FUTURA NOIR WAS BORN IN 2016 AS A WAY TO CELEBRATE, ACKNOWLEDGE, AND INSPIRE THE WORK OF BLACK CREATIVES PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE.
The name “Futura Noir” is a nod to the global influence people of the African diaspora have had over centuries. We ensure a dynamic celebration of Black History through the themes roots, resistance, and revelations. Roots, allows us to embrace our connection to the continent, Resistance serves as a reminder of the struggle and protest required to gain the freedoms we hold today, and Revelations, calls us on as a possible to channel our most creative and unrestricted selves. Over the past six years #FuturaNoir has manifested in the form of a gallery exhibit, film screening, panel discussions, and more.
This year we are collaborating with the Museum of the City of New York to promote their diverse array of programming for Black History Month.
Soul of the City: Live @ MCNY
with Topaz Jones
Celebrate Valentine’s Day on Monday, February 14th by getting your tickets to Soul of the City: Live @ MCNY with Topaz Jones. Taking place in the museums’ rotunda, guests will enjoy a screening of the award-winning short Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma, following the screening Topaz and his band will perform an intimate acoustic set and share personal stories that have shaped and nourished his songs. Livestream ticket access is also on sale at MCNY.org
Image courtesy of Topaz Jones
Soul of the City is made possible with support from John and Patricia Heller.
Learn more about the artist, ticketing information, and COVID-19 precautions by visiting the museum’s website today.
Moonlight & Movies: Summer of Soul
Image credit: Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures
Funder credit line: Moonlight & Movies is made possible in part by Sophia and Peter J. Volandes.
Continue honoring Black History Month with a screening of Summer of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised), Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson's acclaimed 2021 documentary featuring the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival in Mount Morris Park (now Marcus Garvey Park).
Learn more about the FILM, ticketing information, and COVID-19 precautions by visiting the museum’s website today.
MCNY Game Night:
Black History Virtual Trivia
Join us for a virtual trivia night and test your knowledge of NYC’s Black History with host Brother Reed (a.k.a Curtis Reed), MCNY’s new Community Engagement Coordinator. Brother Reed is a licensed tour guide across the five boroughs. This virtual trivia night is free with RSVP and all attendees and participants are welcome to join as individuals or in groups.
REGISTER by visiting the museum’s website today.
Moonlight & Movies: The Brother
from Another Planet
This program is co-presented with The Africa Center.
Moonlight & Movies is made possible in part by Sophia and Peter J. Volandes.
What would a celebration of Afrofuturism be without some science fiction? On Thursday, February 24th enjoy another installment of Moonlight & Movies! The evening begins with an in-person conversation with MCNY Public Humanities Fellow Smaran Dayal and Emmy Award-winning actor Joe Morton, star of The Brother from Another Planet (John Sayles, 1984), about an extraterrestrial who is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through Harlem. A screening of the short film, Afronauts (Nuotama Bodomo, 2014), about the Zambian Space Program, will precede our main feature.