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.
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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 BIBWeek@blackedunola.org.
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.
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- 3 hours
- In person
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Location
Merchant Hall — 1152 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
1152 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
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