Feb. 2, 3:30 p.m. – Alicestyne Turley-Adams: Underground Railroad. An overview of Kentucky’s involvement with escaped slaves and the nation escape movement – Lexington Senior Citizens Center, corner of Nicholasville Road and Alumni Drive.
Feb. 4, 7 p.m. – Apollo Talent Show, Singletary Center for the Arts.
Presented by the University of Kentucky’s Black Student Union and
the National Association of Black Accountants.
Feb. 6, 7 p.m. – A One-Man Play: Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Student Center
Theater.
Feb. 10, 4-6p.m. -"Warriors in the Shadows: Women of the Underground Railroad.” An Educational and Social History Exhibit. Researched and Compiled by Doris Wilkinson. At the University of Kentucky’s William T. Young Library.
Feb. 13, 7 p.m. – “Boycott,” Film, Student Center Theater.
Feb. 16, 7 p.m. – “Intimate Apparel” Set in 1905 Manhattan,
this is a poetic and vibrant portrait of Esther Mills, a 35-year-old African-American
spinster and seamstress who creates exquisite undergarments for her diverse
clientele: from socialites to prostitutes. Esther's needlework prowess
and hopeful desire for love weaves her into the lives of those around
her. This acclaimed new American Drama has won five national awards for
Best Play. Reception to follow.
Feb. 16-18, 23-25, 7:30 p.m.; Feb. 26, 2 p.m. – “Intimate
Apparel” – Guignol Theatre.
Feb. 20, 7 p.m. – “Beah: A Black Woman Speaks,” Documentary,
Student Center Theater.
Feb. 21, 7 p.m. - “From the Campus to the Community: Black Greek
Letter Organizations and their Contributions.” By Dr. Tamara L.
Brown, Co-Editor of African American Fraternities and Sororities; The
Legacy and Vision. In the Martin Luther King, Jr. Cultural Center, 133
Student Center (University of Kentucky). A book signing to follow the
event.
Feb. 22, Noon—Race Matters Video Series “Black is Black Ain’t”
A complex and personal exploration of the multiplicity of black identity.
University of Kentucky’s Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center,
133 Student Center.
Feb. 23, Noon—Race Matters Video Series “Negroes with Guns:
Rob Williams and Black Power. The story of Robert F. Williams, a Civil
Rights fighter, who dared to advocate armed self-defense against the racist
terrorism of the Jim Crow South. University of Kentucky’s Martin
Luther King Jr. Cultural Center, 133 Student Center.
Feb. 24, Noon—Race Matters Video Series “Ethnic Notions”
A voyage through American history, tracing the evolution of the deeply
rooted stereotypes that have fueled anti-Black prejudice. University of
Kentucky’s Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center, 133 Student Center.
Feb. 24, 7 p.m. – Play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered
Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf”. Seay Hall of the University of
Kentucky’s Agricultural North building.
Feb. 28, 7 p.m. – African American Music and Poetry Recital, Performances
by the University of Kentucky’s College of Fine Arts faculty, staff
and students. In the Niles Gallery of the Arts Library.
Mar. 6, 5:30 p.m. - "Why We Celebrate African
American History Month." A reflection on the life of the late
Rosa Louise McCauley Parks. The event will be held in the student
center's Worsham Theater and it will include such dynamics as
a student reenactment of that fateful scene on the public bus systems
of Montgomery, Alabama on the 1st of December in 1955, some reflections
on the life and times of Rosa Parks, and a brilliant documentary by the
Southern Poverty Association. Sponsored by the Office of Resedence Life.
For more information call Mr. Justin Blevins at 859-323-0800
For more information please contact the African American History Month
Committee at 859-257-4130 or at mlkcc@uky.edu
