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Contact: NIU Center for Black Studies
(815) 753-1709
January 30, 2004
NIU announces Black Heritage Month events
DeKalb — The First Annual African Cultural Festival will be among the highlights of Black Heritage Month observances at NIU in February.
The African Cultural Festival, sponsored by the African Student Association, will take place Thursday, Feb. 5, in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and performances will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $3 in advance and $5 at the door. The evening will include a fashion show, plays, storytelling and a performance by the Flawless Dance Troup. For more information, call (815) 753-3197.
The NIU Center for Black Studies also has scheduled a full slate of events for Black Heritage Month, including:
- Sunday, Feb. 1, Black Heritage Month Opening Ceremonies, 4 p.m. in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center. Speaker: Steve Muhammad.
- Monday, Feb. 2, Color Day, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in DuSable Hall, and 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center.
- Wednesday, Feb. 4, Black Film Festival featuring “The Jasper Texas Murders,” 7 p.m., Stevenson Towers Multipurpose Room.
- Thursday, Feb. 5, Black Heritage Wellness Fair, 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. in the Art Gallery of the Holmes Student Center.
- Tuesday, Feb. 10, Black Film Festival, 6:30 p.m., Stevenson Towers Multipurpose Room.
- Wednesday, Feb. 11, 27th Black Student Art Show reception, in the Art Gallery of the Holmes Student Center.
- Monday, Feb. 16, Black Unity Day, 8 p.m., Stevenson Towers Multipurpose Room.
- Tuesday, Feb. 17, lecture, “Making it in the College of Business,” 7 p.m., Stevenson Towers Multipurpose Room.
- Wednesday, Feb. 18, Black Film Festival, “The Story of Malcom X,” 7 p.m., Stevenson Towers Multipurpose Room.
- Thursday, Feb. 19, 16th Annual Afrocentric Fashion Show, 8 p.m., in the Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center.
- Sunday, Feb. 22, Miss Black NIU Pageant, 3 p.m., Duke Ellington Ballroom of the Holmes Student Center.
- Monday, Feb. 23, speaker, Rev. Walter Ratliff, 4 to 7 p.m., in the Capitol Room of the Center for Black Studies.
- Tuesday, Feb. 24, panel discussion, “Fact or Fiction: Do Black People Like Chicken?: Exploring Stereotypes,” 7 p.m., Stevenson Towers.
- Thursday, Feb. 26, 19th Annual Soul Bowl Banquet, 5 p.m., Wesley Foundation.
- Friday, Feb. 27, a performance of the play, “A Tribute to Black Prominents,” 7 p.m. in the Regency Room of the Holmes Student Center.
- Friday, Feb. 27-Sunday, Feb. 29, Black Choir Weekend Workshop, 7 p.m. each day in the Music Building.
For more information on any of these events, contact the Center for Black Studies at (815) 753-1709.
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