This event features panelists and presentations on the rich, national cuisines inspired by African Heritage around the world. There will be an interactive discussion on the history of food in Africa and the African diaspora; and about healthy foods to address the history and concerns of the growing rate of obesity in black and...
In collaboration with the Urban Male Leadership Academy (UMLA) and the BMCC Trinity Dorms, we present the conversation of the importance of Third spaces and how we provide each other tools and empower those to find / those in their higher education journey. Food and drinks will be provided! Join us. See a list...
The BMCC Library's Outreach and Open Knowledge teams invite students to make their own paper quilt squares from one of eight options. The designs are historic signs used by enslaved people to escape to freedom. Students will also have access to two zines that are topically related to the Underground Railroad. Instructions will be...
Let your voices be heard. Come and share obstacles to completing your education with the BMCC community. Provide student solutions that can be communicated to CUNY decision makers to obtain the positive changes that you need. See a list of all Afrikan Heritage Month events. Attend 2 or more events for Co-Curricular Transcript credit....
Barbershop Talk is an event that brings together students, staff and faculty members to receive free haircuts while engaging in meaningful discussions. The event offers an excellent opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and discuss various topics such as social justice, sports, life goals, movies and more. See a list of all Afrikan Heritage...
Did you know that Borough of Manhattan Community College has a transfer partnership with Morehouse College, one of the nation’s top Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)? Located in Atlanta, GA, Morehouse is an all-male liberal arts college revered for excellence and producing leaders. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a graduate of this renowned...
Several documentary videos about writer and activist James Baldwin will be shown on different screens where participants can listen with individual headphones. There will also be open reading and readings by those who signed up to read. Participants will also be invited to replicate Baldwin’s “A Letter to My Nephew” addressing issues going on...
Guest speakers Gail Houston and Elnora "Bonnie" Harrison, MSHS, LMHC from The Sankofa Institute for Training and Integrative Services, Inc., will use film, music, and storytelling to chronicle one of the many ways enslaved Afrikans handled their captivity by externalizing their feelings through vocalizations and instrumentations of the Pentatonic Scale. There will be a questions...
Black Love Day (Akoma Day, February 13), established by Ayo Handy Kendi (1993), is represented as a 24-hour demonstration of Love for Black People and the Black Community. It is a day of atonement, reconciliation, and celebration. Join us with Love in Richard Harris Terrace on February 13 for conversation, activities, games, arts and...
Join the Music and Art Department students and faculty for an afternoon concert celebrating music and art from across the African Diaspora. The program provides a space for both BMCC students and faculty to diversify their repertoire and foster community through collaboration. The program will feature solo performances and small groups. See a list of...
