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Black History Month 2007 at the Five Colleges

The following is an abridged list of Black History Month events taking place at the five colleges. Click the "Black History Month page" links shown for each campus for more extensive descriptions.

Note: This page is still being updated as new information arrives. Stay tuned for complete listings!

Amherst College

Information to come.

Hampshire College (HC Black History Month page)

2/8/07, 7 p.m., Main Lecture Hall of Franklin Patterson Hall:
"All the Ugly People Be Quiet" -- Akiba Solomon Talk & Booksigning
Akiba Solomon explores how social and racial constructions of “ugliness” impact the social interaction, socioeconomic standing, and media representation of women of color. Sponsored by Hampshire College: The Lebron-Wiggins-Pran Cultural Center, the Community Health Collaborative, UMOJA; the Five College Lecture Fund; Amherst College Office of Campus Center/Student Activities; Office of Multicultural Affairs at Mount Holyoke College; Office of Multicultural Affairs at Smith College; and the Student Affairs and Campus Life Center for Student Development at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

2/10/07-3/3/07, Hampshire College Art Gallery, Harold Johnson Library :
Art exhibit: "Interrupted Life: Incarcerated Mothers in the Unites States"

2/15/07, 7 p.m., Lebron-Wiggins-Pran Cultural Center:
Film screening on "krumping," a dance alternative to gangs and hustling.

2/23-24/07, 7 p.m., Main Theater, Emily Dickinson Hall:
Black History Month Student Show

2/27/07, 7 p.m., Main Theater, Emily Dickinson Hall:
Film screening on role music played in leading a revolution and healing South Africa from Apartheid.

Mount Holyoke College (View MHC Black History Month page or a PDF poster)

2/3/07, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Kendall Sports and Dance Complex
Girls and Women in Sports Day
In the spirit of the celebration for National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), Mount Holyoke College will be providing an array of events for young girls in middle school to participate in with Mount Holyoke College athletes. This event is supported by the “As Women of Color We Can: Be Healthy, Be Strong, Be One” grant.

2/7/07, 7 p.m., Gamble Auditorium, Art Building
Libation Ceremony
A occasion for the community to gather in respect for past phenomenal women as well as to rejoice for our phenomenal keynote speaker Monique Harden.

2/7/07, 7:30 p.m., Gamble Auditorium, Art Building
Keynote Event: Human Rights Remedies for Environmental Racism
Monique Harden, the codirector of Advocates for Environmental Human Rights (AEHR), has been advocating, since Hurricane Katrina, for the human rights of displaced Gulf Coast residents, which include the right to return to healthy and safe neighborhoods.

2/13/07, 6:30 p.m., Room 305, Kendade Hall
“A Known Way, A Safe Passage”
As part of the Office of Academic Development’s new series, Associate Professor of Politics Kavita Khory will talk about the role that academic achievement and excellence have played in her career and life journey.

2/15/07, 5 p.m., MacGregor Hall
Space Between Dialogue
Conversation on “black,” “white,” and the space between us all

2/15/07, 7:30 p.m., Hooker Auditorium, Clapp Laboratory
“Bicultural Bodies”
Leandris Liburd, Ph.D., Division of Adult and Community Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explores how college-educated, professional African American women experience their bodies at the intersection of race, class, and gender.

2/16/07, 8 p.m., Great Room, Blanchard Campus Center
Ebony Café
A night of musical and dance performances to celebrate black people’s influence and history in the arts.

2/16/07, 10:30 p.m.-2 a.m., Great Room, Blanchard Campus Center, $4
Bringin’ It Back Hosted by APAU
Enjoy some old school jams in your best 80s and 90s gear!

2/20/07, 6 p.m., Hooker Auditorium, Clapp Laboratory
Phenomenal Men in Our Midst: Family and Relationships
To complement the celebration of “phenomenal women,” this panel will consist of phenomenal men representing the Five College and Springfield areas.

2/26/07, 5 p.m., MacGregor Hall
Space Between Dialogue
Conversation on “black,” “white,” and the space between us all.

2/28/07, 4:30 p.m., Betty Shabazz House
Closing Ceremony: Celebrating the Phenomenal Women in Our Lives
Commemorate a fantastic month with hors d’oeuvres at the Betty!

3/4/07, 7 p.m., Rooke Theatre
An Evening with Suzan-Lori Parks (MHC ’85)
The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author of 365 Days/365 Plays, which will be performed throughout the month at Mount Holyoke College and UMass Amherst, lectures and reads from her work.

Smith College (SC Black History Month page)

Information to come.

UMass Amherst (UM Black History Month page)

2/1/07, 5:30 p.m., New Africa House, Shirley Graham Du Bois Study Center, Room 203:
Exploring Black Leaders of the Past and Present
Discussion and reception with UMass Amherst Afro-Am Professor John H. Bracey.

2/1/07, 5:30 p.m., New Africa House, Shirley Graham Du Bois Study Center, Room 203:
Movie: Sankofa
Mona, a black American model, has never given any thought to her African heritage or her people's past. But during a photographic assignment in Ghana, a mysterious African spirit leads her into a fort that once held slaves awaiting shipment to the colonies.

2/3/07, 10 p.m., Student Union Ballroom:
UnbreAKAble
A celebration of black history.

2/5/07, 5:30 p.m., New Africa House, Shirley Graham Du Bois Study Center, Room 203:
Bamboozled
Please join us for a pre-show dinner and a post viewing discussion.

2/8/07, 5-9 p.m., All Dining Commons:
Celebrate Black History Month

2/8/07, 5:30 p.m., New Africa House, Shirley Graham Du Bois Study Center, Room 203:
Movie: Malcolm X parts I and II
Biographical drama on the life of the late Malcolm X, who was assassinated on February 21, 1965.

2/13/07, 5:30 p.m., New Africa House, Shirley Graham Du Bois Study Center, Room 203:
Movie: Hotel Rwanda
Ten years ago some of the worst atrocities in the history of mankind took place in the country of Rwanda.

2/13/07, 6:30 p.m., Campus Center, Room 165-69:
Where's Love 101?
Relationships -- What to think about when you're thinking about getting serious.

2/15/07, 5:30 p.m., New Africa House, Shirley Graham Du Bois Study Center, Room 203:
The Life of Malcolm X
Discussion and reception with Minister Yusef Muhammad of Muhammad Mosque Number 13 in Springfield, Mass.

2/21/07, 8 p.m., Bowker Auditorium:
Platanos & Collard Greens; Where Cultures and Passions Collide
Enjoy this intellectual and romantic comedy that examines stereotypes, cultural differences and similarities between Blacks and Latinos.

2/22/07, 5:30 p.m., New Africa House, Shirley Graham Du Bois Study Center, Room 203:
Movie: City of God
Taking place over the course of a few decades, City of God tells the story of two parallel lives from the favela Cidade de Deus in Brazil.

2/28/07, 5 p.m., Campus Center, 10th Floor:
Black History Month / 365
A mixer for faculty, students and staff to celebrate the month of February and beyond.

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