As I’m sure you know, February is Black History Month, and the folks at AT&T want to give you the opportunity to celebrate the rich history of Black culture while also getting the chance to win concert tickets and some cold hard cash! Here are some details regarding their 28 Days campaign celebrating Black History Month, and their special speaker series event featuring inspiring personalities and celebrities as a means to motivate consumers to take a forward look at Black History Month as they create their own history.

The speaking events appear on the following fates

Feb 13 – at The Carolina Theatre in Durham, NC

Rickey Smiley will host, speaker is tech innovator Corvida Raven, musical guest is Elle Varner (more from the talented and beautiful Elle Varner by checking out the video below.)

Feb 21 – at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA

Rickey Smiley will host, speaker is MC Lyte, musical guest is Elle Varner

Feb 27 – at The Millenium Centre in Southfield, MI

Rickey Smiley will host, speaker is TV journalist and motivational speaker Jeff Johnson, musical guest is Elle Varner.

You can register to attend the event by visiting here: http://twentyeightdays.att.com/Events.aspx.

Additionally,  AT&T has launched a “28 Days to Inspire” photo-sharing contest that allows consumers to submit and share photos of their inspirational moments for a chance to win a grand prize of $1,000 to purchase tickets to any Live Nation concert in the U.S. taking place in 2013, and $1,000 cash. On the website, consumers will be able to submit their photos through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The contest runs from January 21 and continues throughout the month of February. All submissions will be judged based on creativity, uniqueness and their relevance to Black History Month. Enter here: 28daystoinspire.com