2013 Black History Month Calendar of Events
at Bowie State University
“At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington” |
| FEBRUARY 1ST | GETTING THE WORD OUT: THE IMPACT OF BROADCASTING IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTMartin Luther King, Jr. Communication Arts CenterFebruary 1 – March 1, 2013Sponsor: Department of CommunicationsDr. Pamela O’Brien (301) 860-3703 fILM SCREENING: “HOODWINKED”Center for Learning and Technology, Room 102 7:00 – 9:00 PMOrganizer: Filmmaker Janks Morton, Janksmorton@gmail.com |
| 6TH | Spring 2013 Convocationmartin Luther King, Jr. Communication Arts Center, Samuel Myers Auditorium10:00 AMKeynote Address: Ambassador Linda Thomas-GreenfieldOffice of the Director General, U.S. Department of StateDirector General of the Foreign Service and Director of Human Resources BLACK HIV/AIDS: AWARENESS DAY PROGRAMWiseman Student Center, Room 102 12:00 – 2:00 PMSponsor: Wellness CenterDr. Rita Wutoh (301) 860-4170 BLACK HIV/AIDS TESTINGWiseman Student Center, Room 107 1:00 – 3:00 PMSponsor: Office of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other DrugsAvery Pearsall (301) 860-4126 |
| 7TH | COMPOSITION LECTURE SERIES: “BRIDGING THE GAP: AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNICATION IN HISTORICALLY BLACKCOLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES” – PRESENTED BY DR. KEHBUMA LANGMIACenter for Learning and Technology, Room 102 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Sponsor: Department of English and Modern LanguagesDr. Monique Akassi (301) 860-3684 STEVIE J. VS. STEVE HARVEY Wiseman Student Center Pit7:22 – 9:22 PMSponsor: Dr. M. Sammye Miller and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.Ebony Paige (301) 237-8250“ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY FOR EQUALITY" – ANSHIA TULL; BEING A WOMAN IN A MALE-DOMINATED WORLDCenter for Learning and Technology, Room 102 3:00-4:00 PMSponsor: Office of Alumni Relations and Student Alumni AssociationDonnette Deigh (301) 860-4327 |
| 8TH | FILM SCREENING: CONGRESSMAN ROBERT SMALLS: “A PATRIOT’S JOURNEY FROM SLAVERY TO CAPITOL HILL”Martin Luther King, Jr. Communication Arts Center, Room 206 2:00 – 3:00 PMSponsor: Department of History and GovernmentDr. Karen Cook Bell (301) 860-3615 |
| 11TH | ECONOMIC EQUALITY & MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISECenter for Learning and Technology, Room 102 10:00 – 11:00 AMSponsor: Bowie State University Pre-Law SocietyDr. Benjamin Arah (301) 860-3611 BLACK HISTORY MONTH – THINK ABOUT ITCenter for Learning and Technology, Room 102 7:06 – 9:06 PMSponsor: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Office of Student LifeMiguel Asua (240) 350-5290 |
| 12TH | ENTREPRENEURS AND INVENTORS BLACK HISTORY TEAWiseman Student Center, Room 102 11:00 AM – 12:00 PMSponsor: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.Kourtney Miah (484) 557-2371 VIDEO: BLACK EDUCATION REVEALED: MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN AT BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITYCenter for Learning and Technology, Room 102 7:30 – 9:30 PMSponsors: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Black Male Agenda and Counseling ServicesRaymond Shorter (301) 860-4162 |
