| |
|
Title: |
Black History Month Celebration 2016 at Stony Brook University Long Island New York |
|
Sub Title: |
at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York |
|
Date: |
January 27, 2016 - February 24, 2016 |
|
Time: |
Varies
|
|
Location: |
Stony Brook University |
|
Street Address: |
100 Nicolls Road |
| |
Stony Brook, NY |
|
Description: |
Black History Month Celebration 2016 at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York.
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Black History Month Opening Ceremony
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Pay It No Mind Presentation: Marsha P. Johnson
Friday, February 5, 2016
Staller Film: The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
Monday, February 8, 2016
CSO Bob Marley Night
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Black History Month Unity Forum
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Out in the Night Film and Discussion
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Batari Kitwana Lecture: Black Lives Matter and Hip Hop Homophobia
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
BHM Spoken Word / Open Mic Contest
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Bill Fletcher Lecture: Race and Class
Thursday, February 18, 2016
Black Women's Week Career Expo
Saturday, February 20, 2016
The Ms. Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Malcolm X Vigil
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Black History Month Closing Ceremony
Friday, February 26, 2016
Cadence Step Team Gala
Black History Month
Throughout February, Stony Brook University hosts Black History Month, an annual tradition that celebrates the African American experience. There are educational, social, and cultural programs reflecting the theme, Sankofa. The Evolution of the Black Experience held on the Stony Brook campus. The concept of Sankofa has its origin in Ghana, West Africa. When translated, it means that "it is not taboo to go back and fetch what you forgot." Sankofa is used throughout the pan-African world to promote the idea that African people must go back to their roots in order to move forward. The theme was created to re-ignite awareness, appreciation, passion and commitment to Black History Month for all people, but especially those whose ancestors are from the African Diaspora.
Black History Month is coordinated by the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Black History Month Committee. For more information, contact 631-632-9506.
Why February?
In 1926, Harvard scholar-activist Carter G. Woodson proposed the second week of February for "Negro History Week," primarily because it marks the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, two men who had profoundly impacted the history of black people in America. The week was expanded into an entire month in 1976 as the nation reached its bicentennial year. At this time new light was thrown on the significance of February in African-American History:
February 23, 1868: Birthday of W.E.B. DuBois, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet and co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
February 3, 1870: The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, granting blacks the right to vote, became law.
February 25, 1870: Hiram Rhodes Revels, the first black Senator, took his oath of office.
February 12, 1909: The NAACP was founded in New York City.
February 1, 1960: A group of black Greensboro, North Carolina, college students began a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter.
February 21, 1965: Malcolm X, the militant leader who promoted Black Nationalism, was assassinated.
Carrying Forth the Mission
Stony Brook University's racial diversity and scholarly excellence puts us in an outstanding position to celebrate the achievements and acknowledge the struggles of African-Americans. This is, of course, a year-round responsibility. With the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, we believe that "Black history, like American history, should be studied 365 days a year. Yet we continue to view February as the critical month for carrying forth the mission." |
|
Contact: |
631-632-6000 |
| |  |
| |  |
| |
|
|
|
 |
|
