The Museum of the San Fernando Valley is pleased to present our 2025 Black History Month event:
Date: Saturday February 15, 2025
Time: 11am to 4:30 pm
Location: The Theater at the Rancho
Theme: Mental Health awareness, Opportunities and empowerment
Rancho Cordillera del Norte
9015 Wilbur Ave. Northridge, CA 91324
Parking: Free; please enter through main white Rancho gates
Reason for theme:
New federal data shows that the suicide rate among Black youth ages 10 to 19 surpassed that of their White peers for the first time in 2022, increasing 54% since 2018, compared to a 17% decrease for White youth. In fact, the suicide rate among Black adolescents is increasing faster than other racial and ethnic groups.
From 2007 to 2020, the suicide rate rose 144% among 10- to 17-year-olds who are Black. Although the overall youth suicide rate is trending downwards, this data raises alarms about the need to improve and address mental health care for Black communities
Honorees for Black owned or positive community activism:
Mirror, Mirror; Frist black owned hair/beauty and women’s safe space in Woodland Hills
Founder, Happy ice and College Boys food truck
Founder, Black in the Valley
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Speakers (with more to be announced):
Dr. Rosalyn Hicks and Dr. Anjare Nelason, Mental Health Specialist, Black Men Health, We live (teen suicide prevention network)
Founder, Sprinkles of Sage Doula
Founder, of Black moms in the valley
Travis Hannah {Former NFL Player}
Crystal Jackson, President of the Pacoima Historical Society and The Museum SFV board member
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Partners: Supervisor Lindsay Horvath, Mirror, Mirror, The Real Thunder Family, Black Mom’s in the Valley, Sprinkles of Sage Doula,
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Food vendors (with more to be added):
Calvin’s Smash burgers
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For more information, please contact Eric Stuart at eric.stuart@TheMuseumSFV.org or The Museum SFV office at 818-347-9665.
Please join us at this special annual event!
Thank you.
The Museum SFV
18904 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91324
Tel: 818-347-9665
TheMuseumSFV@gmail.com
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