{"id":9507,"date":"2016-02-19T15:46:16","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T15:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/newsnotes\/?p=9507"},"modified":"2016-02-19T15:46:16","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T15:46:16","slug":"upcoming-black-history-month-events-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/newsnotes\/2016\/02\/19\/upcoming-black-history-month-events-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Black History Month Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19
\n\tBlack Life, Hip Hop, Activism<\/strong>
\n\t7:00 p.m. | Leadership Auditorium, MU Student Center<\/em>
\n\tPerformance & Conversation with Hip Hop Artist\/ Activist Jasiri X.
\n\tSponsored by: MU Black History Month Committee, MU College of A&S, School of Journalism<\/em><\/p>\n

\tSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21
\n\tSunday’s Best<\/strong>
\n\t3:00 p.m. | Stotler Lounge, Memorial Union<\/em>
\n\tJoin the GOBCC and the LBC Gospel Choir for a time of fellowship. Sunday’s Best gives Mizzou students the opportunity to express themselves through gospel music and performances by LBC Gospel Choir & His Life Dance Ministry.
\n\tSponsored by: Gaines\/Oldham Black Culture Center & the Legion of Black Collegians Gospel Choir<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMONDAY, FEBRUARY 22
\n\tFilm: Proscenium<\/strong>
\n\t5:30 p.m. | Ragtag Cinema<\/em>
\n\tScreening and Discussion with Director Allison Harrison
\n\tProscenium is a short fi lm, set at the historic Ward Theatre, one of Jamaica’s iconic cultural landmarks, long abandoned in downtown Kingston.
\n\tSponsored by: MU Black History Month Committee and Ragtag Cinema<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23
\n\tMeklit Hadero: Music and Art<\/strong>
\n\t8:00 p.m. | Corner Playhouse<\/em>
\n\tSan-Francisco based, Ethiopian-American artist Meklit Hadero will lead her band in a musical performance that highlights the art installation “Braiding As Sculpture”.
\n\tSponsored by: MU Black History Month Committee<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24
\n\tLecture: Hip-Hop, Race, and American Culture<\/strong>
\n\t6:15 p.m. | Room 12, Middlebush Hall<\/em>
\n\tA presentation by Dr. Jeff rey O. G. Ogbar, Professor of American Studies and History, and the founding Director of the Center for the Study of Popular Music at the
\n\tUniversity of Connecticut.
\n\tSponsored by: MU Honors College and MU Black History Month Committee<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
\n\tLecture: Racism, Reparation, and Reconciliation<\/strong>
\n\t6:00 p.m. | Room 204, Neff Hall<\/em>
\n\tPresented by historian Dr. Verene Shepherd, United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
\n\tSponsored by: MU Black History Month Committee, Kinder Institute, Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Black Life, Hip Hop, Activism 7:00 p.m. | Leadership Auditorium, MU Student Center Performance & Conversation with Hip Hop Artist\/ Activist Jasiri X. Sponsored by: MU Black History Month Committee, MU College of A&S, School of Journalism…<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more Upcoming Black History Month Events<\/span> ›<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n

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