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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, February 2006, and February 2007, February 2008, and February 2009 pages which include a variety of related resources. Click on each image above and below for a larger version.
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 design each year
for Black History Month 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 officially
designated as 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
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). Photo of watching the inauguration in the Agora also by S.Lefkoe. Click on each for larger images. 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. The text on the clock tower dedication plaque is as follows:
THEY DIED FOR OUR FREEDOM
IN THE SUMMER OF 1964,
JOINED THE
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
Celebrating the Voices of the Past,
Present & the Future
Schedule of Events - February 2010
Daily Schedule (Tentative)
Sponsored by: the Student Affairs -
Multicultural Committee, The Africana Studies Program, The
ONGOING
- Watch your QC email every week during February 2010 for updates on Notable Facts in Black History --- (also to be posted on some of the campus-wide plasma screens) - see flyer part 1
- See displays in the Student Union, DIning Hall, and the Library during February 2010
- Louis
Armstrong House Museum -
- Lewis Latimer
House Museum –
- Queens
Borough Public Library Events – entire system
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Wed. Feb 3 – Documentary: The Civil Rights Movement; Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“Eyes on the Prize: The Awakenings 1954-1956” documentary followed
by Alum, Mr. Yudraj Tiwari, class of ‘09
to speak
Location:
Time: Free Hour
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Mon. Feb 8 – A
Talking Quilt (Part I)
Facilitated by Prof. Marjorie V. Blenman-Roane of the Africana Studies Program
Location: Q-Side Lounge
Time: Free Hour
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Wednesday February 10 |
Wed. Feb 10 – A
Talking Quilt (Part II)
Facilitated by Prof. Marjorie V. Blenman-Roane of the Africana Studies Program
Location: Q-Side Lounge
Time: Free Hour
A Two-day program devised to place together pieces of fabric
representing individual members of the
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Wed. Feb 17 – The
History of Stepping
Facilitated by Ron Huggins
Lecture by Adam Barnes, Director of Stepping School, LLC
Exhibition by a few Fraternities, Sororities and other clubs
Location: Patio Room
Time: Free Hour
Enlightenment on the meaning behind stepping, its origins as
it relates to
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Mon. Feb 22 –
Facilitated by Prof. Evelyn Julmisse, Acting Director, Africana Studies Program
Location:
Time: Free Hour
The unknown story of
Wednesday February 24 |
Facilitated by Prof. Francois Pierre-Louis of the Political Science Department & Students
Location: Q-Side Lounge
Time: Free Hour
A Panel discussion with members of the
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Thurs. Feb 25 – The
Ghetto Chronicles
Musical Play produced by Duane Whitley
Location: Lefrak Hall
Time:
A soulful, musical journey of the trials and tribulations of
living in the ghetto of the mind. The Ghetto Chronicles consists of
multi-talented actors who will sing, rap and dance their ways into the
audiences’ heart. It chronicles a different thought provoking situation that
people today deal with on daily basis and offers positive solutions. Special
note of