• The Boulder County Commissioners have announced heritage and identity months for 2026.
• Juneteenth and Indigenous Peoples Day continue to be county holidays.
• To receive this information in another language, please email commissioners@bouldercounty.gov

Boulder County, Colo. - The Boulder County Commissioners have reaffirmed their commitment to awareness and heritage months, including this month’s Black History Month. The commissioners emphasized that Boulder County will continue to celebrate the contributions of the diverse groups that make our county strong, successful, and resilient – while acknowledging that the history of these groups is American history and includes both successes and tragedies.

As outlined in the commissioners’ Proclamation Recognizing 2026 Heritage and Identity Months in Boulder County, heritage months recognize and celebrate the contributions of underrepresented groups, and help people understand their own identities. They enable us to honor the achievements and contributions of groups whose histories are often absent from traditional narratives of U.S. history or misrepresented altogether.

Heritage and identity-based months teach people about the histories and cultures of different groups, help people understand their own cultures and identities, encourage people to appreciate the rich cultural heritage and diversity of Boulder County, Colorado, and the United States, and prompt people to reflect on past struggles and successes.

The commissioners have also announced this year’s county holidays, which will continue to include Juneteenth (June 19) and Indigenous Peoples Day (Oct. 12).

Resources: Celebrating Black History

Residents are invited to check out these booklists, compiled by the Louisville Public Library’s librarians: Adult Booklist, Children’s Booklist, Young Adult Booklist. These books are available at libraries throughout Boulder County and online through the Marmot Library Network and other online library networks.

Local events are taking place throughout the month.

History Colorado's Black History & Heritage online resources include the “African American History in Colorado” Online Exhibit, which follows Black history in Colorado from Lincoln Hills through the Civil Rights Movement.

Further afield, the Black American West Museum and Heritage Center in Denver is housed in the former home of Dr. Justina L. Ford, the first licensed African American female physician in the state of Colorado. While famous for telling the story of the Black cowboys, the museum also tells the stories of those early African Americans who came west and performed as miners, soldiers, homesteaders, ranchers, black smiths, school teachers, lawmen, and every other profession needed to build up and develop the West.

Online resources are available from the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC). 2026 marks a century of national commemorations of Black history and the Smithsonian has published an online exhibit: Journey of Black History Month: A Century of Black History Commemorations.

The Museum of Boulder’s Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History is travelling across the state to different locations throughout the year. Exhibition locations and free teaching resources for elementary, middle, and high school are available on the museum’s website.

• Visit the County Commissioners' webpage
• View the Commissioners' Meeting Documents and Records
• Email the Board of County Commissioners

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