{"id":7646,"date":"2019-01-25T15:31:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T20:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/?p=7646"},"modified":"2019-11-06T15:17:31","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T20:17:31","slug":"black-history-month-kicks-off-early-saint-peters-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saintpeters.edu\/news\/2019\/01\/25\/black-history-month-kicks-off-early-saint-peters-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month Kicks Off Early at Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University"},"content":{"rendered":"

Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s University kicked off Black History Month early with an event titled, \u201cWhat Would Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. H \u201965 Do?\u201d on January 22. The event explored the leadership capabilities of Dr. King, who obtained an honorary degree from Â鶹ÊÓƵ\u2019s in 1965. The event examined how he was able to promote his message among many different types of people and ended with an open discussion on how students, faculty and staff at the University can learn from his legacy.<\/p>\n

Additional Black History Month events will be held throughout February. These events and programs include an annual flag raising ceremony, talks, an art show and music dedicated to Black History Month.<\/p>\n

February 1-28<\/strong>
\nTheresa and Edward O’Toole Library Exhibit:\u00a0Acclaimed African American Writers
\n<\/em>Book display:<\/strong> Exploring the Diaspora<\/strong>
\n<\/em>1st Floor of the Theresa and Edward O’Toole Library
\nFor more information, please contact Daisy DeCoster, MLIS, M.B.A.<\/a>, director of the Theresa and Edward O’Toole Library<\/p>\n

February 6
\n<\/strong>Traditional Flag Raising
\n<\/strong>Noon | Flag Pole in front of Dinneen Hall
\nFor more information, please contact David Surrey, Ph.D.<\/a>, director of Africana studies<\/p>\n

February 6<\/strong>
\nFilm and Discussion: <\/strong>Egalite for All: Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/em>430 p.m. | Pope Lecture Hall
\nFor more information, please contact Mary Kinahan-Ockay<\/a>, University archivist<\/p>\n

February 7
\n<\/strong>Blackout Art Show
\n<\/strong>6:30 p.m. | McIntyre Conference Center A and B
\nFor more information, please contact Chase \u201cAdia\u201d Ledbetter ’19<\/a>, president of the Black Action Committee<\/p>\n

February 13
\n<\/strong>The Music of Mary Lou Williams
\n<\/strong>Noon | Â鶹ÊÓƵ Chapel, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Hall
\nFor more information, please contact Christine Boyle<\/a>, director of campus ministry, or Joseph Legaspi, D.M.<\/a>, director of university music<\/p>\n

February 14
\n<\/strong>Living Our Life Stories Interview with Mildred Scott, Middlesex County Sheriff
\n<\/strong><\/a>Noon | McIntyre A
\nFor more information, please contact Marilu Marcillo, Ph.D.<\/a>, director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion<\/p>\n

February 14
\n<\/strong>Movement: Open Mic
\n<\/strong>7:00 p.m. | Pope Lecture Hall
\nFor more information, please contact Chase \u201cAdia\u201d Ledbetter ’19<\/a>, president of the Black Action Committee<\/p>\n

February 20
\n<\/strong>Every Ghetto, Every City: Explorations of Themes in Black American Music
\n<\/strong>11:00 a.m. | Location: TBA
\nFor more information, please contact John Johnson Jr., Ph.D.<\/a>, assistant professor of history<\/p>\n

February 25
\n<\/strong>MLK’s Assessments of American Society with Parallels Between his Ideas and that of Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party
\n<\/strong>Featuring Amir Billlups \u201808, history teacher at Newark Public Schools
\nNoon | Location TBA
\nFor more information, please contact David Surrey, Ph.D.<\/a>, director of Africana studies<\/p>\n

February 26
\n<\/strong>Immigration Update: Where Are We Now? What Are Our Rights?
\n<\/strong>Featuring Alex Shalom, senior supervising attorney at ACLU-NJ
\n11:00 a.m. | Location TBA
\nFor more information, please contact Jennifer Ayala, Ph.D.<\/a>, director of The Center for Undocumented Students<\/p>\n

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Members of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s community are pictured here performing a song at last year’s Black History Month annual flag raising ceremony.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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