February is Black History Month, and BGSU is celebrating by honoring important figures in black history, raising awareness to important issues in the black community and educating people on campus and in the community through events, conferences and meetings.
Browne Pop Culture Library rotating displays
When: Throughout February
Where: Brown Pop Culture Library, fourth floor of Jerome Library
Who: Open to all
What: A variety of displays of black popular culture items
Fourth Annual MLK Spoken Words, Songs and Theater
When: POSTPONED UNTIL LATER IN THE SEMESTER
Where: Bowen-Thompson Student Union, Room 206
Who: Planned by Office of Multicultural Affairs
Open to all
What: A night of performances of songs, poems, dance and acting by students, staff, alumni and community members to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. and his impact on history
Power Play: An Interactive Discussion
When: 7 p.m. Feb. 7
Where: TBD
Who: Planned by the Black Student Union
Open to all
What: BGSU’s first event of the semester, see @BSU_BGSU on Twitter for more details
Race and the Church
When: 11:30 a.m. Feb 10
Where: BTSU, Lenhart Grand Ballroom
Who: Planned by H2O Church
Open to all
What: A service on how messages in the Bible can apply to racial reconciliation
Black History Month Teaching Kitchen Chef’s Table
When: 5:30-7 p.m. Feb. 19
Where: Teaching Kitchen at the Oaks Dining Center
Who: Planned by BGSU Dining Chef Jared
Open to all ($20 or 3 meal swipes) with registration
What: A cooking lesson featuring three dishes influenced by African and African-American cuisine: gumbo, hoppin John and coconut rice pudding
Tuesdays at the Gish: ‘Get Out’
When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19
Where: BTSU, Room 206
Who: Sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Film
Open to all (free)
What: A showing of Jordan Peele’s “Get Out,” a thriller starring Daniel Kaluuya with commentary on social issues and the black experience in America
Beyond ‘The Dream’: Opal Tometi
When: 7-8 p.m. Feb. 20
Where: BTSU, Lenhart Grand Ballroom
Who: Planned by the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Open to all
What: A presentation by social activist and #BlackLivesMatter co-creator Opal Tometi on social justice and structural racism
19th Annual Black Issues Conference
When: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Feb. 22
Where: BTSU, Lenhart Grand Ballroom
Who: Planned by the Black Student Union and Office of Multicultural Affairs
Open to BGSU students (free), non-BGSU students ($20), faculty ($20), staff ($20), alumni ($25) and the general public ($35) with registration (closes at noon Feb. 8.)
What: A collection of workshops, research panels, discussions and speeches led by BGSU community members and leaders in the nationwide black community, including keynote speaker, writer and activist Shaun King
Tuesdays at the Gish: ‘Marshall’
When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26
Where: BTSU, Room 206
Who: Sponsored by the Department of Theatre and Film
Open to all (free)
What: A showing of Reginald Hudlin’s “Marshall,” a film starring Chadwick Boseman about the first black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and his early legal career
Faculty research seminar: To Be Black and British, Multicultural Myths in Modern England
When: 12 p.m. Feb. 27
Where: Hayes Hall, Room 203
Who: Planned by the Center for Women and Gender Equity
Open to all, RSVP by emailing [email protected]
What: A lunch and presentation by historian Nicole M. Jackson on the modern African Diaspora, black social movements and community activism in Britain
Future of Leadership: The Role of Power, Equity and Design with Antionette Carroll
When: 6-7:30 p.m. Feb. 28
Where: BTSU, Room 206
Who: Planned by the BGSU Institute for the Study of Culture and Society and the School of Art
Open to all
What: A public lecture by internationally recognized graphic designer, activist and founder and CEO of Creative Reaction Lab Antionette Carroll on the topic of equity-centered community design
Taste of February: History Repeats Itself
When: 6-8:30 p.m. Feb. 28
Where: Olscamp Hall, Room 101
Who: Sponsored by the Office of Residence Life and hosted by the SMART Program
Open to students (free), faculty ($15), staff ($15) and the general public ($25) with tickets (available at bgsu.edu/tasteoffebruary)
What: A night of food and conversation about how the past compares to the present in terms of fashion, discrimination and activism in sports, colorism in the media, criminalization of blackness and innovation in science and medicine