| 13TH | HISTORY OF BLACK HISTORY (THE PERCEPTIONS OF BLACKS)Wiseman Student Center, Room 123 7:00 – 9:00 PMSponsor: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.Phillip Williams II (240) 416-1339 FORUM: SAFETY OF DATINGCenter for Learning and Technology, Room 102 7:00 – 8:00 PMSponsor: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.Kourtney Miah (484) 557-2371 |
| 14TH | HUMANISM AND SOCIAL RIGHTSMartin Luther King, Jr. Communication Arts Center, Room 114 9:30 – 10:50 AMSponsor: Department of History and GovernmentDr. Frederick Mills (301) 860-3605 FILM SCREENING: “MISSISSIPPI: IS THIS AMERICA? (1963-64)”Martin Luther King, Jr. Communication Arts Center, Room 2062:00 PM Sponsor: Department of History and GovernmentDr. Karen Cook Bell (301) 860-3615 FROM CSA WITH LOVEWiseman Student Center Booth 3:00 – 5:00 PMSponsors: Office of Commuter Affairs and Commuter Student AssociationSharon Glaster (301) 860-3809 |
| 15TH | COMMUNITY SERVICE – “PROJECT HYGIENE TRIBUTE”Center for Learning and Technology, Room 1027:00 – 9:00 PMSponsors: Office of Alumni Relations, Student Alumni Association and National Council of Negro WomenAnnette Wedderburn (301) 860-4327 |
| 18TH | EDUCATIONAL PANEL DISCUSSION: THE EXISTENCE OF MODERN DAY SLAVERY IN AMERICAWiseman Student Center Game Room 5:00 – 7:00 PMSponsor: The Wiseman Student CenterVictor Owolabi (240) 646-4350 EXPLOITING BLACK ATHLETES: THE MODERN-DAY PLANTATIONWiseman Student Center, Room 107 7:30 – 10:00 PMSponsors: Feathers of Ma’at, Black Male Agenda and Counseling ServicesRaymond Shorter (301) 860-4162 |
| 19TH | GOSPEL CHOIR – “NEGRO SPIRITUALS” Fine and Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall 3:00 – 4:15 PMProfessor LaTonya Wrenn (301) 860-3757 FILM SCREENING – “DAISY BATES: FIRST LADY OF LITTLE ROCK”Martin Luther King, Jr. Communication Arts Center, Room 222 5:00 – 7:00 PMSponsor: Department of History and GovernmentDr. M. Sammye Miller (301) 860-3600Professor Treopia Washington (301) 860-3412 TABOO IN COLOR Wiseman Student Center Pit 7:22 – 9:22 PMSponsors: Dr. M. Sammye Miller and Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.Ebony Paige (301) 237-8250 “THE MUSIC OFJAZZ LEGEND RICK HENDERSON” – PERFORMED BY THE BOWIE STATE COMMUNITY JAZZ ENSEMBLE Fine and Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall 7:30 – 9:00 PMSponsors: Drs. Clarence E. Knight, Jr. and Gilbert E. Pryor, Jr.Dr. Clarence E. Knight, Jr. (301) 860-3751 |
| 20TH | EGALITE FOR ALL – “HAITIAN REVOLUTION” Martin Luther King, Jr. Communication Arts Center, Room 206 11:00 AM Dr. David Reed (301) 860-3606 A TASTE OF AFRICA: AFRICAN FOODS FESTIVALWiseman Student Center Game Room 12:00 – 1:00 PMSponsors: Office of Commuter Affairs, Commuter Student Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Sharon Glaster (301) 860-3809“DISGREEMENT, DEBATE AND DISCUSSION: SLAVE RESISTANCE, BRITISH ABOLITIONISM AND THE LEGACY OF ERIC WILLIAMS”Center for Learning and Technology, Room 102 5:00 – 7:00 PMSponsor: The Department of History and GovernmentDr. Karen Cook Bell (301) 860-3615 |
| 21ST | IT’S S-O-U-L TRAIN!Wiseman Student Center Mall and Game Room 5:00 – 6:30 PMSponsors: Office of Commuter Affairs, Commuter Student Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Sharon Glaster (301) 860-3809 FILM SCREENING – “BROWN BABIES: THE MISCHLINGSKINDER STORY”Fine and Performing Arts Center |
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