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Angela Davis · Romare Bearden · Stevie Wonder · Faith Ringgold · Thurgood Marshall · James Brown · Tyler Perry · Shirley Chisholm · Lorraine Hansberry · Medgar Evers · Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. · Ralph Ellison · Tupac · Josephine Baker · Sonia Sanchez · Dr. Maya Angelou · President Barack Obama · Ed Bradley · Dorothy Dandridge ·

Paul Robeson · Nas · Denzel Washington · Common ·

Bernie Mack · Richard Pryor · KRS-One · Hattie McDaniel · Katt Williams · Etta James · Mae Jemison Najjar Abdul-Musawwir ·

Theaster Gates · bell hooks · C.J. Walker · Queen Latifah · MC Lyte · Whitney Houston · Leontyne Price · Meshell Ndegeocello · Nina Simone · Bessie Smith · Ray Charles · Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson Beyoncé Knowles · Oprah Winfrey · Curtis Mayfield · Lena Horne · Prince · Michael Jackson · Langston HUghes · Toni Morrison · Cab Calloway · Halle Berry · Ronald McNair · Malcolm X · Louis Armstrong · KRS-One ·

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2015CELEBRATING BLACK VOICES

5 P.M. MONDAY, FEB. 2 BLACK HISTORY MONTH KICKOFFSTUDENT CENTER CORKER LOUNGE5–7 P.M. TUESDAY, FEB. 3BLACK AND BROWN COALITION BUILDING: PANEL DISCUSSIONGUYON AUDITORIUM MORRIS LIBRARY7 P.M. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4BLACK HISTORY PERFORMANCEROOTS RUN DEEP: THE GENERATIONS UNITEJeffrey McGoy, Assistant Dean of Students Oops! EntertainmentSTUDENT CENTER AUDITORIUM6–9 P.M. THURSDAY, FEB. 5JAMES BROWN FILM AND DISCUSSIONProgressive Masculinities MentorsLAWSON HALL 1615 P.M. FRIDAY, FEB. 6THE EVOLUTION OF AFRO-FASHIONAssociation of Black Psychologists Student CircleLAWSON 1616–8 P.M. MONDAY, FEB. 9TRIBUTE TO DR. MAYA ANGELOU: A FLAWLESS WOMAN OF OUR TIMEAnna Jackson, Lecturer, Department of English STUDENT CENTER KASKASKIA ROOM5–6:30 P.M. TUESDAY, FEB. 10HERSTORY: TRIBUTE TO BLACK WOMEN WRITERSKia Smith, Sisters Interacting Successfully, Success AdvocateSTUDENT CENTER ILLINOIS ROOM6 P.M. TUESDAY, FEB. 10NAACP National Executive Board Member, Political Analyst, Visionary, ActivistGUEST SPEAKER: JOHN CE GASKIN IIIFERGUSON AND BEYOND: NOT JUST A MOMENT BUT A MOVEMENTNAACP-SIU Chapter College of Business Office of Minority Affairs Blacks Interested in Business (BIB)STUDENT CENTER AUDITORIUM6:30–7:30 P.M. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11

“SHUT UP!” ACKNOWLEDGE CIVIL RIGHTS AND BLACK HISTORYNoel Benson, TRiO Achievers PresidentGUYON AUDITORIUM MORRIS LIBRARY

6:30–8:30 P.M. THURSDAY, FEB. 12PROM NIGHT IN MISSISSIPPI FILM AND DISCUSSIONDr. Novotny Lawrence, Associate Professor and Chair, College of Mass Communication and Media ArtsGUYON AUDITORIUM MORRIS LIBRARY4 P.M. SUNDAY, FEB. 15IT’S OUR HISTORY AND WE CAN’T FORGET ITROCK HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, N. MARION ST., CARBONDALE5 P.M. MONDAY, FEB. 16AWAKEN THE BLIND EYE: A CONVERSATION ON SYSTEMATIC OPPRESSIONBlack Affairs CouncilSTUDENT CENTER KASKASKIA ROOM6–9 P.M. TUESDAY, FEB. 17NIKKI GIOVANNI FILM AND DISCUSSIONThe Black Men’s InitiativeLAWSON HALL 1616–8 P.M. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18BLACK CHURCH WOMEN IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTDr. Pamela Smoot, Director, College of Liberal Arts STUDENT CENTER MISSISSIPPI ROOM7 P.M. THURSDAY, FEB. 19 GUEST SPEAKER: NIKKI GIOVANNIDelta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.SHRYOCK AUDITORIUM6 P.M. FRIDAY, FEB. 20BLACK HISTORY MUSICALVoices of InspirationUPPER LEVEL GRINNELL5 P.M. SUNDAY, FEB. 22BLACK HISTORY MUSICALHOPEWELL BAPTIST CHURCH, 400 E. MAIN ST., CARBONDALE5:30–7 P.M. MONDAY, FEB. 23DON’T BELIEVE THE HYPEAssociation of Black Psychologists Student CircleLAWSON 1615–6 P.M. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25EXPRESSIONS OF FREEDOMB RAEL ALI, Artisan GUYON AUDITORIUM MORRIS LIBRARY7–9 P.M. THURSDAY, FEB. 26TIME IS ILLMATIC Progressive Masculinities MentorsLAWSON HALL 161

EVENTS HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE MONTH

MARCH ON SELMA EXHIBIT FEB. 1–28 8 A.M.–5 P.M.HALL OF PRESIDENTS, MORRIS LIBRARY

WSIU TV BLACK HISTORY MONTH PROGRAM SCHEDULE ONLINE: WSIU.ORG/TVSCHEDULES618/453-3740

INCLUSIVEEXCELLENCE.SIU.EDU/BRC

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