Black Future Festival
Monday, February 17, 2025
10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Join BCM for a week of reflection and future-forward fun inspired by the national celebration of Black History Month and the African Diaspora! We’re partnering with Kendra J. Bostock and STooPS to honor Black culture with incredible dance performances, powerful storytelling, dynamic workshops, and more!
Schedule
BK Dreamers by KJB Works
🕒 11:00 am – 11:45 am & 3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
What are your dreams for a beautiful Brooklyn? Join dancers of Kendra J Bostock Works as we dance out our dreams of art, joy, love and spaces where Black folks thrive as we all thrive. Through dance, music, and text, let’s explore our dreams and imagine how to make them come true together.
Black History Game Show!
🕒 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
Time travel through Brooklyn’s past and future in this hands-on Black history game for the entire family! Learn about the artists, activists, and scientists who have shaped our community while playing interactive trivia and games. Experience history, culture, and community changemakers who helped spread love, the Brooklyn way. Led by Wema Ragophala.
Wukkout!
🕒 2:30 pm – 3:15 pm
Wukkout! is a high energy, inclusive and dynamic, Soca dance fitness experience designed to make you sweat and have fun, just like you would at a Caribbean Carnival. No experience necessary and all levels are welcome so grab yuh rag, grab yuh flag, and be ready to Wukkout! Led by Krista Martins.
Future Reflections inspired by muse artist Larry Brown
📍 ColorLab
🕒 10:30 am – 12:30 pm & 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Create future-forward “mirrors” inspired by artist Larry Brown’s “I See You” series! Using reflective paper, air-dry clay, beads, and twine, design mixed-media sculptures that give us a glimpse into the bright future ahead.
Cool by Design
📍Nature’s Engineers
🕒 10:30 am – 12:30 pm & 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Discover the science of keeping spaces cool in our STEM makerspace! Design and build your own shade structure using textiles, then put your engineering skills to the test: Can your creation protect an ice cube from melting?