

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Black History Month Presentation: Green Book featuring Candacy Taylor
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: In celebration of the 11th annual Black History Month Presentation, the City of Portage will host a special speaker at the Air Zoo, 6151 Portage Road. This year's featured speaker is author, travel writer, and explorer, Candacy Taylor. 

Taylor is the author of "Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America." The Green Book assisted African American travelers on the road with information, including safe places to eat and essential services during a time of institutionalized racial segregation. Candacy Taylor is the leading Green Book expert in the country. Overground Railroad made The New York Times’ most notable books of the year, Oprah Magazine’s top 26 travel books, and National Geographic’s top 10 list of books by women.

Taylor was a fellow at the Hutchins Center at Harvard University under the direction of Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. She curated The Negro Motorist Green Book, a 3500-square-foot exhibition that will tour 14 US museums by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) from 2020 to 2026. She is a National Geographic Explorer, and her projects have been funded by the Library of Congress, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Park Service, the National Trust, and the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Her work has been featured in over 80 media outlets, including The Atlantic, CBS Sunday Morning, The Economist, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Fortune Magazine, and Time Magazine.

After the program, stick around for autographs and a book signing. A limited number of books will be available at the event ($20 cash only), or bring your own copy.

» Friday, February 6, 6 PM
» Air Zoo (6151 Portage Road)
» FREE (No registration required)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portage/black-history-month-presentation-green-book-featuring-candacy-taylor/200029525775659
- **Event Categories**: black-history-month, art, literary-art, exhibitions
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 31

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029525775659?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=portage-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Portage
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 6151 Portage Rd, Portage, MI 49002-3003, United States
- **lat**: 42.22756
- **long**: -85.55714
- **full address**: 6151 Portage Rd, Portage, MI 49002-3003, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: The City of Portage MI (https://allevents.in/org/the-city-of-portage-mi/18283236)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 06 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 6151 Portage Rd, Portage, MI 49002-3003, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The City of Portage MI
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** black-history-month, art, literary-art, exhibitions
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Black History Month Presentation: Green Book featuring Candacy Taylor ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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