Carolina Hurricanes celebrating Black History Month with event, special jersey

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes are celebrating and showcasing Black History Month in numerous ways as the team returns to PNC Arena after the All-Star break.

Before the Canes hit the ice tonight there will be a pre-game panel with the Durham Success Summit. They are a nonprofit that provides career readiness program to Black men 16-24 years old. Organizations such as Jack & Jill of America will also be at the panel.

The team will also be highlighting people and organizations throughout the month, starting with North Carolina-born artist Mike Jones.

He has designed the team's first Black Excellence Campaign jersey.

Jones said he drew inspiration from "The Rose That Grew From Concrete," a poem by Tupac Shakur.

"Tupac's one of my favorite artists and as I was looking at a rose, it kind of reminded me of seeing a hurricane on a graph," he described.

The jerseys will be for sale starting today at the Carolina Hurricanes Pro Shop.