Events Planned for Black History Month

USA Celebrates Black History Month

Posted on February 5, 2015

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The University of South Alabama will honor African-American history with events throughout February in recognition of Black History Month. All events are free and open to the public.

This year鈥檚 major events hosted by the USA Office of Multicultural Student Affairs will include an interactive diversity program, 鈥淐ulture Shock,鈥� to be held Thursday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. in the USA 榶心vlog Ballroom. The program will be facilitated by Darnell Head, Patrick Wilson and Chuck King with Cultural Competence, which is located in Chicago, Ill. The goal of Cultural Competence is to help individuals gain a social and historical understanding of racial, gender, and cultural stereotypes. For more information, visit http://www.cultureshockent.com/about.html.

On Monday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. a screening of the recently released movie 鈥淪elma鈥� will be held in the 榶心vlog Ballroom. 鈥淪elma鈥� is the story of the historic struggle led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to secure voting rights for all people, which was a dangerous campaign that culminated with the epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., and led to President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. For more details about the movie, please view the trailer at .

On Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m., there will be a performance by MADDRAMA, a performance troupe from Jackson State University in the 榶心vlog Ballroom. This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥淏ack to the Future: We Can Never Go Forward Until We Go Back.鈥� This theatrical journey will cover the diversity of the African-American culture and end with a futuristic exploration of where the culture is headed.

Black History Month was started in 1926 as Negro History Week by Historian Carter G. Woodson. In 1976, this celebration was expanded to include the entire month of February. Currently, other countries, including Canada and the United Kingdom dedicate a month to celebrate black history. Below is a list of USA Black History Month events:

Feb. 4 - OMSA Night USA Basketball Game vs. Texas State

7:05 p.m. | Mitchell Center Arena

Feb. 5- Culture Shock | Jaguar Productions and OMSA

7 p.m.-9 p.m. | 榶心vlog Ballroom

Feb. 6 - Jags After Dark | Jaguar Productions

7 p.m.-11 p.m. | 榶心vlog

Feb. 9 - Women of Excellence Inductions

7 p.m. | 榶心vlog Terrace

Feb. 11 - Courageous Conversation: Let's Talk 榶心vlog Sex & HIV

6:30 p.m. | 榶心vlog Ballroom

Feb. 12 - University Hospital Healthcare: Partnering with the Community

4 p.m. | Speaker: Dr. Lisa Walton | College of Nursing Auditorium