BLACK
HISTORY
MONTH
Africana Studies 360:
“BLACK SYNERGY”
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
WEDNESDAY, 2/1/17:
Lecture Reading
Dr. Cedric Hackett, AFRS
“For the World to See: Bestiality against
Black Bodies”
11:00am-12:15pm
USU FLINTRIDGE ROOM
Black Diaspora Dance Event
Jeffrey Larosa-Adams, Dr. Theresa White,
Dancers of the Diaspora & Curtis Byrd
12:30pm-1:30pm
USU PLAZA DEL SOL (Outdoors)
"MEET & GREET: BLACK ORGS"
5:00pm-7:00pm
USU LAKE VIEW TERRACE
SATURDAY, 2/4/17:
FREE Leadership Conference
2ND ANNUAL BLACK YOUTH GUIDANCE
FORUM
8:00AM-3:30PM
USU NORTHIRDGE CENTER
Kappa Alpha Psi & Omega Psi Phi
CSUN Bowl
11:00am-4:00pm
SRC TURF FIELD
TUESDAY, 2/7/17:
Sistahood
Black Men’s Appreciation
7:00PM
MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, STUDENT HOUSING (UPA)
WEDNESDAY, 2/8/17:
AFRICANA DEBATE TEAM TRYOUTS
11:15am-12:30pm & 12:45pm to 2:00pm
SIERRA HALL 181
GROOV3 Hip Hop Dance Class
with Benjamin Allen and DJ Black Rabbit
4:00PM-5:30PM
REDWOOD HALL 292
BIG Lecture
Viola Davis
6:00pm-8:00pm
VALLEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
TUESDAY, 2/14/17:
African Student Organization (ASO)
“Being Black & in Love”
4:30pm-7:15pm
USU LAKE VIEW TERRACE
WEDNESDAY, 2/15/17:
African Student Organization (ASO)
“The African Diaspora Hair Show”
3:30pm- 5:30pm
USU LAKE VIEW TERRACE
Black Student Union (BSU)
“Art Gallery”
5:00pm-7:00pm
SANTA SUSANA PATIO (MEZZANINE)
Discussion/ Finding Your Destiny Workshop
Dr. Tom Spencer-Walters, AFRS
“Meet me at the Well: Moving into your Destiny”
WEDNESDAY, 2/22/17
FEATURED Speaker
“College Athlete, Black, and Gay Growing up in
South Central LA”
Terrence Clemens
Pride Center
4:00pm-6:00pm
USU PASADENA ROOM
Cultural Art Demonstration
Prof. James Simmons
“Capoeira Angola “
7:00pm-8:30pm
SANTA SUSANA PATIO (MEZZANINE)
Film Screening
13th by Ava Duvernay
Discussant: Dr. Melina Abdullah, CSULA
1:00pm-4:30pm
FERMIN PRESENTATION ROOM, OVIATT LIBRARY
5:00pm-7:00pm
WRITING LAB, SH 273
THURSDAY, 2/23/17
FEATURED Speaker
African Diaspora Artists’ Forum
Dr. Brigette Dunn-Korpela
7:00pm-9:00pm
REDWOOD HALL 292
Thandisizwe Chimurenga
1:00pm-3:00pm
USU FLINTRIDGE ROOM
THURSDAY, 2/16/17
AFRICANA STUDIES DEBATE TEAM TRYOUTS
11:00am-12:30pm & 4:00pm to 5:00pm
SIERRA HALL 181
African Student Organization (ASO)
“Open Mic/ Poetry Night/ Karaoke”
4:45pm-8:30pm
USU LAKE BALBOA ROOM
Film/ Discussion
Dr. Raquel Kennon, AFRS
Blaxicans: The Afro- Latino Experience in the US
and Mexico
6:30pm-9:00pm
Jack and Florence Ferman Presentation Room
TUESDAY, 2/21/17:
BLACK GRAD COMMITTEE
“Black Wall Street: Business & Job Jair”
4:00pm-6:00pm
USU GRAND SALON
“#RememberHerName: Excavating the Black
Female Victims of Police Terror”
NPHC
“Yard Show”
6:30pm-9:00pm
CSUN Dorms Basketball Court
FRIDAY, 2/24/17:
Conference
Harambee High School Conference
8:30AM – 1:00PM
USU NORTHRIDGE CENTER
Habesha Student Union
“HSU Cultural Show”
6:00pm-10:00pm
USU NORTHRIDGE CENTER
MONDAY, 2/27/17:
Talent Showcase
Faculty/ Alumni Staff, Student After Hours
4:00-6:00PM
USU GRAND SALON
Note: Communication services (sign language interpreters, note takers) are
available for these events. Requests for services must be submitted at least five (5)
working days in advance. Please contact Dr. Cedric Hackett, Program Coordinator
at [email protected] or (818)677-3311.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH (BHM) PRODUCERS: Dr. Cedric Hackett, Dr. Theresa White and Dr. Aimee Glocke STUDENT COORDINATORS: Bre Flores and Cherise Mckenzie.
For more information, contact Dr. Cedric Hackett [email protected] or Dr. Theresa White [email protected] at 818-677-3311