{"id":39755,"date":"2016-02-01T13:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T18:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=39755"},"modified":"2022-09-26T12:10:15","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T16:10:15","slug":"wright-state-celebrates-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2016\/02\/01\/wright-state-celebrates-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State celebrates Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Hassan<\/a>

Hassan Kwame Jeffries, associate professor of history at The Ohio State University, will open Black History Month events with a presentation on Feb. 1.<\/p><\/div>\n

Wright State will honor Black History Month by hosting speakers, an art expo, a poetry slam, film screening, dance performance by DCDC and a book discussion. All events are free and opened to the public.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Feb. 1, Hassan Kwame Jeffries, associate professor of history at The Ohio State University, will open the Black History Month events with a presentation on \u201cMaking Sense of the Madness: Race, Racism and Presidential Politics in the Age of Obama.\u201d Jeffries’ presentation begins at 6 p.m. in the Millett Hall Atrium. A potluck dinner will follow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope participants will understand that black history is a subject that is germane to all Americans,\u201d said Edward Twyman, director of Wright State’s Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center<\/a>. \u201cMany Americans simply may not be as cognizant important African Americans and the historical events and contributions of black people.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a major reason why Carter Godwin Woodson began Negro History Week, which was later renamed and expanded to Black History Month, in 1926, Twyman said.<\/p>\n

“Woodson, the second African American, after W.E.B. DuBois, to earn a doctorate in history from Harvard in 1912, designated a week in February because that month held birthdays for Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington,\u201d Twyman said.<\/p>\n

Black History Month events:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, Feb. 1<\/strong>
\n6 p.m., Millett Hall Atrium<\/em>
\nOpening Ceremony: Hasan Kwame Jeffries will discuss \u201cMaking Sense of the Madness: Race, Racism and Presidential Politics in the Age of Obama\u201d<\/p>\n

8 p.m., Millett Hall Atrium<\/em>
\nPotluck Dinner: Bring a dish or dessert<\/p>\n

Tuesday, Feb. 9<\/strong>
\n10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Student Union Atrium<\/em>
\nBolinga Black Art Expo: Featuring arts, crafts and exhibits<\/p>\n

Noon, Student Union Atrium<\/em>
\nDayton Contemporary Dance Company performance<\/p>\n

\"Michael<\/a>

Michael Carter will discuss the Negro Leagues and Dayton baseball history on Feb. 10.<\/p><\/div>\n

Wednesday, Feb. 10<\/strong>
\n1:25 p.m., Millett Hall Atrium<\/em>
\nSultans of Swing: 100 Years of Baseball, Jazz and Fiction<\/a>: A panel discussion on \u201cLeagues of Their Own: Women and African Americans in Baseball History\u201d
\nSponsored by Wright State\u2019s CELIA<\/p>\n

5:30 to 7 p.m., Millett Hall Atrium<\/em>
\nBook Discussion: Michelle Alexander\u2019s “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness”<\/p>\n

Friday, Feb. 12<\/strong>
\n11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Millett Hall Atrium<\/em>
\nCookies and Canvas: Create a painting denoting African or black history while enjoying coffee, tea and cookies<\/p>\n

Wednesday, Feb. 17<\/strong>
\n7 p.m., Student Union Rathskeller (008)<\/em>
\nSpoken Word and Poetry: Spoken word artists and students will present dramatic interpretations<\/p>\n

Friday, Feb. 19<\/strong>
\n11:15 a.m., Student Union Apollo Room<\/em>
\nRace, Class, Gender and Sexuality Symposium: Keynote address \u201cGendered Bodies\/Gendered Lives\u201d by Brittney Cooper, assistant professor of women\u2019s and gender studies and Africana studies at Rutgers University
\nSponsored by the Women\u2019s Center, African and African American Studies and the Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center<\/p>\n

Thursday, Feb. 25<\/strong>
\n5 to 7 p.m., Student Union Discovery Room<\/em>
\nFilm Screening and Discussion: Jennie Livingston’s “Paris is Burning”
\nSponsored by the Office of LGBTQA Affairs<\/p>\n

\"Edward<\/a>

Edward Twyman, director of the Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cDuring Black History Month, hopefully, Americans will reflect on the struggles and sacrifices that many people of different racial, ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds fought to achieve equal justice,\u201d Twyman said. \u201cI hope people will better understand that black history is American history, and there is considerable work to be done to ensure the proper recognition of groups and individuals in our society who fight for justice and equality for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRecognizing and\/or accepting the reality that blacks have contributed to America and these contributions are mostly devoid in our textbooks can go a long way in providing a truthful foundation for us to appreciate diversity and inclusion,\u201d Twyman said. \u201cWe can take pride that great strides have been made, accept that disparities and unearned privileges exist. However, diversity and inclusion work begins with self. Each person has to urgently work to treat every person with dignity and respect and create fair and just processes for expanding opportunities to all.\u201d<\/p>\n

More information is available by contacting the Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center at bolinga-center@wright.edu<\/a> or 937-775-5645.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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