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Black History Month events run through February

Several events have been scheduled on the U. of I. campus to commemorate Black History Month.

Feb. 11 – 4:30 p.m. at Illini Union Exhibit Hal

Shades of Style Art Gallery Opening Ceremony Art (displayed through Feb. 29)

Feb. 12 – noon at University YMCA

Panel on “Local Efforts for Racial Justice”

Feb. 13 – 3 p.m. at Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center

Stress-Free Social

Feb. 14–20 – Central Black Student Union Week

Feb. 17 – noon at BNAACC

“Food for the Soul: What’s Love Got to Do With It?” Exploring Healthy Black Relationships

Feb. 17 – 7 p.m. at Women’s Resource Center

“I Am A Man: Black Masculinity in America” film screening and discussion

Feb. 18 ­ – noon at La Casa Cultural Latina

 Lunch at La Casa: “Mirrors of the Heart: Exploring Gender, Ethnicity, Race and Identity”

Feb. 18 – 4:30 p.m. at Lincoln Avenue Residence Halls and Florida Avenue Residence Halls

Themed Dinner: “Super Soul Thursday”

Feb. 18 – 7 p.m. at Urbana Free Library

 “What We Do When We Believe Black Girls”

Feb. 19 – noon at Allen Hall Main Lounge

“A Conversation with Opal Tometi,” co-founder of the national #BlackLivesMatter organization

Feb. 20 – 2:30 p.m. at Foellinger Auditorium

CBSU Cotton Club Variety Show

Feb. 24 – noon at BNAACC

 Food for the Soul: “Eating Disorders in African Americans: Debunking the Myths, Changing Attitudes, and Raising Awareness”

Feb. 24 – 7 p.m. at University YMCA

“Hearing Black Girls’ Truths,” keynote lecture by Ruth Nicole Brown

Feb. 25 – noon at Illini Union Courtyard Café

Jazz Café featuring the Lamonte Parsons Experience

Feb. 25 – 4:30 p.m. at Illinois Street Residence Halls and Pennsylvania Avenue Residence Halls

Themed Dinner: “Neo Soul”

Feb. 26 – noon at University YMCA

 “Reclaiming OUR Narrative: How History Can Inform Policy, the Change and the Future”

Feb. 28 – 3 p.m. at BNAACC

Fourth Sunday Fellowship

Feb. 29 – 2 p.m. at BNAACC

“Cultivating Creative Expression: Black Arts Appreciation Mixer”

March 5 – 9:30 AM at I Hotel and Conference Center

2016 Black and Latino Male Summit

March 5 – 4 p.m. at Illini Union, Courtyard Cafe

10-Year Academy of African-American Arts Anniversary Concert

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