Black History Month 2006

Still Climbing … Life Ain’t Been No Crystal Stair

Langston Hughes

 

 

February 1

Tribute to Carter G. Woodson

Student Union Auditorium

12 Noon

Sponsors: Black History Month Planning Committee, Strong Turner Alumni Chapter, and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

 

Food for the Soul “Soul Food Day”

National Guard Armory

5 p.m.

Sponsors: Black History Month Planning Committee and Strong Turner Alumni Chapter

 

February 2

Black Star Power Movie Series – “Cooley High”

Student Union Auditorium

7 & 9 p.m.

Sponsor: Black History Month Planning Committee

 

February 3

Destiny Illusion Poetry Slam

 

February 4

Black History Month Parade & Unity Rally

Simmons Bank (Start Location)

Caraway Rd.

10 a.m.

Sponsor: Black History Month Planning Committee

 

February 6

Black History Month Monologues

12 noon

Student Union Center Court

Sponsor: Black History Month Planning Committee

 

Do You Remember the Time? An Intimate Portrait of Civil Rights

6 p.m.

Student Union Mockingbird Room

Sponsor: Black History Month Planning Committee & Delta Studies Center

 

February 7  

Bone Marrow Drive

Student Union Center Court

10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Sponsors: Black History Month Planning Committee & National Pan-Hellenic Council

February 7, cont’d
Speaking of Men’s Health Brown Bag Luncheon

Student Union Mockingbird Room

12 noon

Sponsor: Black History Month Planning Committee & Department of Wellness/Health Promotions

 

ForbiddeN Word Forum

Student Union Auditorium

7 p.m.

Sponsors: Black Student Association & ASU NAACP Chapter

 

February 8

Black History Month Quiz Bowl

Collegiate Park Clubhouse

7 p.m.

Sponsor: Kappa Xi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

 

February 9

Black Star Power Movie Series – “Cornbread, Earl, & Me”

Student Union Auditorium

7 & 9 p.m.

 

February 10

“All Black” Affair

Attendees are asked to dress in all black

ASU Pavilion

7 p.m.

Sponsor: Black Student Association

 

February 11

Gospel Music “Reflections” Concert

4 p.m.

Location to be determined

Sponsor: United Voices Gospel Choir

 

February 13

Black History Month Monologues

12 noon

Student Union Center Court

Sponsor: Black History Month Planning Committee

 

Do You Remember the Time? An Intimate Portrait of Civil Rights

6 p.m.

Student Union Mockingbird Room

Sponsor: Black History Planning Committee & Delta Studies Center

 

 

 

 

February 14

Minority Women’s Appreciation Breakfast

7 a.m.

Student Union Mockingbird Room

Sponsor: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

 

February 15

African-American Experiences at ASU

7 p.m.

Student Union Mockingbird Room

Sponsor: Black History Month Planning Committee

 

February 16

Black Star Power Movie Series “Sparkle”

Student Union Auditorium

7 & 9 p.m.

Sponsor: Student Activities Board

 

February 18

Black History Month Greek Show

Nettleton Performing Arts Center

3:14 p.m.

Sponsor: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

 

February 19

Daisy Gaston Bates Memorial Celebration

3 p.m.

Student Union Auditorium

Sponsors: Daisy Gaston Bates Memorial Celebration Committee & the Division of Student Affairs

 

February 20

Black History Month Monologues

12 noon

Student Union Center Court

Sponsor: Black History Month Planning Committee

 

Do You Remember the Time? An Intimate Portrait of Civil Rights

6 p.m.

Student Union Mockingbird Room

 

February 21

Black History Month Lecture:

Featuring Ms. Deborah Mathis, Assistant Professor, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, Washington Program

Former Television Anchor KATV, Little Rock

Author of “Yet A Stranger: Why Black Americans Still Don’t Feel At Home”

7 p.m.

Student Union Auditorium

Sponsor: Black History Month Planning Committee & Student Activities Board

 

February 22

Miss Essence Scholarship Pageant

7 p.m.

Fowler Center, Riceland Hall

Sponsor: Black Student Association

 

February 23

Black Star Power Movie Series – “Hotel Rwanda”

7 & 9 p.m.

Student Union Auditorium

 

February 27

Black History Month Monologues

12 noon

Student Union Center Court

Sponsor: Black History Month Planning Committee

 

February 28
Black History Month Finale

2 p.m.

Student Union Auditorium

Sponsors: Office of Diversity Initiatives & Black History Month Planning Committee

 

Mardi Gras Celebration
6 – 10 p.m.

Student Union

Sponsor: Student Activities Board