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º£½ÇÔ­´´ and Jackson State University: Campuses Connected by Tragedy and Transformation

º£½ÇÔ­´´ students who traveled to Jackson State University during an alternative winter break trip had in-depth, hands-on exposure to survivors of the May 15, 1970, police shooting, which killed two people; the youngest Freedom Rider, Hezekiah Watkins; and the home of Myrlie and Medgar Evers, a National Monument.

Tags: University News , Student Life , Community & Society , Black History Month

An Artistic Tribute to the º£½ÇÔ­´´ Origins of Black History Month

A mural inside Oscar Ritchie Hall celebrates the student founders of Black History Month. 

Tags: Black History Month , Arts & Culture

Tracing the Origins of Black History Month

Feb. 1 marks the start of Black History Month. The chair of º£½ÇÔ­´´'s Department of Africana Studies and the current president of Black United Students at º£½ÇÔ­´´ discuss the university's connection to the monthlong celebration.

Tags: Community & Society , Black History Month

º£½ÇÔ­´´ presents Black (Music) History Month: A celebration of Black Music Traditions Feb. 12

The Black (Music) History Month Concert scheduled for  Sun., Feb. 12 at 5 p.m. has been cancelled! Please check back - more information will be posted as it becomes available. 

Tags: concert , concerts , School of Music , Hugh A. Glauser School of Music , Black History Month

Pan-African Studies Chair to Speak at Black History Month Symposium at York University

Dr. Amoaba Gooden, chairperson of the Department of Pan-African Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at º£½ÇÔ­´´, will speak at the Black Leadership, Partisan Politics & Social Activism Symposium being held at York University in Toronto, Canada on February 8 and 9, 2019. T…

Tags: Department of Pan-African Studies , College of Arts and Sciences , Black History Month

Communication Studies majors play an important role in Black History Month planning

Communication Studies majors are playing vital roles in this year’s Black History Month celebration at º£½ÇÔ­´´. Roslynn Porch, Dairia Harvin, Mary Rogers, Dwain Ross and Olivia Thompson are executive board members of Black United Students (BUS). Founded in 1968, BUS is one of the ol…

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Submit Your Programs to Celebrate Black History Month

To commemorate Black History Month in February, Black United Students in partnership with the Department of Pan-African Studies is planning a series of programs and activities. Black History Month seeks to educate the º£½ÇÔ­´´ community about African-American heritage, promote inclusion and a comm…

Tags: Department of Pan-African Studies , Black History Month