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Monday, February 5, 2018

WSU Black Scholars United, Black History Month Events

Weber State University
Black Scholars United
Black History Month Programming 2018

February 7:     Student Athlete Activism in the Age of Kaepernick: Lunch & Learn
11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m. Shepherd Union Fireplace Lounge
February 13: Sessions on the Ledge – Spoken Word Artist
12 noon – 1:00 p.m.  Shepherd Union
February 13 -14:  Black Genocide Display
Millions Didn’t Make it but I Am One of the Ones Who Did” 
11:00 – 2:00 Both Days Shepherd Union Atrium
February 20:  My Black is Beautiful: Display and Community Tabling
                        10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
                        Jazz & the Spoken Word: An Evening of Cultural Arts
                        6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Union Ballroom C
February 21“Street Fighting Men”, Film Screening and Discussion
7:00 p.m. Ogden’s Peery Egyptian Theater
February 22Stop the Hate Event: Conversations on the “N” Word
10:00 -11:30a.m.   Center for Diversity & Unity
12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m. Black in Latin America, Film & Discussion, Center for Diversity & Unity
February 23Do or Die Art Exhibit: Affect, Ritual, Resistance,

Opening Night
7:00 p.m. Kimball Visual Arts Center Shaw Gallery. Join the artist for a discussion and reception
February 28Cultural Connections & Amnesty International: Black Lives Matter (BLM),
5:30 - 6:30 Panel and Discussion, Elizabeth Hall Room 229
Speakers: Jasmine Richards Abdullah, BLM Pasadena, CA and Lex Scott, BLM Utah

All events are FREE! For additional information contact: Betty Sawyer, bettysawyer@weber.edu or JaLisa Lee, jalisalee@mail.weber.edu

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