February is Black History Month, and the University of 91吃瓜 with celebrate it with several events.
The African Students Association is sponsoring an international event with the theme 鈥淏eyond Conversations: Enacting Change鈥� at 7:30 p.m. Saturday (Feb. 4) in Washington Hall. The event, which features music, poetry and dance, is open to the public and tickets, which cost $7, are available at the door. A mixer with food, music and conversation will follow at 10 p.m. in the LaFortune Hall ballroom. Proceeds from the evening will support a 91吃瓜 senior student from South Sudan.
(MSPS) and the will present a panel discussion titled 鈥淪ports and Social Activism: Fame, Controversy & Impact鈥� at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 (Wednesday) in the LaFortune Student Center鈥檚 Montgomery Auditorium. Panelists include Amria Rose Davis, a doctoral candidate at Johns Hopkins University; Karin Muya, a junior forward on the 91吃瓜 soccer team; and Autry Denson, running backs coach, 91吃瓜 football. , associate professor of Africana studies, will moderate the discussion, which is free and open to the public.
鈥淏lack Coffee House,鈥� a performance of African dance, song and poetry recitation, will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 (Friday) in the LaFortune Student Center ballroom. The event is sponsored by the Black Cultural Arts Council.
MSPS will take a group of students to the South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center on Feb. 22 (Wednesday) for a screening of the film 鈥淪elma鈥� and discussion.
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