Black History Month - Indiana University




		Events Calendar

		Sunday, February 1 "Having Our Say": The Delany Sisters First 100 Years Time and Location: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Waldron Arts Center 122 S. Walnut St Details: The Cardinal State Company hosts the Broadway hit by Emily Mann, "Having Our Say": The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years. The play runs from January 23, 2009 until February 1, 2009. This is a audience talk-back and reception following the February 1, 2009 2:00 p.m. show. Invitations only. Monday, February 2 Black History Month Photo Exhibit Time and Location: Exhibit runs 2/2/2009-2/27/2009. SPEA Undergraduate Office Lobby, Room 240 African-American Read-In Time and Location: 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center-Grand Hall Sponsors: School of Education, Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Details: Featuring guest author James C. Anyike, the School of Education will host the 7th annual African-American Read-In Tuesday, February 3 Independent Lens: Adjust Your Color: The Truth About Petey Greene Time and Location: 10:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. WTIU Sponsors: WTIU Public Television Details: WTIU presents America's original shock-jock, Petey Greene. Greene overcame poverty, drug addiction and prison time to "tell it like it is," shocking and entertaining to everyone from the ghetto to the White House. Thursday, February 5 City of Bloomington Black History Fair Time and Location: 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Showers City Hall Sponsors: City of Bloomington Details: Please join the city of Bloomington for the annual kick-off of the Black History Month. FREE! Saturday, February 7 Rev. Ernest Butler: Rebel with a Cause Time and Location: 11:00 p.m. WTIU Sponsors: WTIU Details: This documentary tell story of Reverand Ernest Butler, his family, and his efforts as a grass roots civil rights activist. The documentary traces his childhood and formative years as a pastor in Connersville to his efforts to integrate public and private facilities in Noblesville. The major segment of the video concentrates on his years in Bloomington, as pastor of the Second Baptist Church. It describes the conditions he confronted on arrival in Bloomington in 1959, and examines his efforts to open up employment and housing opportunities for African Americans in Bloomington. Attention is also given to his daily struggle to improve the lives of the members of his church and the wides community. Tuesday, February 10 The State of the Black Community in Bloomington and Beyond Time and Location: 6:00 p.m. City Hall Chambers, 107 West 9th Street Sponsors: City of Bloomington Details: Join the City of Bloomington for a panel discussion featuring Gregory K. Scott of Ivy Tech Community College, Quincy Stewart, IU Department of Sociology, Elder Anne Henning Byfield of the African Medodist Episcopal Church South District and Beverly Smith, Monroe County Community School Systems. Thursday, February 12 NMBCC Brown Bags: Sister-to-Sister; Brother-to-Brother B Series Time and Location: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center - Bridgwaters Lounge Sponsors: Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Friday, February 13 The Descendents of the Cherokee Freedmen: Victims of Sovereignty? Time and Location: 12:00 p.m. Eigenmann Hall, 6th Floor, Room 621 Sponsors: First Nations Educational and Culture Center Wednesday, February 18 Black History Art Fair Time and Location: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center - Grant Hall Sponsors: FASE Mentoring Program Details: Featuring some of Bloomington's Finest Artists!!! Performances by IU Soul Revue and the African American Dance Company Sunday, February 22 AAAI Present SoulACE, Sojourner and God's Progress Time and Location: 5 p.m. Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center - Grand Hall Sponsors: African American Arts Institute Details: The African American Arts Institute and the African American Choral Ensemble present Soul ACE, Sojourner, and God's Progress in Pressing Forward-No Turning Back: A View of the City. Come and join us for the concert of traditional and comtemporary Gospel music, including original student works by alumni John Harrison and Calvin Carrington. This event is FREE Monday, February 23 Cornel West Time and Location: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. IU Auditorium Sponsors: Indiana University Details: One of America's most provocative public intellectuals and author of Race Matters, Cornel West will join the IU Campus community for Black History Month celebrations Tuesday, February 24 Black Knowledge Bowl Time and Location: 6 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center - Grand Hall Sponsors: Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center Details: NMBCC proudly presents the Black Knowledge Bowl as a part of the Black History Month. The Black Knowledge Bowl is a team competition open to undergraduate students only. This year's competition will consist of the Jeopardy television show format. The first place team will receive $500.00. No fee is required to participate in the event. Registration forms are available at the NMBCC Room A226 or request by email at nmbcc@indiana.edu Friday, February 27 African American Dance Company 12th Annual Dance Workshop panel discussion Time and Location: 7 p.m. Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center - Grand Hall Sponsors: African American Dance Company, African American Arts Institute, The Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies Saturday, February 28 African American Dance Showcase Closing Reception Time and Location: 7 p.m. Willkie Auditorium Sponsors: African American Dance Company, African American Arts Institute, The Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies