Recognition * Restoration * Resilience
2019 marked 400 years since the first enslaved Africans were brought to the United States. African Americans have a rich and storied history, told and untold. Cal U’s 2020 Black History month events recognize and celebrate the struggles, triumphs and resiliency of people and events that blazed the trail to the next 400 years.
• Feb 1, 1:00pm & -3:00pm-Hamer Hall
• Multicultural Affairs at Cal U Basketball
• Feb 3, 11am-12:30pm, Vulcan Theater
• What’s the T? The Day Civil Rights Got Old: One Man Play & Discussion
Dr. Paul Spradley
• Feb 5, 10:30am-2:30pm, Gold Rush
• Soul Food: Taste the History (lunch and dinner)- AVI Dining and Catering Services
• Feb 10, 11am-12pm, Vulcan Theater
• What’s the T?: Educational Places as Racial Spaces— Jessica A. Spradley, FDI Scholar
• Feb 11, 11am-12pm, Vulcan Theater
• What’s the T?: Post-Bellum, Pre-Harlem: African American Authors & the Remembered Plantation— Rod Taylor, FDI Scholar
• Feb 17, 11am-12pm, Vulcan Theater
• What’s the T? “I Have a Dream”, A Multigenerational Discussion of Civil Rights & Social Justice — Mr. Jeff Jones and Cal U faculty, staff, & alumni pane
• Feb 20, 11am-12pm, Vulcan Theater
• What’s the T?: (In)Justice Through the Lens of African American Law Enforcement- Dr. Mathilda Spencer with members of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement
• Feb 24, 7:00pm, Performance Center
• Black History Month Trivia- Sponsored by Office of Multicultural Affairs
• Feb 27, 10:30am-2:30pm, Gold Rush
• Taste of Africa: African-inspired Menu
For more information, contact made@calu.edu