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February 1The Watsons Go to BirminghamA family traveling to Alabama to visit grandparents ends up on the front lines of the 1963 Civil Rights Movement. Sponsored by the New Bedford Historical SocietyFree showing at the Whaling Museum Theatre, 2-5pm
February 4Black History Month 2014 Opening
“Now You See it, Now You Don’t! The Sweet Enchantment of Post-Racial Racism in Contemporary America” presented by Dr. Eduardo Bonilla-SilvaLIB-Grand Reading Room, 11-1pmReception at the Unity House, 1:30pm
February 5Chancellor’s ColloquiumSo, What Do You Do... exactly...?: Confessions of a Polymath. A performance/lecture by Mwalim *7) (Prof. Morgan James Peters) a.k.a ‘DaPhunkee Professor’Woodland Commons, 5-7pm
February 8Share the Dream BanquetAnnual College Now Celebration honoring students.Whites of Westport, 4-7pm$30 public
February 914th Annual Frederick Douglass Community Read-a-thon Sponsored by the New Bedford Historical SocietyFirst Unitarian Church, 2-6pm
February 10Black-Owned Businesses DayShop at black-owned businesses selling art, jewelry, and other cultural items.Campus Center 10am-3pm
February 12African American Read-InReaders share poetry and readings from their favorite African-American AuthorsLARTS-Atrium, 10am-3pmLight Refreshments
February 19Dinner at Unity House Celebrate the history of our Frederick Douglass Unity House. Unity House, 5pm RSVP by Feb 12: [email protected]
February 20Griot’s CornerPoetry, Music, Conversation & Soul SCREENING: "Standing In The Shadows of Motown" and Open Mic with Mwalim *7 (Prof. Morgan James Peters)Unity House, 6:30pmLight Refreshments
February 21Time to TalkA conversation with Jocelyn Ekeh, former Black Panther and civil rights activist.Unity House, 2pmLight Refreshments
February 22Black History Month ShowCelebrate UMass Dartmouth students.Main Auditorium, 5:30pm
February 24De-Stress Yourself DayComplimentary massagesUnity House, 9am-3pmLight RefreshmentsSign up at the Unity House
February 28Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards BreakfastKeynote Speaker: Dr. Carlos MuñozWoodland Commons, 8:30am$25 Faculty, Staff, Public; $10 StudentsTickets available in the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Frederick Douglass: In the Shadow of SlaveryA one-man adventure showcasing the complexities of American and New Bedford history starring Mel Johnson Jr.Zeiterion, 8pmFor tickets, visit www.zeiterion.org
For more info www.umassd.edu/studentaffairs or call Donna Moore at the Frederick Douglass Unity House, 508.999.9222. All events are free, unless otherwise noted.
On August 28, 1963, more than a quarter of a million people came to the nation’s capital to march for Civil Rights and listen to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. deliver his impassioned “I Have a Dream” speech.
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Undiscovered Genius of the Mississippi Delta by Haitian-American artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat (December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988). ”Basquiat’s art focused on ”suggestive dichotomies,“ such as wealth versus poverty, integration versus segregation, and inner versus outer experience.“
