

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Black History Month 2026 Celebration 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: ?? Blast from the Past. Launch into the Future.

Join us for a powerful African American Read-In at LIT Java Coffee &amp; Books, an official #AARI26 host, celebrating Black literature, imagination, and the stories that shape our future.

? Featured Author: Leland Melvin — NASA astronaut, educator, and author — will be reading from and signing his NEW children’s book. ? Pre-orders available.

? Mystery Book Swap Students can participate in a surprise book exchange featuring new, wrapped books by Black authors. ? $20 to participate ? Sponsor a book for a child through a tax-deductible donation to LIT Java’s Read Lead Succeed Foundation.
? Limited tickets available — visit our website to reserve your spot.

✍? Student Writing Competition Submissions due February 20. Winner will read their entry live at the Read-In! Full rules &amp; submission details on our website.

? Friday, February 27 
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM 
? LIT Java Coffee &amp; Books 5018 Broadway St., Pearland, TX 77581

This is more than a celebration. It’s a moment rooted in legacy and launched toward possibility. 

#AfricanAmericanReadIn #AARI26 #BlackHistoryMonth #LelandMelvin #LITJava #ReadBlack #GiftABookSparkADream
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pearland/black-history-month-2026-celebration/200029672545544
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Nonprofit, Contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 46

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://square.link/u/2LP6mAa9?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=pearland-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Pearland
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 5018 Broadway Street Pearland, TX 77581, Pearland, TX
- **lat**: 29.55975
- **long**: -95.29856
- **full address**: 5018 Broadway Street Pearland, TX 77581, Pearland, TX, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: LIT Java (https://allevents.in/org/lit-java/20176801)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 5018 Broadway Street Pearland, TX 77581, Pearland, TX, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** LIT Java
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art, Nonprofit, Contests
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Black History Month 2026 Celebration  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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