Purchase Celebrates Black History Month

Several students met twice last semester and once this semester to brainstorm events for Black History Month.  Thank you to the planning meeting participants: Sydney Dupree, Nina Rodriguez, Kiana Livingston, Jada Cheek, Kukuwa Ashun, Sundiatta Small, Jovan Tyler-Graham, Ahtiya Liles, and Marcus Jamison.

Events are being held in the Multicultural Center in Fort Awesome and campus wide.  As you will see in the calendar, our planning team believes in celebrating Black History Month beyond the month of February and we included events taking place in March. Check out programs hosted by the O.A.P.I.A. (Organization of African Peoples in the Americas), SOCA (Student Organization of Caribbean Ancestry), Library, Conservatory of Music, OCE, Intramurals and more partners.

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PURCHASE COLLEGE CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Check out Black Lives Matter book display in the Library

02/01 Sankofa Film Series 7pm MCC

02/02 Claudia Rankine 4:30-6pm Humanities Theater

02/07 Civil Rights Trivia 6pm Library

02/07 Purchase Comics United 7-9pm MCC

*Every Tuesday in February

02/07 Intramurals: Capoeira 7:30-8:30pm Gym Aerobics Studio 1

*Every Tuesday until May

02/08 OCE x MCC: It's Multi-Racial Thing with Professor Elliott Lewis 4pm SSB Red Room

02/15 Sankofa Film Series 7pm MCC

02/16 Library hosts Great Speech Night 4pm Library 1st Fl. Music Collection Room

02/17 - 02/19 OAPIA D-Day Weekend

02/18 OAPIA Academic Brunch 1-3pm SSB Red Room

02/19 OAPIA Soul Food Sunday 3-7pm SSB Red Room

02/20-02/27 Black Futures Student Exhibit in VA

02/22 Soul Voices 7pm Music Recital Hall

02/23 Strategies for Engaging White People in Racial Justice Action 6pm Humanities Theater

02/24 Black Futures Reception 5:30pm MCC

02/25 Closed Event - Black Girl Magic Photoshoot 12-3pm MCC

02/26 POC Launch 2-4pm MCC

02/TBD UPD Presents Black Lives Matter Spoken Word TBD

UPCOMING PROGRAMS:

03/01 Library hosts 13th Film & Discussion 4:30pm MCC

03/02 Claudia Rankine 4:30-6pm Humanities Theater

03/05 SOCA's HerStory 2-4pm MCC

03/07 Punching Up: TEXTures in Blackness 2:30-5:30pm TBD Must RSVP

03/13-03/17 Hip Hop Week

03/17 Black Girl Magic 6-9pm MCC

03/18 Afrodisiac

03/20 Gender Studies Annual Mary Edwards Lecture: Adotei Akwei 4:30-6pm Red Room

03/22 Fred Wilson 6:30-8pm Neuberger