Black History Month Celebration 2026

Professor Danielle Wood is an Associate Professor in the Program in Media Arts & Sciences and holds a joint appointment in the Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Professor Wood serves at MIT as the Faculty Lead for African and African Diaspora Studies. Within the Media Lab, Prof. Wood is the founding director of the Space Enabled Research Group which seeks to advance justice in Earth's complex systems using designs enabled by space.

Alexis Smith is a senior leader in MedTech and global operations with nearly two decades of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, and product innovation. A chemical engineer, she is passionate about STEM education and empowering the next generation of innovators.

Money isn’t just numbers—it’s a science. The Future with Leadership Brainery Founders explores financial wellbeing with Stanley Rameau, a Black tech-founder. His app Renavest connects users to financial therapists addressing money trauma, stress, and behavior.

Kyle Lambert is an MD-PhD trainee in Harvard-MIT HST whose research has sought to identify therapeutic targets across various cancers, building on undergraduate training in neurobiology and graduate training in epidemiology and clinical research at Stanford.

PanNeubean Steel is a Caribbean-inspired steelpan band founded by Musician and Music Educator Jefferey Clayton. The group specializes in the vibrant sounds of the steelpan, showcasing it's versatility across Caribbean genres such as reggae, soca, and calypso, as well as Afro-Caribbean and other soulful musical styles.

Boston Circus Guild's mission is to create career opportunities for circus performers, artists and musicians; to create a community of artists and foster the cross pollination of arts and ideas; to entertain, educate, and inspire our audiences; and to encourage people of all ages to engage with the circus arts.

Afrobeats Dance Boston is a dance company that focuses on Contemporary African music (African Pop Music). We build community and communal fun in a way that is accessible to the people

A Trike Called Funk orchestrates participatory dance experiences around our customized cargo tricycle with the aim of unleashing creativity, fostering connectivity, and building community everywhere we pedal & park. Get ready to have some fun(k)!

The American Cancer Society is improving the lives of people with cancer and their families through advocacy, research, and patient support, to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to prevent, detect, treat, and survive cancer.

NSBE Boston Professionals will host a table featuring a variety of STEAM activities to engage visitors and explore how they can begin or continue their STEAM journey.

We're the BU A&N Student Outreach Committee! We have a variety of activities (puzzles, games, etc.) about the brain, mostly geared at younger audiences. We help community members “get to know their BU-tiful brains!”

Black Girl Environmentalist is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the pathways for and retention of Black girls, women, and gender-expansive people in environmental fields. We host free professional development, youth, advocacy, and outdoor programming.

Race Amity is a movement and concept promoting unity, friendship, and cooperation between different racial groups, focusing on shared humanity rather than racial division.

Harvard's Laboratory for Developmental Studies, a group of developmental labs in the Psychology Department at Harvard University, do studies with infants and children to understand how they perceive and reason about the world around them.

ACE is a community-based, environmental justice, transit-oriented, and economic empowerment focused nonprofit that organizes and collaborates with local, statewide, and national partners to address systemic injustice. ACE advocates for fundamental changes that protect the intergenerational longevity of marginalized communities by confronting power structures and eliminating the root causes of inequality.

Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated was founded on January 24, 1938, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Marion Stubbs Thomas. Twenty mothers came together to discuss creating an organization to provide social, cultural and educational opportunities for youth between the ages of 2 and 19.

Union Capital Boston is a community non-profit that transforms social capital into opportunity by rewarding community engagement.  Our vision is that ongoing community collaboration cultivates equity for all.

Rose Conservatory is a music & social justice focused youth program that is working to bring classical music, arts & social justice opportunities to youth in and around Brockton.

Boston Young Black Professionals (YBP), a 501(c)3 charity organization, was founded in August 2012 with the intent of bringing together young, black professionals for networking, fellowship, and community-building.

Non-profit Organization that helps immigrants integrate into the U.S through education, workforce development, and advocacy, focusing on children and families with services like after-school, ESL, Job training, and legal aid.

Kidogo Productions creates Afro-diasporic edutainment for children and families through stories, games, music, and hands-on activities that celebrate culture, spark black joy, and support learning across physical and digital spaces.

The American Association of Blacks in Energy's (AABE) mission is to provide direct input into the deliberations and developments of energy policies, regulations, emerging technologies, and environmental issues. For more information about AABE national please visit their website: www.AABE.org.

Lawyers for Civil Rights fights discrimination and advances justice through creative legal advocacy, education, and economic empowerment, delivering free, life-changing legal support statewide by mobilizing expert staff and hundreds of pro bono attorneys.

MathWorks is the leading developer of mathematical computing software for engineers and scientists.

Harvard SNMA is a student-led chapter of the Student National Medical Association at Harvard Medical School, fostering community, equity, mentorship, and service among students from underrepresented backgrounds.

The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is the nation’s oldest health department, working to protect and promote the health of Boston residents through equity-driven public health programs, policy, and community partnerships.