BLACKHISTORY MONTH
HALLOWED GROUNDS
MONDAY, 2/1/16:
Documentary Screening
Bridging the Divide: Tom Bradley and the Politics
of Race
5:00PM & 7:00PM (Panel Discussion to Follow last
screening)
Armer Theatre, CSUN
TUESDAY, 2/2/16:
Keynote Speaker
Sekeo Odinga, Political Activist
Ending Mass Incarceration
11:00am-12:15pm
USU GRAND SALON
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Josh Sides, History
Author of “L.A. City Limits: African American Los
Angeles from the Great Depression to the
Present”
2:00pm-5:00pm
Oviatt Library, Ferman Presentation Rm.
Sistahood & Black Male Initiative
“She Say, He Say!”
5:00PM-7:00PM
Flintridge Room (USU)
MONDAY, 2/8/16:
Film Screening
“Hollywood Shuffle”
Q&A with Special Guest Robert Townsend
7:30PM-10:00PM
Armer Theatre, CSUN
WEDNESDAY, 2/10/16:
Black History Month Reception
Historicizing & Contemporizing the Black
Aesthetic: Keeping the Legacy Alive
Curators: Dr. Theresa White & Dr. Cedric Hackett
12:00PM-2:00PM
Tseng Gallery Oviatt, CSUN
GROOV3 Hip Hop Dance Class
with Benjamin Allen and a live DJ
4:00PM-5:30PM
Redwod Hall 292
THURSDAY, 2/11/16:
Spoken Word
Vocal ARTillary
8:00PM-10:00PM
Santa Susana (SN) Mezzanine
FRIDAY, 2/12/16:
Lecture/ Demonstration
Dr. Aimee Glocke, AFRS
Katherine Dunham Film/ Lecture/ Demonstration
4:30PM-6:00PM
USU GRAND SALON
SATURDAY, 2/13/16
FREE Leadership Conference
BLACK YOUTH GUIDANCE FORUM
8:00AM-3:30PM
UNIVERSITY STUDENT UNION
MONDAY, 2/15/16:
Film Screening
“The Five Heartbeats”
Q&A with Special Guest Robert Townsend
7:30PM-10:00PM
Armer Theatre, CSUN
SATURDAY, 2/20/16:
Haiti International Film Festival
Haitian Americans Telling their Stories
11:00AM, 5:00PM, & 7:00PM (Q&A after each
Film)
Armer Theatre, CSUN
Film Screening
“Slavery By Another Name”
Discussant/ Moderated by Dr. Theresa White,
CSUN Africana Studies Department
1:00PM-4:00PM
Chatsworth Branch Library
MONDAY, 2/22/16:
Lecture & Book Signing
Dr. Marquita Gammage, AFRS
“Representations of Black Women in the Media”
3:00-5:00pm
USU NORTHRIDGE CENTER
Lecture/ Discussion
Special Guest: Povi-Tamu Bryant from BLM LA
chapter
“Black Lives Matter: Queer Involvement in the
Black Liberation Movement”
5:00PM-7:00PM
Flintridge Room (USU)
Film Screening
“The Meteor Man”
Q&A with Special Guest Robert Townsend
7:30PM-10:00PM
Armer Theatre, CSUN
CALENDAR OF EVENTSWEDNESDAY, 2/24/16:
Wikipedia Editing Event
Black History Matters Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
1:00PM-4:00PM
Oviatt Library, Computer Lab A
Film Screening
“Paris is Burning”
6:00PM -7:30PM
Pride Center (USU)
FRIDAY, 2/26/16:
Conference
Harambee High School Conference
8:30AM – 1:00PM
USU NORTHRIDGE CENTER
Talent Showcase
Faculty/ Alumni Staff,
Student After Hours
5:30-7:30PM
USU NORTHRIDGE CENTER
MONDAY, 2/29/16:
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Amina Hassan with special guest, Judge
Robin Miller Sloan
“Loren Miller: Civil Rights Attorney and
Journalist”
3:00PM-5:00PM
Oviatt Library, Ferman Presentation Rm.
Film Screening
“10,000 Black Men named George”
Q&A with Special Guest Robert Townsend
7:30PM-10:00PM
Armer Theatre, CSUN
For more information, contact Dr. Cedric Hackett, Chair of Black History Month at 818-677-3311 or [email protected]
Note: Communication services (sign language
interpreters, note takers) are available for these
events. Requests for services must be submitted
at least five (5) working days in advance. Please
contact Dr. Cedric Hackett, Program
Coordinator at [email protected] or
(818)677-3311.
