WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Black Culture & Relationships: Part II
6:00 p.m. | Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center
Dr. Scott Brooks continues his discussion/workshop on Black culture and relationship dynamics on Mizzou’s campus.
Sponsored by: Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center & the Black Studies Department
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Presentation by Dr. Vincent Wimbush, “Signifying on Scriptures: The Black Atlantic Reads King James”
4:00 p.m. | Room 204, Neff Hall
Esteemed scholar Dr. Vincent Wimbush will discuss theories that frame our understanding of the Black Atlantic, the Scriptures, and the concept of Modernity.
Sponsored by: MU Black History Month Committee, MU chapter of Phi Beta Kappa
Jazz Concert with Meshell Ndegeocello
7:30 p.m. | Missouri Theatre
Join us for an invigorating evening of jazz, funk, and Rhythm & Blues with awardwinning jazz bassist and vocalist Meshell Ndegeocello. The artist will be joined by MU’s jazz band under the
direction of Dr. Arthur White. Following the performance, Dr. Stephanie Shonekan will moderate discussion with Ndegeocello.
Sponsored by: MU Black History Month Committee, the School of Music, the Chancellors Distinguished Visitors Program, MU Student ORG, and MU Jazz Society
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Lecture, Lest We Forget: Lynching at the Stewart Road Bridge
3:00-4:30 p.m. | Wrench Auditorium, Memorial Union
This event will inform the audience about the well known lynching of James Scott at the Stewart Road Bridge in Columbia in April 1923.
Sponsored by: Association for Black Graduate and Professional Students
Meet the Author: Jonny Steinberg
3:30 p.m. 114A Ellis Library
You can pick up a copy of the book, A Man of Good Hope, at the Mizzou Store. He will be available to sign books.
Sponsored by: MU African Interdisciplinary Studies Hub, MU Libraries, Black History Month Committee, Lectures Commitee and School of Journalism
Lecture, The Vertiginous Power of Decisions: an African Journey
6:00 p.m. reception & book signing | 7:00 p.m. presentation | Leadership Auditorium, Student Center
Dr. Jonny Steinberg will explore the paradox of the forced migration of a Somali man.
Sponsored by: School of Journalism, Black History Month Committee, Law School, MU African Interdisciplinary Studies, MU Libraries, Department of English