UCA to Host Black History Month Events
> UCA to Host Black History Month Events
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>
> CONWAY -- The University of Central Arkansas will celebrate Black
> History Month by providing activities throughout the month of
> February.
>
> “During the month, we will bring nationally acclaimed producers,
> musicians, artists and speakers to UCA as well as state, local and
> campus talents to celebrate the contributions that African
> Americans have made to our history and culture,” said Angela
> Jackson, director of the Office of Minority Services. “The month of
> February at UCA will be a month full of programming that everyone
> is sure to enjoy.”
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> This year’s events include:
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> · The Color of My Skin, 7 p.m., Feb. 2 in Room 214 in the
> Student Center. This event is free and open to the public. The
> event is sponsored by the Joint Black History Month Committee. This program is an open forum. This is an awareness program about how the complexion of your skin effects your life and what society believes is beautiful. Clips from the documentary about shadeism will be shown. The audience will be asked questions based on what they saw in the clips and whether they have experienced aspects of shadeism in their lives.
>
> · Spike Lee, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 7 in the Reynolds Performance
> Hall. Spike Lee is a writer, director, actor, producer and author
> who revolutionized the role of black talent in cinema. Tickets are
> $10 for the general public and $5 for UCA faculty and staff. Free
> admission for UCA students. For tickets information, call (501)
> 450-3265 or toll free at (866) 810-0012. The lecture is sponsored
> by the Office of the President.
>
> · Ryan Davis, 7 p.m., Feb. 9 in Room 214 in the Student
> Center. This event is free and open to the public. The Joint Black
> History Month Committee is sponsoring the event. Ryan. D. Davis is the director of community engagement and history teacher at Little Rock Preparatory Academy and a freelance writer. Publications include Black Books Bulletin, The Crisis Magazine, and The Journal of Negro Education. The title of his speech is "Return to the Source:The Well of Black Liberation."
>
> · The Crisis Mr. Faubus Made: The Role of the Arkansas
> Democrat Gazette in the Central High Crisis is scheduled for Feb.
> 11. There will be a panel discussion at 3:30 p.m. in the College
> of Business. A film screening will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the
> Reynolds Performance Hall. The event is free and open to the
> public. The presentation is sponsored by the College of Fine Arts
> and Communications.
>
> · Court Martial at Ft. Devins, Feb. 10-11 and Feb. 16-18.
> Based on a true story, several young black women are promised
> training as medical technicians when they join the Women's Army
> Corps. But a racist colonel has other ideas and demotes them to
> cleaning duty. When two of the women refuse, the court martial that
> ensues is a highly-charged trial that explores prejudice and
> injustice. The play begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Snow Fine Arts
> Center Theatre. Tickets are $10 and free for those with a UCA ID.
> For tickets, call the box office at 450-3265. The play is sponsored
> by the College of Fine Arts and Communications.The play is under the direction of Kevin T. Browne, associate professor of theatre at UCA.
The cast consists of UCA students.
>
>
> · David Robertson: Helping Innocent Vessels (H.I.V.), 6
> p.m., Feb. 15 in the Student Center Ballroom. David was diagnosed
> with HIV in 2007. He will share his story of hope in an effort to
> educate individuals about the correlation of HIV and depression in
> various communities. The event is free to the public. The
> performance is sponsored by Minority Mentorship Program, SGA, and
> Minority Student Services.
>
> · Bamboozled, 7 p.m., Feb. 16 in Room 214 in the Student
> Center. Dr. Mark Harper, assistant professor of History and
> director of African/African-American Studies Program, will serve as
> the facilitator. All are welcome to come watch selections from
> Spike Lee's film Bamboozled. A conversation about race in America,
> as portrayed in the film, will follow the movie presentation. The
> event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Joint
> Black History Month Committee.
>
> · Miss Essence Pageant, 7 p.m., Feb. 17 at Reynolds
> Performance Hall. Special guest is 2010 Miss Arkansas and 2011 Miss
> America First Runner-Up Alyse Eady. Cost is $5 general admission;
> $3 for UCA faculty and staff; and free for UCA students. The
> pageant is sponsored by the Students for the Propagation of Black
> Culture, SGA, and Minority Student Services.
>
> · Jazz at the Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis,
> 7:30 p.m., Feb. 21 in Reynolds Performance Hall. Tickets are $30 to
> $40 for general admission. UCA students, faculty and staff can
> purchase tickets at a discounted rate. The event is sponsored by
> the UCA Public Appearances.
>
> · Imani Winds Quintet, 7:30 p.m., Feb. 23 in Reynolds
> Performance Hall. Admission is free. The Grammy nominated quintet
> has taken a unique path, carving out a distinct presence in the
> classical music world with its dynamic playing, culturally poignant
> programming, genre-blurring collaborations, and inspirational
> outreach programs. The performance is sponsored by Minority
> Mentorship Program, SGA, Music Department, Minority Student
> Services and the Joint Black History Month Committee.
>
> · Cervical Cancer Awareness, 6 p.m., Feb. 24 in the Student
> Center. The event is free to the public. Delta Sigma Theta
> Sorority, Inc. is sponsoring the event.
