Calendar of Events

· February 16, 2005: Dr. Anita Fernander — “The Socio-cultural Context of Health among African Americans: The Case of John Henryism.” (When: 4:00 pm. Where: 230 Student Center).

· February 22, 2005: Dr. Dwayne Mack — “Long Road to Freedom: Berea College’s Participation in the Selma to Montgomery March.” (When: 4:00 pm. Where: 230 Student Center).

ENG/AAS 264-001: Major Black Writers (Spring’05)

EXTRA CREDIT OPTIONS

“Race, Gender, and Class in the African Diaspora”

· April 7, 2005: Dr. Dan Smith — “Behind the Scenes of the Greensboro Four: The Making of February One.” (When: 1:30 pm. Where: Martin Luther King, Jr. Cultural Center, Student Center).

Throughout the semester, several events related to our class discussions will take place on campus.  Attending these events will give you a wonderful opportunity to discover how people inside and outside academia deal with the topics we discuss in class.  Aside from encouraging you to attend these events, I want to give you the chance to take advantage of the learning experience they represent and turn it into extra credit for the course.  This will be, of course, totally optional and voluntary.  Click here for more details.

 

· February 4, 2005: “Images & Realities:The African American Family.” (When: 2:00 pm. Where: 107 Breckinridge Hall).

· March 4, 2005: “Images & Realities:African American Women.” (When: 2:00pm. Where: 107 Breckinridge Hall).

· January 17, 2005: Dr. Michael Eric Dyson (When: 11:00 am. Where: Heritage Hall in downtown Lexington).

· March 31, 2005: Nikky Finney — ”Pluck and Guts: Re-Naming Our Daughters.” Mary McLeod Bethune Luncheon and Lecture. Part of the 11th Annual Black Women’s Conference. (When: Noon.  Where: Student Center).  NOTE: Tickets are on sale now, $15.00; call 257-3593.

· February 8, 2005: “Why We Celebrate Black History Month” (When: 7:00 pm. Where: Center Theater, Student Center).

· February 17, 2005: “The Murder of Emmett Till” (When: 3:30 pm. Where: Center Theater, Student Center).

February 22, 2005: Bakari Kitwana — ”Why White Kids Love Hip Hop and the Hip Hop Generation: Young Blacks and the Crisis in African-American Culture.” (When: 8:00 pm. Where: Worsham Theater, Student Center).

· February 3, 2005: Shayla Lawson — “My Ancestor Antenna: Hair and its Relation to African-American Identity Across the Diaspora.” The 11th Annual Breathitt Undergraduate Lecture in the Humanities. (When: 7:00 pm. Where: Center Theater, Student Center). This lecture is free and open to the public.

· Jan. 28—Feb. 24, 2005: Hotel Rwanda (When: 4:35, 7:10, 9:40 (Fri, Mon, Wed); 1:30, 4:35, 7:10, 9:40 (Sat, Sun); 7:10 (Tue, Thurs). Where: Kentucky Theater, 214 E. Main St.).