A-State Office of Diversity presents Black History Month · motivational speaker Denny Johnson...
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February 1 • 5:30-7 p.m.Reng Student Union, Third Floor, Black River RoomJoin the Black Student Association as they host an open panel discussion concerning Black History Month and tackle the question “Is Black History Month Necessary?”Main Contributor: Black Student Association
February 6 • 5:30-7 p.m.Reng Student Union, Third Floor, Spring River RoomJoin Mallory Hill from Regions Bank as she discusses how to invest and save your money as well as expose dangerous spending practices and habits.Main Contributor: Brother 2 Brother
February 13 • 5:30-7 p.m.Reng Student Union, Third Floor, Black River RoomCome and learn how hip hop played a vital role from 1980-2000 in politics as well as its effects on both the African American community and the country.Main Contributor: Office of Diversity
February 17 • 5:30 p.m.Reng Student Union, Third Floor, AuditoriumCome and listen to a powerful lecture led by esteemed motivational speaker Denny Johnson concerning college matriculation as a minority.Main Contributor: Office of Diversity
February 15 • 5:30 p.m.Reng Student Union, Third Floor, Mockingbird RoomCome and listen to an informative, and interactive lecture led by Dr. Patricia Guy, Dr. Evi Taylor and Dr. Rejoice Addae concerning sexual health in the black community.Main Contributor: Minorities in Health Care
February 21 • 7-10 p.m.Reng Student Union, Centennial HallCome and enjoy a fun night of dancing at the Black Student Association’s formal affair.Main Contributors: Black Student Association, Office of Diversity
February 7 • 3-5 p.m.ASU MuseumCome hear Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch’s lecture, “African-American Women’s Activism in Rural Arkansas,” and stay for lively conversation and refreshments.
February 10 • 6-8 p.m.A-State Armory (ROTC Building)Join the Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter of Arkansas State University as they host their Annual Soul Food Dinner set to satisfy your expectations as well as your taste buds!Main Contributors: Office of Diversity and Strong Turner Alumni Chapter
February 20 • 6-8 p.m.Reng Student Union, Third Floor, AuditoriumCome listen to Arkansas State University students express themselves through song, dance and poetry.Main Contributor: Black Student Association
February 16 • 7 p.m.Fowler CenterJoin the Black Student Association as they host their annual Miss Essence Pageant which celebrates the accomplishments and talents of Arkansas State University’s African American female students. Main Contributors: Black Student Association, Office of Diversity
February 24 • 6 p.m.Humanities & Social Sciences, Auditorium 1028Come and watch a movie. It’s all on us! Movie showing: School DazeMain Contributor: Black Student Association
Is Black History Month Necessary?
The Black Dollar
Sexual Health in the Black Community
Hip Hop Meets Politics
Maximizing your College Journey
The All Black Affair
Let’s Dance and Talk South Africa
African-American Women’s Activism
Strong-Turner Soul Food Dinner
Miss Essence Pageant
Refugees and Racial Cleansing
Open Mic Night
Movie Night
February 2 • 5:30-7 p.m.Reng Student Union, Third Floor, Mockingbird RoomCome and hear a powerful lecture from Johannes “Jomo” Xulu about the struggles and the successes of South Africa as well as experience the powerful and spiritual nature of Zulu dance. Learn this fun and energetic style of dance intended for both men and women of all ages.Main Contributor: Office of Diversity
A-State Office of Diversity presents
February 13 • 6-8 p.m.Reng Student Union, Third Floor, AuditoriumCome out for an informative lecture concerning ethnic and racial cleansing in Europe and the United States.This program is made possible by the Campus Outreach Lecture Program of the United States Holocaust Museum’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, supported by Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller and the Robert and Myra Kraft Family Foundation to the United States Holocaust Foundation. Also sponsored by the Office of Diversity and the Department of History.
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Black History Month