“Together as One” Black History Month Bus Tour Launches Feb. 3
Shown: ARMP Chief Clifford Bell, Anne Conable, Ellen Harris Harvey and Brian Hayden.
A new, free bus tour will be offered every Saturday in February as part of the second annual “Together As One,” a regionwide celebration of Black History Month.
The bus tour, which will take place on February 3, 10, 17 and 24 from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., will explore Black history at sites across Western New York. Tour stops include the Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor, the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Museum, Freedom Park, The Buffalo History Museum, The Freedom Wall, and the Central Library downtown.
The tour will feature a complimentary boxed lunch sponsored by the Buffalo African American Museum. For more information and to register, visit: www.bfloafricanamericanmuseum.org/tours.
The bus tour is the latest addition to “Together as One,” a collaborative project launched in February of 2023 that also provides a comprehensive digital guide for discovering Black History Month exhibits and programs at cultural sites across Western New York. The idea is the brainchild of Clifford Bell, Chairman of the Buffalo African American Museum, who aimed to bring the community “together as one” to observe and celebrate the contributions of African Americans.
The coordinated effort is led by the Buffalo African American Museum and includes the following participating organizations: Black Achievers Historical Museum, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Michigan Street African American Heritage Corridor, Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center, The Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Open Buffalo, the Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier, Calvary Baptist Church, the African American Cultural Center, Tifft Nature Preserve, the Nash House, Friends of Freedom Park, and The Buffalo History Museum.
To register for a bus tour and learn more about February events, exhibits and programs at all participating organizations, visit www.bfloafricanamericanmuseum.org/tours.
Pictured from left: ARMP Chief Clifford Bell, Herb Bellamy, George Johnson, and Norman Lewin.
NYS Senator Tim Kennedy, Mrs. Helaina Bell, and Masten Councilmember Zeneta Everhardt.
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Coleman and Rev. Ellen Harris Harvey.