Black History Month 2006

Saturday, January 28th Black History Month Convocation
Keynote Speaker: Honorable Julian Bond, Chairman of the NAACP*

Time: 6pm
Location: Salomon 101
Sponsored by: Third World Center
*Admission is limited to Brown faculty, students, and staff with I.D.

Wednesday, February 1st Fireside Chat with President Simmons

Time: 6pm
Location: Third World Center, Formal Lounge
Contact: Andrew_Chisholm@brown.edu or Diarra_Guthrie@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Third World Center

Thursday - Sunday February 2-5th The Door of No Return
An Odyssey of Immigrant and Native Voices in Rhode Island

Time: 7pm
Location: Rites & Reason Theatre
Contact: Nehassaiu deGannes
Sponsored by: Africana Studies Department
($5 Suggested Donation)

Friday, February 3rd CSREA Colloquium Series: Rachel Morello-Frosch, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Department of Community Health, School of Medicine
Topic: "The Riskscape and the Colorline: Understanding the Role of Racial Segregation in Environmental Health Disparities"

Time: 12 - 1:15pm
Location: John Nicholas Brown Center, 357 Benefit Street
Contact: Diarra_Guthrie@brown.edu or Andrew_Chisholm@brown.edu
Sponsored by: The Center for the Study of Race & Ethnicity in America, The Third World Center, and the John Nicholas Brown Center

Unity Day with the Deans

Time: 4pm
Location: Third World Center, Formal Lounge
Contact: Krishika_Acharya@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Third World Center

Martin Luther King Soul Food Dinner

Time: 7pm
Location: Crystal Room in Alumnae Hall
Contact: Jamie_Ferguson@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Monday, February 6th Michael Lomax, President of the United Negro College Fund Coming of Age with King

Time: 6:30pm
Location: TBA
Contact: Cynthia_Schwartz@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Office for Institutional Diversity

Thursday, February 9th Dr. Karen Tranberg Hansen, Professor of Anthropology, Northwestern Secondhand Clothing and Fashion in Africa

Time: 7pm
Location: Manning Chapel
Contact: Tracey_Poole@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Haffenraffer Museum of Anthropology & Third World Center

Screening of "The Long Walk Home"

Time: 7:30 pm
Location: Brown Hillel (80 Brown St. at the corner of Brown and Angell)
Contact: Carly_Edelstein@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Brown Hillel

Friday, February 10th "Neither Enemies Nor Friends: Latino/Black Relations"
Book Discussion/Signing with Co-Authors Anani Dzidzienyo, Professor of Africana Studies, and Suzanne Oboler, Professor of Latino Studies at the University of Illinois, Chicago

Time: 4pm
Location: Third World Center, Formal Lounge
Contact: Diarra_Guthrie@brown.edu or Andrew_Chisholm@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Third World Center, Africana Studies

Alpha Phi Alpha Party

Time: 10pm
Location: Leung Gallery
Contact: Jamie_Ferguson@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Monday, February 13th Movie Night / Discussiob Forum Film: Do The Right Thing - A Spike Lee Joint

Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Location: Harambee Lounge
Contact: Jamie_Ferguson@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Tuesday, February 14th Black Love Forum

Time: 8pm
Location: Salomon 101
Contact: Latoya_Strickland@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Onyx

Wednesday, February 15th Native American Film Series
Film: Trudell

Time: 7pm
Location: Smith Buanano 106
Contact: Davida_Delmar@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Native Americans at Brown

Women of Color Reception

Time: 5-7pm
Location: Faculty Club
Contact: Diarra_Guthrie@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Third World Center & Sarah Doyle Women's Center

Thursday, February 16th N-Word Panel

Time: 7pm
Location: Salomon 001
Contact: Audrey_Jayne@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Third World Center

Friday, February 17th Freestyle Friday

Time: 7pm
Location: TBA
Contact: Jamie_Ferguson@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Saturday, February 18th Too Hot Too Handle

Time: 10pm
Location: Harambee House
Contact: Latoya_Strickland@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Onyx

