Black History Month Events
Join us as we celebrate Black History Month with this exciting line up of happenings on campus. All events will be held in the Daniel J. Conoyer Social Sciences Building (SSB) unless otherwise stated.
Thursday, Jan. 24, 2008 |
| Klan-Destine Relationships |
| 1 p.m. |
Daryl Davis speaks of his experiences delving into the heart of one of America's most fanantical institutions the - Ku Klux Klan.
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| 7 p.m. |
Grammy Award winning pianist Daryl Davis performs a selection of jazz music.
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Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2008 |
| Interracialism Lecture |
| 1 p.m. |
Dr. R Bentley Anderson, of St. Louis University, will give a lecture on his book "Black, White, and Catholic: New Orleans Interracialism, 1947-1956" (Nashville: Vanderbilt University Press, 2005). |
Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008 |
| A Class Divided – Film |
| 7 p.m. |
As part of the Documentaries Across the Discipline program, the Social Science Society will be showing "A Class Divided." This film documents the discrimination experiment performed by Jane Elliott in a third grade classroom in 1968. |
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008 |
| A Class Divided – Film |
| 1 p.m. |
As part of the Documentaries Across the Discipline program, the Social Science Society will be showing "A Class Divided." This film documents the discrimination experiment performed by Jane Elliott in a third grade classroom in 1968. |
Saturday, Feb. 9, 2008 |
African-American Scholarship Event |
| 7-10 p.m. |
Treat yourself to an evening of dance and entertainment featuring the NonStop Classic Rock Band. more
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Monday-Friday, Feb. 11-15, 2008 |
| The Human Race Machine |
8 a.m.-10 p.m. |
Have you ever tried to imagine how you would look if you were of a different race? Now you can see for yourself how you might look if you were Asian, African-American, Hispanic, Indian, or Caucasian. The Human Race Machine maps your facial features to the characteristics of five different races. Stop by the SSB lobby and see these fascinating transformations for yourself. more |
Wednesday, Feb. 13 |
| The Power of an Illusion – Film |
1-3 p.m.
7-9 p.m. |
In conjunction with The Human Race Machine and Documentaries Across the Disciplines, the Social Science Society will be screening the film "Race—The Power of an Illusion". This film examines the contemporary science including genetics that challenge our common sense assumptions that human beings can be bundled into three or four fundamentally different groups according to their physical traits. |
Monday, Feb. 18, 2008 |
| Lecture – Terrell Carter |
| 4 p.m. |
In conjunction with an exhibit of his artwork, Terrell Carter will speak regarding his artwork, his experiences, and how each has been affected by the other. |
Monday-Friday, Feb. 18-22, 2008 |
| Art Exhibit – Terrell Carter |
| 4-7 p.m. |
Carter’s goal as an artist is to incorporate history, both personal and corporate, into his artwork. In his work, he has dealt with issues that he faced as an African-American youth growing up in the city of St. Louis, among real and perceived racism. He then transitioned into work that reflected his expectations and accomplishments relating to entering manhood. Following that, his artwork reflected issues relating to his experience as a Police Officer for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. His current artwork concentrates on issues of manhood, especially as they relate to his position as father and husband (Location to be determined). |
Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008 |
| "The Bicycle Corps: America's Black Army on Wheels" – Film |
| Noon- 1:30 p.m. |
The Paul and Helen Schnare Library is sponsoring a screening of the film "The Bicycle Corps: America’s Black Army on Wheels." This film documents the story of Buffalo soldiers of the 25th Infantry who in 1897 rode bicycles 2,000 miles from Fort Missoula, Montana, to St. Louis. |
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