Black History Month 2011
 | 2011 Black History Month Posters |
Friday |
Strong Auditorium, River Campus |
February (All Month) |  Between the States: Photographs of the American Civil War from the George Eastman House collection Museum hours Cost included in the museum admission Open to the public |
February 2-5 |
Spurrier Dance Studio, River Campus |
Thursday | |
Thursday | Film Screening-Rize Hoyt Hall Auditorium Free and Open to the public |
Friday  | 2011 African American History Seminar Series Indelible Impressions… DISCUSSION LEADERS Adrienne Morgan, Senior Director, Center for Advocacy, Community Health, Education and Diversity (CACHED) Adolph Auditorium (1-7619), URMC Campus |
Saturday | Frederick Douglass Resource Center Tour
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Sunday | What’s Up: MAG docent Cynthia Flynn speaks on Faith Ringgold’s ‘story quilt’ Seven Passages to a Flight (1995). Docent Cynthia Flynn speaks on Faith Ringgold’s 1995 story quilt "Seven Passages to a Flight." Her talk, which is followed by the opportunity to ask questions, is included in Gallery admission. Memorial Art Gallery |
Tuesday |
Eisenburg Rotunda, Schlegel Hall Tickets $7 RSVP: ElizabethOputa@simon.rochester.edu
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Wednesday | Film Screening and Discussion: "Hard Earth: Land Rights in Zimbabwe" Gowen Room, Wilson Commons Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies |
Thursday |
Memorial Art Gallery |
Friday | 2011 African American History Seminar Series Indelible Impressions….. Discussion Leaders- Adrienne Morgan, Senior Director, Center for Advocacy, Community Health, Education and Diversity (CACHED) Adolph Auditorium (1-7619), URMC Campus |
Sunday, February 13 7p.m. | Film Program 7p.m. The Blood of Jesus 8p.m. Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. General Admission, $7, students, $5; open to the public |
Tuesday, February 15 6 p.m. | Guest Speaker-Manning MarabelRediscovering Malcolm X: A Life of ReinventionInterfaith Chapel Author and scholar Manning Marabel will give a talk on "Rediscovering Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention. His new biography of Malcolm X is filled with startling revelations and new information from long-suppressed private and government files, it presents a complete picture of Malcolm X. Dr.
Marable is professor of public affairs, political science, history and
African-American studies at Columbia University. This talk is open to the public. General admission $3 and students $1. Tickets on sale at the Common Market and at the door. The first 200 attendees will receive a free copy of Dr. Marabel's book. For more information, contact the Common Connection at (585) 275-5911. |
Tuesday |
Eisenburg Rotunda, Schlegel Hall Tickets $7 |
Wednesday | Guest Speaker Anthonia Kalu, Ohio State University Rush Rhees Library, Hawkins-Carlson Room 2010-11 Humanities Project, Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies |
Thursday |
Brennan Room (middle level) Interfaith Chapel Lunch is free-- RSVP to http://www.facebook.com/URHillel In 1985, at age 11, Yarden Fanta arrived in Israel with her family, not knowing how to read or write. Their journey from Ethiopia to Israel had taken 2 years. At the age of 14 Yarden began school for the first time in Israel. Today she is the first Ethiopian woman to have earned her PhD in Israel. Currently she and her family are at Harvard University where she is doing post-doctoral work in the field of education. Her story is a remarkable one. |
Thursday |
Cost included in museum admission; open to the public |
Thursday | BSU and URCF Love & Relationship Forum-Friel Lounge--come talk about Love, Sex, and everything in between and get some good advice on these topics and more. Refreshments and good conversation will be provided! FREE ADMISSION to ALL! |
Friday | Civil Rights Museum Tour |
Friday | 2011 African American History Seminar Series Indelible Impressions…. Guest respondent – The Rev. Dr. Vera Evans Miller, Senior Pastor of the Genesee Baptist Church - whose family is featured in the documentary. Adolph Auditorium (1-7619), URMC Campus |
Sunday | URCF and BSU Gospel Concert-Interfaith Chapel--9 Performances from all over upstate New York... 1 stage... 1 night...You don't want to miss this illuminating event. FREE ADMISSION to ALL! |
Monday |  Diversity DinnerEisenburg Rotunda, Schlegel Hall Tickets $7 RSVP: ElizabethOputa@simon.rochester.edu |
Wednesday | "Black Perceptions of Blackness" Wilson Commons, Gowen Room This event will be a panel discussion featuring University of Rochester students who describe themselves as either being African, African-American or Caribbean. The panel will include two students from each category. The purpose of this discussion is to analyze and decode what being black means to Caribbean, African and African-American students respectively and how these perceptions of blackness effect our interactions with each other on campus as well as with faculty. John K. Marah, Chairman of SUNY Brockport's Department of African and African-American Studies will be our guest speaker and will direct the panel discussion. This event is sponsored by the Pan African Students’ Association. |
Friday | Undergraduate Conference: "African Livelihoods" Department of Anthropology, Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies |
Friday |
A Celebration of Caribbean Music Hirst Lounge, Wilson Commons Sponsored by the Student Organization for Caribbean Awareness Come out and enjoy Caribbean music, food & many performances while we celebrate Caribbean culture, plus Prizes and Giveaways!!! |
Saturday | Film Program:Round Midnight General Admission, $7; students, $5; open to the public |
Sunday |  |
Black History Month Family Day All ages are invited to this free annual event celebrating Black History Month. This year's program includes a concert by Rochester soul group Black August; "A Time in the Life of Frederick Douglass, Shields Green and A Woman Called Moses (Harriet Tubman)," a historical reenactment by AKWAABA: The Heritage Associates; a child-friendly art talk on Ghana and adinkra symbols by Nita Brown; drumming by children's performance troupe Dreamseeds; hands-on art activities; and family tours of the collection. Free admission is funded by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation and the Robert and Madeleine S. Heilbrunn Memorial Fund. | |
Sunday | Undergraduate Anthropology Council and BSU Discussion-in Ruth Merril-- come discuss issues of contemporary civil rights and race, particularly as related to mass incarceration. This is a discussion you don't want to miss. |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Address 
inspireDANCE Festival: A series of Dance workshops featuring professional choreographers and educators in hip-hop, modern/contemporary, jazz, ballet, tap, West African, Jamaican, and Middle Eastern dance.
Film Screening – Against all Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
Hillel Lunch and Learn with Dr. Yarden Fanta-Vagenshtein "A Cultural Journey" 
Annual Bob Marley Memorial ExpoClick here for information about Black History Month 2010
