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Campus, community prepare to observe Black History Month |
| By Matt Weeks |
| mweeks@uga.edu |
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Andrew Young |
A speech by former U.N. Ambassador and
Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young will highlight the university’s
observance of Black History Month.
Young is the guest speaker for the NAACP Image Awards
Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Tate Student Center.
This year’s theme, “From Slavery to Freedom,” is
reflected in several programs sponsored by organizations
on and off campus.
The month holds special significance
to LaRetha Spain-Shuler, associate director of the African-American
Cultural Center. “First and foremost, this is a way
to recognize and celebrate the contributions African Americans
have made,” she said. “It’s also a way
to educate everyone about contributions that African Americans
are still making today.”
The schedule of events inlcudes:
Feb.1: Performance. Black Theatre Ensemble presents Peaches.
7 p.m., Morton Theatre. Free.
(706) 542-8468.
Feb. 2: Second Annual Black Issues in
Higher Education Conference.
8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Georgia Center for Continuing
Education Conference Center and Hotel. $20.
Feb. 3: Face Off 2007 Fundraiser for Leadership,
Scholarship and Service. 7 p.m. Classic Center. $15 in
advance, $17 at the door.
(706) 542-4612.
Feb. 7: Program. “Call To Consciousness—Black
HIV/AIDS Day.” 7 p.m. Reception Hall, Tate Student
Center. (706) 542-8648.
Feb. 7: Apero Africana Brown Bag Lecture. “Focus
on Morocco,” Ken Honerkamp, religion. 12:20–
1:10 p.m. African-American Cultural Center (fourth floor,
Memorial Hall). fsgiles@uga.edu.
Feb. 8: Performance. Black Theatre Ensemble presents Love
Jones, an evening of singing, music, a skit and monologues.
7 p.m. Reception Hall, Tate Student Center.
Feb. 9: Lecture. “Womanism: On Its
Own: The First Quarter Century of Womanist Thought,” Layli Phillips.
12:20–1:10 p.m. Adinkra Hall.
(706) 542-2846.
Feb. 9: International Student Coffee Hour
hosted by UGA’s
Intercultural Affairs Department. 11:30 a.m.–
1:30 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. (706) 542-2846.
Feb. 13: Film. A Girl Like Me.
12:30 p.m. Adinkra Hall.
Feb. 14: Apero Africana Brown Bag Lecture. “Freedom
on Film: New Directions in Civil Rights Research and Pedagogy,” Barbara
McCaskill, Courtney Thomas, Lauren Chambers and Aggie Ebrahimi.
12:20–1:10 p.m. African-American Cultural Center
(fourth floor, Memorial Hall). fsgiles@uga.edu.
Feb. 16: Lecture. “Glenda Dickerson: Transforming
through Performing,” Freda Scott-Giles. 12:20 –1:10
p.m., Adinkra Hall. (706) 542-2846.
Feb. 16–17: Performance. Black Theatrical Ensemble
Spring Production, From Slavery to
Freedom, 7 p.m. Fine
Arts Building. $3 ($2 students). (706) 542-8468.
Feb. 18: Induction Ceremony. Abeneefoo Kuo Honor Society.
4:30 p.m. Reception Hall, Tate Student Center. Meal included.
$10 (children 5 and younger eat free).
Feb. 18: Concert. Sweet Honey in the Rock. 3 p.m. Hugh
Hodgson Concert Hall. $28 (front balcony) $23 (rear balcony),
half price for UGA students with valid ID. (706) 542-4400,
www.uga.edu/pac.
Feb. 21: Apero Africana Brown Bag Lecture. “The Sociolinguistics
of Love Songs: A Contrast of Cultures,” Rose Uptor,
doctoral candidate in linguistics. 12:20–1:10 p.m.
African-American Cultural Center, Memorial Hall, fourth
floor. fsgiles@uga.edu.
Feb. 21: Program. “Continuing the Legacy,” a
discussion for students about the importance of strides
made by Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Hamilton Holmes and Mary
Frances Early.
7 p.m. Georgia Hall, Tate Center.
Feb. 24: NAACP Image Awards with guest speaker Andrew Young,
former Atlanta mayor and U.N. ambassador. 7 p.m. Georgia
Hall, Tate Student Center. $25 ($10 students).
(706) 542-8468.
Feb. 24: India Nite. 7 p.m. Classic Center. $12 in advance,
$14 at the door.
Feb. 28: Apero Africana Brown Bag Lecture. “Medical
Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation
on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present,” Harriet
Washington. 12:20–1:10 p.m. African-American
Cultural Center (fourth floor, Memorial Hall).
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