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Queens College
The City University of New York
February 2008 - Black History Month
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This web site was initiated in January 2005 by the Black History Month Committee of Queens College. See also our archived February 2005, February 2006, and February 2007 pages which include a variety of related resources. Click on each image above and below for a larger version.
The College's Black History Month Committee
is pleased to present the following events this year as food for
reflection and thought. The
programs that we design each year for Black History Month are specifically *
not * designed "For Black Students Only." They are designed for all members of the College community.
We hope these programs and events will help foster within the campus community a better
understanding of people and events of the time, of each other, and of how it all relates to our
lives today.
February is officially designated as Black History Month. There are a variety of
officially proclaimed months, weeks, days where we have added
opportunities to learn about the history, culture, holidays, traditions
and contributions of groups other than whatever our own might be.
Many of these overlap. Programs, courses and exhibits abound here
at Queens College and in the Borough of Queens that highlight and
celebrate the differences as well as the similarities. We encourage you
to seek out and take advantage of formal opportunities throughout the year, and also to create your
own informal opportunities to learn more. We hope you will
incorporate what you learn in order to think about the history of all of us, as well
as options for our present and future, from a broader perspective.
The images at the top of this page are of our
Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library's Chaney-Goodman-Schwerner Clock Tower
(photo by S. Lefkoe), and of the Chaney-Goodman-Schwerner Clock Tower dedication
plaque (photo by J. Castellan). Click on each for larger images. More information about this may be found in our February 2005 archived pages. The plaque is in the Rosenthal Library entry foyer, near the Books and
Bytes Cafe. The text on the clock tower dedication plaque is as follows:
THEY DIED FOR OUR FREEDOM
IN THE SUMMER OF 1964, QUEENS COLLEGE STUDENT ANDREW GOODMAN
JOINED THE MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM SUMMER PROJECT. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK ON
VOTER REGISTRATION WITH JAMES EARL CHANEY AND MICHAEL SCHWERNER.
RETURNING FROM A VISIT TO A RURAL CHURCH, THEY WERE KIDNAPPED AND MURDERED.
THEIR DEATHS INSPIRED COUNTLESS OTHERS TO CONTINUE THE STRUGGLE
FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL AMERICANS.
Dedicated on May 10, 1989
Schedule of Events - 2008
Daily Schedule / February 1st through February 29th
Ongoing Exhibit
Exhibit
Zora Neale Hurston – Her life, work, and more!
Rosenthal Library, Barham Rotunda, Level Three
Open during all Library hours
Sponsored by the Rosenthal Library
Curated by Michael Miller, Lisa Flanzraich, and Noel Agnew
A
book exhibit highlighting materials from the
collections of the Queens College Library focusing on Hurston’s
literary works, her personal background, her anthropological and
performance careers, the Harlem Renaissance and other distinctive
African-American women writers.
Events
Opening Celebration
Mixer
Dining Hall, QSide Lounge
12:15–1:30 pm
Opening reception to kick off
Black History Month.
Sponsored by the Student Life Office
A Celebration of Langston Hughes
Dining Hall,
Patio Room
12:30–1:40 pm
Sponsored by the Black Student Union
The life and works of Langston Hughes.
Iconoclasts
Powdermaker Hall, Room TBA
12:15–1:30 pm
Viewing of a film in which
Maya Angelou and Dave Chapelle come together to discuss their passions
and creative processes to provide viewers with an inside glimpse into
the inspiration and motivation that made these iconoclasts who they are
today.
Sponsored by the Anthropology Department
CLIQ EVENT
A Celebration of Amiri Baraka
Student Union, 4th Floor Ballroom
6–9 pm
The life and works of Amiri Baraka.
Sponsored by the Black Student Union
LECTURE
Black Social Workers in Apartheid South Africa
Rosenthal Library, 5th Floor
Alexander Braginsky Conference Room (President’s Conference Room #1)
12:15–2 pm
Dr. Grace Davie from the Queens College History Department will compare and contrast the Black Family composite from South Africa to America.
Sponsored by the Women’s Studies Program
CLIQ EVENT
Performing Race
Student Union, Room 304
12:15–1:30 pm
An opportunity
for high school students of Townsend Harris and Queens College
students, faculty, and staff to find a creative way (song, art, dance,
and poetry) to express what race and racial identity mean to them.
Sponsored by the Office of Minority Affairs, Student Life Office, Africana Studies Program, College Now, and Townsend Harris
High School
CLIQ EVENT
Spike Lee’s Jungle Fever
Student Union, Room 301
12:15–1:40 pm
Viewing of Spike Lee’s critically acclaimed film.
Sponsored by the Black Student Union
Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing
Dining Hall, Patio Room
12:15–1:40 pm
Viewing of Spike Lee’s Oscar-nominated film.
Sponsored by the Black Student Union
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Rosenthal Library, Twomey Lounge, Level One
12:15–2 pm
A discussion of Zora Neale Hurston’s famous novel.
Sponsored by the Rosenthal Library
CLIQ EVENT
Spike Lee’s School Daze
Dining Hall, Patio Room
12:15–1:40 pm
Viewing of Spike Lee’s dramatic musical.
Sponsored by the Black Student Union
Acting White: Race & Education
Speaker: Prudence Carter,
Stanford University School of Education
Author of: "Keepin' It Real -School Success Beyond Black and White"
Dining Hall, Patio Room
12:15–1:30 pm
Town Hall Meeting on black student achievement and constructions of race.
Sponsored by the
Office of Minority Affairs, the Political Science Club, the Africana
Studies Program, and the CUNY Black Male Initiative
CLIQ EVENT
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Rosenthal Library, Twomey Lounge, Level One
12:15–2 pm
A discussion of Zora Neale Hurston’s novel with Wayne Moreland of the Queens
College English Department.
Sponsored by the Rosenthal Library
CLIQ EVENT
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Rosenthal Library, Twomey Lounge, Level One12:15–2 pm
A discussion of Hurston’s novel with Dr. Shirley Carrie of the Queens College
English Department.
Sponsored by the Rosenthal Library
CLIQ EVENT
Black Is, Black Aint
Dining Hall, Patio Room
12:15–1:30 pm
Viewing of Marlon Riggs’ film, Black Is, Black Aint.
Sponsored by the Africana Studies Program, followed by a student-led discussion
CLIQ EVENT
Throwback to the 80s Party
Student Union, 4th Floor Ballroom
7–10 pm
A celebration commemorating Black History Month 2008.
Sponsored by the Black Student Union
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