Presented by expert Nietra Hood, you’ll discover helpful tips and tricks to beautiful and healthy black hair, for all ages! Bring any questions you may have to this fun and casual program. Registration is preferred, and will open roughly one month before the program date. Free.Read More

Create something tasty for HPL’s Sweet Soul Food Contest! Get your recipes out, find your best soul food dessert, and compete for the best in the city. Bring enough for attendees, plus the judge, to taste. Prizes will be awarded to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place contestants in the adult category, as well as...Read More

Test your skills and see if your macaroni and cheese dish has what it takes to win first place! Bring enough for the judges and attendees to taste. Audience attendees are welcome to come and watch the contest unfold! Registration is required, and will open roughly one month before the program date. Free.Read More

The amazing duo Gemini DaPoet and Kaizen Kabir will host this meaningful night of sharing, as we embrace the talents of our local communities. Come to share, or come just to listen! Registration is preferred, and will open roughly one month before the event date. Free.Read More

Kick off Black History Month as we enjoy a beautiful music performance and vignettes of history through time. Our music will be performed by the talented Praise Team from Church of the Living God. Registration is preferred – click HERE to register.  FREE.Read More

Unity Bracelets and Kente Weaving We are celebrating Black History month with a unity bracelet you can grab and go. If you’d like to stay for a bit, you can learn a little about the art of kente weaving (and also grab that kit!). Kente refers to a Ghanaian textile made of hand-woven strips of...Read More

Presented by expert Nietra Hood, you’ll discover helpful tips and tricks to beautiful and healthy black hair, for all ages! Bring any questions you may have to this fun and casual program. Registration is preferred – register HERE.  Free!Read More

Learn a little about the rich history of textile making in Africa and how those roots manifested in African American quilting traditions in a display in the Youth Services Department. Complete your quilt square and bring it back to add to our Unity Quilt which will be on display all month long! Youth all ages....Read More

Join us for this incredible performance from the Ebony Road Players! The Mountaintop is a fictional, imaginative scenario, and a two-person drama about the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The entire play is set in the Lorraine hotel room, the evening before his assassination. King is alone, trying to create yet another powerful speech....Read More

Join us for a great night, featuring special guest hosts and poets, Gemini DaPoet and Kaizen Kabir. Embrace a sweet night of poetry, where you can come to share a favorite poem, or poetry you have written. Not interested in sharing? Come to listen! Additionally, Gemini and Kaizen will share poetry of their own as...Read More