236 MTSU Black History Month 2008

Jan. 15, 2008

MTSU Black History Month 2008
Calendar of Events

Contact: Chairpersons Dr. Sekou Franklin, 615-904-8232 and Luther Buie, 615-898-2987

This year's MTSU Black History Month theme is “Carter G. Woodson and the Origins of Multiculturalism.”

NOTE: All events are free and open to the public unless an admission price is included in the information. MTSU News and Public Affairs may have access to photos of guest speakers; however that may not always be the case. Give us a call at 615-898-2919. We will do our best to assist you. Thank you for your help in sharing this information.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

(For events Jan. 20 to 27, visit www.mtsu.edu/aahm.)

Monday, January 28
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars Concert
7:00 p.m., Tennessee Room, James Union Building
Sponsored by the Student Programming Department
Event is free and open to the public

Monday and Tuesday, February 4 and 5
Sponsored by the Student Government Association
Black Inventions Exhibit
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., KUC Lounge

Wednesday, February 6 Unity Luncheon (“Unsung Heroes” Honors)
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Tennessee Room, James Union Building
$18 adult; $8 student with MTSU ID
To purchase tickets, contact Brenda Wunder at 898-2797
or bwunder@mtsu.edu. The deadline to purchase tickets is Jan. 31.

Thursday, February 7
“Africa and the Diaspora: African, African-American,
and Caribbean Student Dialogue”
Co-Sponsored by the International Programs and Services Office
2:00-4:00 p.m., Faculty Senate Room, James Union Building (Room 100)

Thursday, February 7
“Street Fight”: a film about racial politics in Newark, New Jersey
Sponsored by the University Honors College
5: 00 p.m., University Honors College Amphitheatre, Room 106

Tuesday, February 12
A(Wearness) Runaway Project
Co-Sponsored by Women in Action
6:00 p.m., Tennessee Room, James Union Building

Wednesday, February 13
John Pleas Faculty Award
4:00-6:00 p.m., Tom Jackson Building (Old Alumni Building)

Monday and Tuesday, February 18 and 19
“The Meeting: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X”
(A Student Produced Play)
7:30 p.m., Boutwell Dramatic Arts Building

Monday, February 18
Reflections on the “Jena 6” Protest: Film and Discussion
Co-Sponsored by the American Democracy Project
4:00-5:30 p.m., CKNB N116 (The Nursing Building)

Wednesday, February 20
Felony Disenfranchisement and the Right to Vote in Tennessee
Co-Sponsored by the ACLU Right-to-Vote Campaign and
the American Democracy Project
12:30-2:00 p.m., CKNB 121 (Nursing Building)

Wednesday, February 20
Black History Quiz Bowl
Co-Sponsored by the NAACP Collegiate Chapter
5:30 p.m., Location TBA

Thursday, February 21
“Race in the 21st Century”
Poet and Essayist Dr. Nikki Giovanni
7:00 p.m., Learning Resource Center Auditorium (Room 221)

Sunday, February 24
Annual Gospel Extravaganza
6:00 p.m., Tucker Theatre
$10.00 adults, $5.00 students,
Free for children under 6 years old

Tuesday, February 26
Geri Allen Jazz Concert
Co-sponsored by the International Association for Jazz Education
7:30 p.m., T. Earl Hinton Music Hall (Wright Music Building)
Free and open to the public

Tuesday, March 11
Lecture by Author Rebecca Walker
Co-Sponsored by National Women's History Month Committee,
June Anderson Women’s Center and the Distinguished Lecture Fund
4:00 p.m., KUC Theater
Free and open to the public

Monday, March 24
Lecture by Bernice G. Armour
The first African-American woman combat pilot in US history
6:00 p.m., Tennessee Room, James Union Building
Free and open to the public