Black Is Brilliant Summit Pop-Up (New Orleans Black Education Week)

The week opens with a block party inside a living archive. Sunday, November 15, noon to 6 p.m. at Merchant Hall. Family welcome. DESCRIPTION New Orleans Black Education History Week opens Sunday, November 15, with BE NOLA’s signature Black Is Brilliant Summit pop-up, powered by Entergy. The Gallery The Living Syllabus opens to the public for the first time — archival displays and five stations built from BE NOLA’s Black Is Brilliant Syllabus. The Vending Village Rows of local Black- and brown-owned businesses and cultural organizations, alongside hands-on stations: float-making, gloves-on archive handling, STEM builds, and library card sign-ups. Every table is somebody in this city already doing the work. The Courtyard Food truck, pizza next door, spades, double dutch, a DJ set, and somewhere to sit. The day closes with the Sundown Social. Bring everybody Children, elders, neighbors, out-of-town cousins. You don’t have to be connected to a school or an organization. Show up. $15 suggested donation supports the week. New Orleans Black Education History Week is brought to you with significant support from the Institute of Mental Hygiene. Vendors: a few spots remain. Email [email protected]. Sunday, November 15 · 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. · Merchant Hall — 1152 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130 New Orleans Black Education History Week runs November 15–20, 2026 — the first year of a permanent, citywide commemoration adopted by the Orleans Parish School Board. See the full week at BIBWeek.com.