Africana Studies

Celebrate Black History Month: Initial Schedule for Black History Month African Studies Program

Updated Friday 19, January 2018 by Web Office
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Feb. 1 – Noon
Flag Raising – Flagpole by Bridge
Students, Faculty, Staff and Administrators

Feb. 1 – 4:00 p.m. opening
Black Photo Exhibit Opening
Gallery – Fifth Floor of the Mac Mahon Student Center
Exhibit runs until February 8.

Feb. 7 – Noon
“We Shall See in ’83: African Americans and the Transformation of Chicago, 1983-1987,” presented by Dr. Dwayne Williams, professor of history at Georgetown University
McIntyre Conference Center A
Sponsored by Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; contact mmarcillo@saintpeters.edu

Feb. 7 – 6:30 p.m.
McIntyre Conference Center
Sponsored by Black Action Committee; contact: cledbetter15@saintpeters.edu

Feb. 8 – Noon
Power, Perils and Possibilities: The Future of Organized Labor
McIntyre Conference Center A
Sponsored by Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; contact mmarcillo@saintpeters.edu

Feb. 15 – 11:00 a.m.
“Black Absorbs All Colors: The African American Melting Pot in the United States,” presented by Fatima Shaik, assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Media Culture
Roy Irving Theatre
Bring your classes – Confirm with dsurrey@saintpeters.edu

Feb. 15 – 7:00 pm
Movement (open Mic)
Pope Lecture Hall
Sponsored by the Black Action Committee; contact: cledbetter15@saintpeters.edu

Feb. 21 – 1:00 pm
“#BeyondWoke: Meditations on Black History, Culture, and Consciousness,” presented by John Johnson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the history department
McIntyre Conference Center
Ferguson. Baltimore. Flint. Charlottesville. In these and other cities there have been racial confrontations that have roused a generation of African Americans to call out racist acts and confront White Supremacy in its myriad forms. The sounding call is to Stay Woke. This talk and conversation will consider Woke as a paradigm of social awareness and its place in long arc of American political and cultural history.

Bring your classes -Confirm with dsurrey@saintpeters.edu

Feb. 27 – 11:00 a.m.
new date and time
“Exclusive Immigration Policies,” presented by Amir Billups ’08, history teacher for Newark public schools
Student Center 5th Floor
Bring your classes -Confirm with dsurrey@saintpeters.edu

Feb.28 – 7:00 p.m.
An Evening with Dick Gregory; David Surrey, Ph.D., professor of sociology and urban studies and director of faculty development, presents clips and a recollection of when he drove with Dick Gregory and three other students from Defiance, Ohio to Columbus, Ohio in the middle of the night.
Dorm Location TBD
Contact dsurrey@saintpeters.edu

Information Sessions for Africana Studies
Information Sessions for African Studies Minors

Here are the dates and locations for the Africana Studies information sessions:
Thursday, February 1, – 11 am – 3 pm – First floor of Student Center
Tuesday, February 13 – 11 am – 3 pm – Pete’s Place
Friday, February 23, 11 am – 3 pm – Second floor of Student Center
Tuesday, February 27- 11 am – 3 pm – Pete’s Place

Contact africanastudies@saintpeters.edu