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
