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Black History Month

BHM Events

Yoruba Sculptures
Yoruba Sculptures
Echoes of Memories

Forms and Symbolisms in traditional Yoruba Sculptures, woodcarving workshop.


Erin Reddick
Yoruba Sculptures
Echoes of Memories

Forms and Symbolisms in traditional Yoruba Sculptures featuring Sunday Olaniyi.


Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry
Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry
Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry

Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry is the Maya Angelou Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University in the Department of Politics and International Affairs, the Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and the Program in Environment and Sustainability. Melissa is founder and president of the Anna Julia Cooper Center and the author of Barbershops, Bibles, and BET:  Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought, and Sister Citizen:  Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America.


Past BHM Events

Drum
 
African Diaspora Dance with Live Drumming
  • Mondays in February (3, 10, 17, 24)
  • 5:15 - 6:30 p.m.
  • Location: Dance Studio, Gills Gymnasium
  • No dance experience required; wear comfortable clothing.
  • For more information contact Dr. Sheila Ward sward@nsu.edu

Ronald White
Dr. Ronald White
Dr. Leroy Salary
Dr. Leroy Salary
Beyond Banneker

Beyond Banneker: The Paths of Black Scientists and Teachers in the Workforce featuring Dr. Ronald White, Assistant Professor of Secondary Education, Math Specialty and Dr. Leroy Salary, Associate Professor of Physics

Dr. Bernadette Holmes
Dr. Bernadette Holmes
Black Women and Work:

Navigating the Emotional Labor of the Workforce featuring Dr. Bernadette Holmes, Professor of Sociology/Criminal Justice


Dr. Derrick Lanois
Dr. Derrick Lanois
Institutionalizing Labor:

The History of African American Labor Dr. Derrick Lanois, Assistant Professor of History


Kimberly Hutson
Kimberly Hutson
The Labor of Freedom:

African Americans and the Fight for Equality in Work. "How Constitutional Law Shaped African Americans' Fight for Fair Labor Practices" featuring: Kimberly Hutson, JD, Assistant Professor of Political Science

  • February 17, 2025
  • 12 p.m. via ZOOM
  • Meeting ID: 993 0251 4479
  • Passcode: Passcode: 5730522936
  • Download the pdf flyer

Erin Reddick
Erin Reddick
African Americans and Labor in the Technology Industry

NSU Welcomes Erin Reddick, Founder & CEO of ChatBlack GPT, AI Cultural Technologist


African Day & Night Celebration
 
African Day & Night Celebration
  • February 18, 2025
  • 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
  • Student Center, Room 138 AB
  • Black History 101 Mobile Museum
     
  • Zulu African Acrobats
  • Student Center
  • Dorothy B. Brothers Auditorium Rm 149
  • 1 p.m.

Black History Month 2025 has been co-sponsored by the NSUAA