Afrikan Heritage Month

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Ongoing

My Eyes Will Send a Light to You: Africa Icon to Narrative (Film Series)
Ongoing | February 13, 20, 22, 26, 27, 28


Wednesday, February 7

Opening Ceremony
1-4:30 p.m | Cafeteria

Drumming Circle
3:30-4:30 p.m | Cafeteria


Thursday, February 8

Reparations: “A Fantasy or a Reality”
12-1 p.m | Register in advance for this meeting

NYC Men Teach Day: Black Boys Film Screening and Discussion
5-7 p.m | Room N-452


Friday, February 9

Music and Art Department Concert
2-3 p.m. | Theatre II


Tuesday, February 13

Black Love Day (Akoma Day)
12-3 p.m | Richard Harris Terrace

My Eyes Will Send a Light to You: Africa Icon to Narrative (Film Series 1)
12-6 p.m | Zoom


Wednesday, February 14

Memoirs of the Pentatonic Scale
10 a.m. – 12 p.m | Room N-452

Drumming Circle
1:30-3 p.m | Cafeteria


Friday, February 16

Barber Shop Talk 
12-2 p.m | Room S-720


Tuesday, February 20

Barriers to Completing College  
1-2:30 p.m | Room S-714

My Eyes Will Send a Light to You: Africa Icon to Narrative (Film Series 2)
12-6 p.m | Zoom


Wednesday, February 21

Signs to Freedom: Paper Quilt-making
11 a.m.–1 p.m. | Outside the Library

Community Circle: Navigating Black and Brown Voices 
2–3:30 p.m. | Room S-719

Drumming Circle
1:30-3 p.m | Cafeteria

Food and Heritage 
5-7 p.m. | Hudson Room


Thursday, February 22

(This Thursday follows a Monday schedule)

Uknowhowwedu: The Graphic and Sonic History of Hip Hop
2–5 p.m. | Richard Harris Terrace

My Eyes Will Send a Light to You: Africa Icon to Narrative (Film Series 3)
12-6 p.m | Zoom


Friday, February 23

UMLA Basketball Tournament 
12 –1 p.m. | Gym


Monday, February 26

Dominican Studies Book Club featuring The Mulatto Republic: Class, Race, and Dominican National Identity
6:30 p.m | Register in advance for this event.

My Eyes Will Send a Light to You: Africa Icon to Narrative (Film Series 4)
12-6 p.m | Zoom


Tuesday, February 27

The Fire Next Time, The Fire This Time: James Baldwin and the World
11 a.m.-2 p.m | Room N-451

My Eyes Will Send a Light to You: Africa Icon to Narrative (Special Viewing)
12-6 p.m | Zoom


Wednesday, February 28

Drumming Circle
1:30-3 p.m | Cafeteria

Black and Brown Health in the 21st Century: Community Health Awareness and HIV Prevention
11 a.m.-3 p.m | Room N-453

My Eyes Will Send a Light to You: Africa Icon to Narrative (Film Series 5)
12-6 p.m | Zoom

Unifying America with Black History: A Conversation with Dr. Dale Caldwell, President, Centenary University
2- 4 p.m | Register in advance for this meeting


Thursday, February 29

My Eyes Will Send a Light to You: Africa Icon to Narrative (Film Series 1)rescheduled from February 13
12-6 p.m | Zoom

Incorporating Black Studies into Non-Ethnic Studies Courses
4-5:30 p.m | Register in advance for this meeting