Black History Month Events, Feb 25-29

Monday, February 25
“We Always Swing Jazz” Series

Terell Stafford’s “History of Jazz Trumpet”
Friends Room, Daniel Boone Regional Library
11:45 am- 1:00 pm
Free

Monday, February 25
“We Always Swing” Jazz Serie
s
Master Class/Clinic
MU School of Music
Loeb Hall
2:30 pm

Tuesday, February 26
“We Always Swing” Jazz Series

Annual Children’s Concert
Hickman High School Auditorium
10-10:50 am
Contact 449-3001 to reserve space.

Wednesday, February 27
Brown Bag Luncheon Series

“Malcolm X: Revolutionary for the Ages”
Guest Speaker: Addae Ahmad
Ellis Library, Room 159
Noon

Thursday, February 28
Black History Month Knowledge Bowl

For more information or to register your team, call 882-2664.
Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center
7:00 pm

For more information, visit http://blackstudies.missouri.edu/events.htm.

Black History Month Events, Feb 18-24

Monday, February 18
The History of Hip-Hop

Guest speaker, local Hip Hop artist W-A-R-R-I-O-R
Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center
7:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 21
Third Thursday

“Soulphistication”
Come meet and mingle while enjoying free soul food and great music.
Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center
7:00 p.m.

Thursday, February 21
“The Essence of Liberty: Free Black Women During the Slave Era”
Dr. Wilma King, MU History Professor
Missouri State Archives, 600 W. Main St., Jefferson City
7:00 p.m.

Friday, February 22
DWELE Concert “Night of Neosoul”

Jesse Auditorium
7:00 p.m.
For ticket information, contact 882-4640.

Friday, February 22
Kids Day, Moving Ahead Program

Children ages 512 will portray great African-American achievers.
Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center
6:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 24
Black History Month Art Show Reception

Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center
3-5 p.m.

Sunday, February 24
Gospel Explosion & Soul Food Celebration

St. Luke United Methodist Church, 204 E. Ash
3:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 24
“We Always Swing” Jazz Series

Terrell Stafford Quartet
Murry’s
3:30 & 7:00 p.m.
Ticket information at 449-3001.

For more information, visit http://blackstudies.missouri.edu/events.htm.

Black History Month Events, Feb 11-17

Tuesday, February 12
Brown Bag Luncheon Series

“Bridging the Gap Between the Civil Rights and Hip-Hop Generation”
Jessie Adolph, English Ph.D Candidate
323 Gentry Hall
Noon

Tuesday, February 12
African-American Film & Discussion

“Pride”
Armory Sports Center
6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 12
Lloyd L. Gaines Commemoration and Portrait Unveiling

Guest Speaker: Dr. Dewayne Smith, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Harris-Stowe State University
Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center
5:30 p.m.

February 14-17
Big XII Conference on Black Student Government

“The Revival: A New Blueprint for Success”
Oklahoma State University-Stillwater, OK
For information, call 882-4640

For more information, visit http://blackstudies.missouri.edu/events.htm.

Black History Month Exhibits

“Songs of My People”
Ellis Library

“Collective Inspiration”
Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center

City of Columbia Black History Exhibit
Our staff will bring the exhibit to you and give a presentation. Organizations, schools, etc., please call 874-6379.

The State Historical Society of Missouri
Art Spotlight: Negro Soldier

For more information, visit http://blackstudies.missouri.edu/events.htm.

Black History Month Events, Feb 4-10

Thursday, February 7
Brown Bag Luncheon: “Swahili Language: Linking the Diaspora to Africa”

Guest Speaker: Loise Wambuguh, Graduate Student Forestry Department
Noon
323 Gentry Hall

Thursday, February 7
Black History Month Keynote Speaker

Dr. Michel Eric Dyson, Professor at Georgetown University
7:00 p.m.
Jesse Auditorium

Sunday, February 10
We Always Swing Jazz Series

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis
7:00 p.m.
Jesse Auditorium (ticket information at 449-3001)