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Queens College
The City University of New York
February - 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 Black History Month pages, and our archived February 2006 Black History Month pages, which include a variety of related resources.
Queens College Black
History Month 2007
"Celebrating a Culture, Not a Color"
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 designed for Black History Month 2007 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 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, and create your
own informal opportunities to learn more. We hope you will
incorporate what you learn in order to think about our history, 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). 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. Click on each image for an enlargement. 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 - 2007
Daily Schedule / January 31st through February 28th
Black Student Union Kick Off Event
11:45 am-2:00 pm
Student Union Corner Bistro
Welcome back to our students! Become aware
of Black History Month and the upcoming events. CLIQ Point
Book Exhibit
Rosenthal Library - Barham Rotunda
Standalone display case to right of main rotunda display cases
Black Student Union Dress for Success
Workshop with Ophelia Davis
12:15pm – 1:30pm
Student Union Corner
Bistro
Ophelia Davis presents on how we can dress
for success
by effectively using what you already have in your wardrobe. CLIQ Point
Dress
for Success Week
Students are encouraged to come to school in business attire, as a way of
practicing professionalism.
Movie:
"Unchained memories: Readings
from the Slave Narratives"
12:15pm – 1:30pm
Student Union Corner Bistro
Presents selections from the extensive Slave Narrative Collection through
on-camera readings by over a dozen actors,
interspersed with photographs, music, and images. Discussion
of movie will follow. CLIQ
Point
Lecture
sponsored by Caribbean Student Association
12:15pm – 1:30pm
Room 310 Student Union
“How Caribbean History
Has Influenced the History of
Black America, presented by Africana Studies Program Professor
Evelyn Julmisse. CLIQ Point
February 13 - February 28
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Exhibit:
Darfur
Student Union Dining Room
Multimedia exhibit on the crisis in Darfur. Opportunities for helping will be available.
Black
Romancers
12:15pm – 1:30pm
outside Student Union Corner
Bistro
Recordings of Black romantic poetry, music and songs;
display of the art of romance; sale of candy/baked goods and flowers
(roses).
Lecture:
Sponsored by the Anthropology Club
12:15pm – 1:30pm
Powdermaker Hall room 112
“The African Burial
Ground: Unearthing the Silence” by
Dr. Warren Perry, Professor of Anthropology at Central Connecticut
State University,
Director of Archaeology for the African
Burial Ground Project. Followed by a
Question and Answer
period. CLIQ Point
“Young People Speak” sponsored by BSU
5:00pm-7:00pm
Student Union Ballroom, 4th
floor
Uniform/themed attire or formal dress. Alumni, graduate
& undergraduate students are invited to this event, which will
feature a live band and DJ.
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Student
Union Lobby Exhibit: Black in New York
1600 – 1900.
Exhibit will
include information on the African Burial Ground,
Martins Field, and more
Ethnic
Conflicts and Modern Africa: Darfur
12:30-2:00pm
Room 310 Student Union
Speaker and discussion on the conflict in Darfur. CLIQ
Point
Voices: Those Who Wore the Shoe: Slave Narratives
Based on
Federal Writer’s Project Interviews
12:15pm – 1:30pm
Student Union Servery
Live multimedia performance adapted and directed by Harlin Kearsley. CLIQ Point
Civil Rights History Event sponsored by
Hillel
12:15pm – 1:30pm
QC Hillel, Student Union room 206
Dr. King, the Civil Rights movement and the
Jewish Community. CLIQ
Point
Art
Exhibit & Lecture sponsored by the Haitian Club
11:00am-3:00pm
Student Union Corner Bistro
“The Afro-Artist & the Black Power Movement” by
Professor
Horace Brockington, Dept. of Ethnic Studies, BMCC.
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