Black History Month events

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Posted: 2/13/09

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To celebrate the 2009 Black History Month theme, "The Quest for Black Citizenship in the Americas," Evans Library has mounted an exhibit that highlights the works of Black writers. Authors on display represent a mixing of African, Caribbean, European and Native American cultures within the U.S. Featured writers include Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Amiri Baraka, W.E.B. DuBois, Ralph Ellison, Charles Gordone, Lorraine Hansberry, Derek Walcott and Richard Wright. The exhibit showcases these writers through portraits, quotes and writings.

Today - noon to 1 p.m. Koldus 111

First Friday Lecture, "The African American Male as a Primary Stakeholder of Big-Time College Sport," by John N. Singer. To register http://rgs.tamu.edu/events.

Wednesday - 7 p.m. MSC 292

Black History Game Show

Thursday - 7 p.m. MSC 292

Black History Month Movie Night: "Miracle at St. Anna"

Feb. 21 - Harlem Renaissance Ball

Feb. 22 - 6 p.m. Rudder Auditorium

Knowledge is power!

Feb. 25 - 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. MSC 288

Documentary Series: "Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North"

Feb. 26 - 7 p.m. Rudder 601

Africana Studies Speaker: Suheir Hammad

Feb. 27 - 8 p.m. MSC

Black History Month Closing