
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Celebrate 100 years of Black History Month as we present a film series of African-American classic cinema.


Thursday, February 5 (6:30 - 8:30 pm): The series kickoff features "Stormy Weather" (not rated), a 1943 musical starring Lena Horne, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Cab Calloway.

Saturday, February 7 (2 - 4:30pm): "A Raisin in the Sun" (not rated), is a 1961 drama based on the award winning play by Lorraine Hansberry. It stars a stellar cast with Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, Diana Sands, Claudia McNeil, Ivan Dixon, and Lou Gossett. This lauded drama follows the Youngers, an African-American family living together in an apartment in Chicago. Following the death of their patriarch, they try to determine what to do with the substantial insurance payment they'll soon receive. Opinions on what to do with the money vary. Walter Lee wants to make a business investment, while his mother, Lena is intent on buying a house for them all to live in -- two differing views of the American Dream.

Thursday, February 12 (6:30 - 8:30 pm): "Cooley High" (rated PG), a 1975 comedy-drama drama was one of the best and successful of 1970's blaxploitation films. It stars Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Glynn Turman, and Garrett Morris. Often called 'the black American Graffiti' but with far more vitality and more variety, Cooley High takes a nostalgic, poignant and hilariously funny look at black teen life in 1960's Chicago. It's 1964. JFK has just been assassinated. Motown records rule the airwaves. And two high school students discover themselves and the taste of freedom for the first time. Preach, a serious-minded writer, and his best friend Cochise, a basketball hero headed for college, are best friends at Cooley High. Together they cut classes to go to the zoo, crash parties, put the hustle on some hustlers and dream about getting out of their impoverished, rough neighborhood. But when an innocent joy ride makes them the targets of two vengeful hoods, their already uncertain futures seem even further out of reach.

Thursday, February 19 (6:30 - 8:30 pm): "She's Gotta Have It" (rated R), is the 1986 debut of director Spike Lee. It stars Spike Lee and Tracy Camilla Johns. This comedy-romance is about beautiful Nola Darling who can't decide what kind of man she wants to date, so she decides to date three at the same time. The first is Greer Childs, a rich, handsome narcissist. Then there's Jamie Overstreet, a stable, overprotective alpha male. Finally, there's Mars Blackmon, a timid geek with a heart of gold. Unfortunately, while each suitor has his virtues, Darling just can't seem to make up her mind.

Tuesday, February 24 (6:30 - 8:30 pm): "Eve's Bayou" (rated R), is the 1997 debut of African-American woman director Kasi Lemmons. It stars the director, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Lynn Whitfield, Meagan Good, Debbi Morgan, Diahann Carroll and Samuel Jackson. This renowned Southern Gothic story evolves over the course of a long, hot Louisiana summer, a 10-year-old black girl, Eve Batiste discovers that her family's affluent existence is merely a facade. The philandering of her suave doctor father, Louis, creates a rift, throwing Eve's mother, Roz, and teenage sister, Cisely, into emotional turmoil. Eve, though, manages to find some solace with her quirky psychic aunt, Mozelle.


Popcorn and movie snacks will be served. Call 336-412-6199 for more information.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/greensboro/black-history-month-cinema-series/200029700168941
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, art, black-history-month, theatre, performances, workshops, comedy, literary-art, parties, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Greensboro
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Hemphill Branch Library, 2301 W. Vandalia Rd., Greensboro
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- **full address**: Hemphill Branch Library, 2301 W. Vandalia Rd., Greensboro, United States

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- **organizer**: Greensboro Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/greensboro-public-library/11673395)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 24 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Hemphill Branch Library, 2301 W. Vandalia Rd., Greensboro, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Greensboro Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, art, black-history-month, theatre, performances, workshops, comedy, literary-art, parties, live-music
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Black History Month Cinema Series ?
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