Afrikan Heritage Month

Afrikan Heritage Month 2023 banner with textile design

February 1

Opening Ceremony: “The Artistry of Dr. Edward Bostick” A Historical Overview
2-4 p.m | Breezeway/Theater 1


February 14

Afropolitan: Recent Afrikan Films: 1965-Present
12-6 p.m | Room N-453

Afrikan Heritage Month: Our Story Ain’t Been Easy to Tell . . . Memoirs of the Pentatonic Scale
2-3:30 p.m | Room N-452


February 15

Grow Strong: Facing Environmental Trauma and Justice
10-11:15 a.m | Virtual

Afropolitan: Recent Afrikan Films: 1965-Present
12-6 p.m | Room N-453

Afrikan Heritage Month Student Concert
2-4 p.m | Rooms F-325/326


February 21

Afropolitan: Recent Afrikan Films: 1965-Present
12-6 p.m | Virtual


February 22

Afropolitan: Recent Afrikan Films: 1965-Present
12-6 p.m | Virtual

WakandaCon – Comic Books and the Black Panther
1-7 p.m | Richard Harris Terrace and the Hudson Room

Where Black and Queer Intersect
2-4 p.m | Zoom

Guest Speaker Professor James Small, Activist and Historian
2-4 p.m | Fiterman Hall, Rooms 1404/5/6

Afrikan Heritage Month Closing Ceremony
2-5 p.m | Student Cafeteria


February 23

Afropolitan: Recent Afrikan Films: 1965-Present
12-6 p.m | Virtual


February 24

Afrikan Burial Grounds Visit and Discussion
9:45 a.m.-2 p.m | Afrikan Burial Grounds and the Hudson Room


February 27

HIV / AIDS Awareness: It’s Impact on the African American and Latino Community
11 a.m.-3 p.m | Richard Harris Terrace


February 28

“Speak Your Truth” Open Mic Night
6-8:15 p.m | Richard Harris Terrace


March 9

Resistence Women: Let’s Explore and Discuss
5-6 p.m | Zoom