Black History Month calendar of events
February 1, 2007
Black History Month Calendar
• Harambee Open Mic
What: Storm E. Weather, “Eye of the Storm”
Where: Oscar Ritchie Hall, Room 207
When: Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m.
• Black Culture on Film Series
What: “…On the Roots and History of Gospel Music”
Where: Oscar Ritchie Hall, Room 107A
When: Feb. 2, 8 p.m.
• Wear Red for Women
What: Pam Belfiore of Robinson Memorial Hospital Cardiovascular Center
Where: Student Center, Room 313
When: Feb. 3, 11:45 a.m.
• “Sometimes I Cry: A One Woman Play”
What: The Lives, Loves, and Losses of Women Infected and Affected by HIV/AIDS, written and performed by Sheryl Lee Ralph
Where: Kiva
When: Feb. 6, 7 p.m.
• Celebrating Women and Sexuality
What: Dr. Diane Kerr
Where: Women’s Resource Center
When: Feb. 8, Noon
• “What is Conservative Multiculturalism?”
What: Lee Walker of The New Coalition for Economic and Social Change
Where: Student Center, Room 319
When: Feb. 8, 4 p.m.
• Black Culture on Film Series
What: “…On Nigeria’s Fela Anikulapo Kuti”
Where: Oscar Ritchie Hall, Room 107A
When: Feb. 9, 8 p.m.
• Soothe Your Nerves I and II
What: Dr. Angela Neal-Barnett and musician-composer Bernadette Blount Salley
Where: Student Center, Room 318
When: Feb. 9, 11 a.m.
• Unfulfilled Promises of Brown V. Board
What: Racial and economic segregation in Ohio’s public schools
Where: Student Center, Room 315
When: Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m.
• Black Culture on Film Series
What: “…On the History of Motown”
Where: Oscar Ritchie Hall, Room 107A
When: Feb. 16, 8 p.m.
• Upward Bound Program
What: “A Day in the Life of a College Student”
Where: Kiva
When: Feb. 19, 8:30 a.m.
• Cedric Jennings
What: “A Hope in the Unseen”
Where: Student Center Ballroom
When: Feb. 19, 7 p.m.
• “The Panel: Interpreting the Black Experience”
What: Presented by Black United Students
Where: Oscar Ritchie Hall, Room 107A
When: Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m.
• “Malcolm X, Hip Hop and the 21st Century”
What: A panel discussion featuring performer Ace Boogie, activist and poet Kelly A. Harris and radio personality and activist Ismail “The I” Al-Amin
Where: Oscar Ritchie Hall, Room 107A
When: Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m.
• Economic Prosperity: Getting Paid In Full, The Legal Way
What: A personal finance workshop
Where: Student Center, Room 206
When: Feb. 21, 7 p.m.
• African Nights
What: Annual African food and cultural celebration
Where: Student Center Ballroom
When: Feb. 22, 7 p.m.
• Black Culture on Film Series
What: “…On an International Perspective on Hip Hop”
Where: Oscar Ritchie Hall, Room 107A
When: Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m.
• Tavis Smiley
What: “Living the Covenant”
Where: Student Center Ballroom
When: Feb. 24, 8 p.m.
• Forum for Bone Marrow
What: Presented by Zeta Phi Beta
Where: Oscar Ritchie Hall, 107A
When: Feb. 27, 7:30 p.m.
• Multicultural Art Show
What: Presented by Delta Sigma Theta
Where: Student Center, Room 206
When: Feb. 27, 7 p.m.
• Ebony Speakers Series
What: “Marcus Garvey, the UNIA and the ‘Lost’ Parade in Columbus, Ohio, September 23, 1923,” featuring Dr. Mark Christian of Miami University
Where: Oscar Ritchie Hall, Room 107A
When: Feb. 28, 7:30 p.m.