Wednesday, February 22nd Nonviolence as a Method During the Civil Rights Movement and Today: Two Lectures and Discussion

Time: N/A
Location: Brown Hillel (80 Brown St. at the corner of Brown and Angell)
Contact: Carly_Edelstein@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Brown Hillel

Thursday, February 23rd Divine Rhythm Dance Workshop

Time: 8pm
Location: Harambee House
Contact: Stesha_Emmanuel@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Divine Rhythm

Friday, February 24th CSREA Colloquium Series: Patricia Ybarra, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Theatre, Speech, & Dance
"Of fallen warriors and failed revolutions: Cherrie Moraga's 'Hungry Woman' as an Americas Text"

* Lunch Will Be Served
Time: 1 - 1:15pm
Location: John Nicholas Brown Center, 357 Benefit Street
Contact: Diarra_Guthrie@brown.edu or Andrew_Chisholm@brown.edu
Sponsored by: The Center for the Study of Race & Ethnicity in America, The Third World Center, and The John Nicholas Brown Center

Black History Month Game Show / Social

Time: 8pm
Location: Arnold Lounge
Contact: Jamie_Ferguson@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Saturday, February 25th Black Community Retreat

Time: 9am
Location: Alton Jones Camp
Contact: Andrew_Chisholm@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Third World Center

Gospel Concert

Time: 6pm
Location: Salomon 101
Contact: Latoya_Strickland@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Onyx

World Cultural Dinner

Time: 7pm
Location: Andrews Dining Hall
Contact: Shyam_Sundaram@brown.edu
Sponsored by: BRIO (Brown International Organization

Sunday, February 26th Community Service Event

Time: 3pm
Location: The Providence Ronald McDonald House, 45 Gay Street, Providence, RI
Contact: Jamie_Ferguson@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Monday, February 27th Ron Buford, Director for the United Church of Christ's (UCC) "Still Speaking" campaign
"Yes We Can: Black, Out, Proud & Loud – A 21st Century Civil Rights Vision"

Time: 8pm
Location: List Art 120
Description: http://www.brown.edu/Administration/Chaplains/News/01262006-ronbuford.html
Contact: Julian Leichty@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Multifaith Council

Friday, March 3rd Black Women's Appreciation Dinner

Time: TBA
Location: TBA
Contact: Stefan_Lallinger@brown.edu or Damian_Ramsey@brown.edu
Sponsored by: The Brotherhood

Saturday, March 4th Shades of Brown
20th Anniversary Band COncert

Time: 8pm
Location: Alumnae Hall
Contact: Diarra_Guthrie@brown.edu
Sponsored by: Shades of Brown

Much appreciation to those who made this month possible through their generosity, kindness, and support: Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women, David Greene, Office of Campus Life and Student Services, Department of Psychology, Paul Armstrong, Office of the Dean of the College, Division of Biology and Medicine and Medical School: Community Health, Alumni Relations Office/Multicultural Affairs, Brenda Allen, Office of Institutional Diversity, Cogut Humanities Center, Africana Studies, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America, Office of Student Life, Visual Arts Department, Mathematics Department , Modern Culture & Media, Office of Student Life, Sarah Doyle Women’s Center, Department of Political Science, Graphic Services, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Department of Public Safety, Facilities Management, ONYX, Minority Peer Counselors Program, MPC Friends, Student Activities Office, Shades of Brown, The Brotherhood, Divine Rhythm.

Special Thanks to: Dean Karen McLaurin-Chesson’74, Dean Kisa Takesue’ 88, Anne Marie Ponte, Third World Center Staffers, President Ruth Simmons, Marisa Quinn, Phil O’Hara ‘55, Donna Hustler, Diane Chouinard, Professor Marion Orr, Professor Rolland Murray, Professor Elmo Terry Morgan’74, Carrie-Ann Gordon’08, Marisa Quinn, Richard Soto’06, Vanessa Yong Ph.D ‘06,

Black History Month Programmers: Andrew Chisholm’ 08 Diarra Guthrie’ 06