University of Rochester
Black History Month 2013
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| February 1– February 28 | Famous and lesser known black women activists featured on the SBAI website Visit www.rochester.edu/college/wst/ Sponsor: Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies |
| Fridays in February (February 1, 8, 15, 22) |  Gospel Fridays12:30 p.m. City Hall Atrium Sponsor: the City of Rochester's Black Heritage Committee |
| February 2 |  Step Up or Step Aside: 10th Annual Step Show2–5 p.m. River Campus, Strong Auditorium Student tickets $5; tickets for high school students $6; general admission tickets $7 (on sale at the Common Market in Wilson Commons) |
| February 6 |  "Social Justice and Its Challenges" panel discussion featuring Professor Yolanda Moses4–6 p.m. Rush Rhees Library, Hawkins-Carlson Room Sponsors: Frederick Douglass Institute and Dept. of Anthropology, University of Rochester; Rochester Museum and Science Center; Rochester Area Community Foundation; Rochester Institute of Technology |
| February 7 | Art & Jazz Reception 5:30 p.m. City Hall Atrium Sponsor: the City of Rochester's Black Heritage Committee |
| February 8 | Week 1: 2013 African-American History Seminar Series—Racial Profiling Walking, Driving and Breathing while Black (WDBWB) 12:30–1:45 p.m. URMC Kornberg Building, Ryan Case Method Room (1-9576) Sponsors: URMC School of Medicine and Dentistry, Center for Advocacy Community Health Education and Diversity (CACHED), Student National Medical Association (SNMA) |
| February 8 |  The 4th Annual Bob Marley Memorial Expo: Celebrating the Man and his Humanitarian Efforts through Music6:00-9:00 p.m. River Campus, Wilson Commons, Hirst Lounge Full plate of food %5, cash only There will be performances, music, games and prizes! Sponsors: the Student organization for Caribbean Awareness |
February 15 | Hip Hop Workshops with Philadelphia based Illstyle and Peace Productions 2:30–4 p.m. and 6:30–8 p.m. Goergen Athletic Center, Leibner-Cooper Room Sponsors: Program of Dance and Movement and cosponsored by the Office of Admissions, Office of the Dean of the College, Center for Entrepreneurship, Ballet Performance Group, Black Students' Union, Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, the Office of Minority Student Affairs, and the American Studies Program $10 single class/$18 All-inclusive festival pass includes concert and 24 workshops |
| February 15 | Week II: 2013 African-American History Seminar Series—Differential Treatment and the Impact on Quality of Life Documentary—True Colors 12:30–1:45 p.m. URMC Kornberg Building, Ryan Case Method Room (1-9576) Sponsors: URMC School of Medicine and Dentistry, Center for Advocacy Community Health Education and Diversity (CACHED), Student National Medical Association (SNMA) |
| February 15 | The Urgency of Now! Discussion of the Schott Report on Black Male Graduation Rates 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. LeChase Hall Room 141 Event Hosted by Students of the AfricanDiaspora in Education (SADE) Sponsored by the Graduate Students of Color Organization (GSOC) urgradevents@gmail.com for RSVP Open to Graduate Students and Faculty for Free |
| February 16 | Heritage Concert 6 p.m. Immaculate Conception Church, 445 Frederick Douglass St. Sponsor: the City of Rochester's Black Heritage Committee |
| February 16 | Illstyle and Peace Productions inImpossible IZZpossible, a hip hop concert (Part of the INSPIREdance festival) 8 p.m. River Campus, Strong Auditorium Sponsors: Program of Dance and Movement (cosponsored by the Frederick Douglass Institute) Student tickets $5; general admission tickets $15 (on sale at the Common Market in Wilson Commons) |
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| February 19 | Story Telling 1 p.m. Ryan Community Center, 530 Webster Ave. Sponsor: the City of Rochester's Black Heritage Committee |
| February 20 | Achieving Equality in Post-Racial America—William Darity Jr., Duke University 4–6 p.m. Rush Rhees Library, Hawkins-Carlson Room Sponsor: Frederick Douglass Institute |
| February 22 | Heritage Conference 8 a.m.–4 p.m. RIT Campus, Student Alumni Union Sponsor: the City of Rochester's Black Heritage Committee |
February 22 | Week III: 2013 African American HistorySeminar Series—Pressure and Challenges from within the Diaspora"The Blacker the Berry the Sweeter theJuice" 12:30–1:45 p.m. URMC Kornberg Building, Ryan Case Method Room (1-9576) Sponsors: URMC School of Medicine and Dentistry, Center for Advocacy Community Health Education and Diversity (CACHED), Student National Medical Association (SNMA) |
| February 23 | The Annual Gala 6 p.m. Rochester Plaza Hotel, 70 State St. Sponsor: the City of Rochester's Black Heritage Committee |
| February 24 |  Black History Month Family DayNoon–5 p.m. Memorial Art Gallery Sponsors: Be a Healthy Hero and Robert and Madeleine S. Heilbrunn Memorial Fund Suggested donation $5 per family |
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| February 28 | 150 Video Premiere 6 p.m. Manhattan Square Lodge, 8 Manhattan Square Dr. Sponsor: the City of Rochester's Black Heritage Committee |
| March 1 | Week IV: 2013 African American HistorySeminar Series—Conflicting CulturalValues and a Costly Youthful OffenseThe Murder of Till 12:30–1:45 p.m. URMC, Adolph (1-7619) Sponsors: URMC School of Medicine and Dentistry, Center for Advocacy Community Health Education and Diversity (CACHED), Student National Medical Association (SNMA) |
Black Vendor Extravaganza: Hosted by the African American Network
See details from our past celebrations!
Black History Month 2012