

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Black History Celebration with Dr. Floyd Hayes III
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: How Far We Came in 250 Years
Thursday, February 26
6:00pm Opening Performance
6:30pm Dr. Floyd Hayes III Presentation

Youth With A Positive Direction will open the evening with a cultural dance for all to enjoy. Followed by Dr. Floyd Hayes III's presentation “Racism, Resistance, and Reality: Black America in the Age of Trump.” It will be a Black History celebration to remember!

Dr. Floyd Hayes III is a retired senior lecturer &amp; coordinator of programs and undergraduate studies in the Center for Africana Studies at John Hopkins University. He has also contributed to numerous books and anthologies during his life.

YWAPD is committed to empowering youth and children through comprehensive, culturally relevant initiatives that instill life skills and a love for the arts.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mattoon/black-history-celebration-with-dr-floyd-hayes-iii/200029624171048
- **Event Categories**: black-history-month, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029624171048?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=mattoon-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Mattoon
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Burgess Osborne Auditorium
- **lat**: 39.48015
- **long**: -88.37558
- **full address**: Burgess Osborne Auditorium, 1701 Wabash Ave.,Mattoon,IL,United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Mattoon Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/mattoon-public-library/21163595)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Burgess Osborne Auditorium, 1701 Wabash Ave.,Mattoon,IL,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Mattoon Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** black-history-month, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Black History Celebration with Dr. Floyd Hayes III ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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