

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Black History Book Club: “The Message” by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: We are excited to announce the next season of the Black History Book Club at Tampa’s Black History Museum on Feb. 23, 2026.

This free event begins at 5:30 pm at 1213 N. Central Ave, at the Black History Museum. The February book for the month is called "The Message" by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Purchase this book by visiting the Tampa Bay History Center Museum Store or find the title online.

Join us for a community discussion on this collection of essays that slips into different cultural experiences, travels across global locations, and also addresses historical injustice. The author explores themes of colonialism, heritage, beauty standards and the power of the written word.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tampa/black-history-book-club-the-message-by-ta-nehisi-coates/200029654005736
- **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 20

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://tampabayhistorycenter.org/event/black-history-book-club-the-message-by-ta-nehisi-coates/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=tampa-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Tampa
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Tampa's Black History Museum
- **lat**: 27.955433055982
- **long**: -82.454257882315
- **full address**: Tampa's Black History Museum, 1202 N Governor St, Tampa, FL 33602, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Tampa Bay History Center (https://allevents.in/org/tampa-bay-history-center/6788070)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tampa's Black History Museum, 1202 N Governor St, Tampa, FL 33602, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Tampa Bay History Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Black History Book Club: “The Message” by Ta-Nehisi Coates ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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