Black Studies Calendar of Events Fall 2006-Spring 2007

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*All dates, times and events subject to change

September 2006

9 Jazz Heritage Orchestra
“An Evening with Nancy Wilson”
8:00 PM, Severance Hall
For tickets call: 216-231-1111
or 1-800-886-1141




13 Curtis Wilson Colloquium
Series Lecture
11:00 AM, UC 103
“When you Hear of My Homegoing, Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me: Heaven as Home in the History of Black Sacred Music”
Regennia Williams, PhD
History Dept.



"Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage."

Maya Angelous

15 Bridges to Africa Celebration
6:00 PM, UC 103
“Nollywood: The Nigerian Film Industry” with Francine Dash-Johnson, Niyi Ogunsanwo,
Oumar Diallo, and the CSU African Student Association


10
Jazz Heritage Orchestra
“Jazz for a Sunday Afternoon”
3:00 PM, Avon Lake High School
175 Belden Road, Avon Lake, Ohio
For ticket information: 440-933-5238
or 440-933-6290


13 Black Studies Open House
12:00 Noon, UC 103

Black Studies Ambassadors .....Academic Challenge Table

Meet and Greet New Faculty
Professor Kenshaka Ali, MFA,
Black Studies Program & Theatre Dept.

Kuumba Performance Arts
.....Gospel Music:
Minister Nathaniel Williams, Jr.,
and Beverly Brown
..... Jazz Heritage Orchestra Quartet
..... The PANIC STEEL Ensemble, Cleveland Museaum of Art

Kuumba Visual Arts
.....Custom Air Brush Art
by The Wells Brothers

13 Kuumba Performance Arts
6:00 PM, UC 103
Rhythm and Blues by Rob “C” and Open Mic for Poets and Vocalists

26 Black Studies Major
12:00 Noon, UC 103
Student Discussion Group


10 Black Studies Ambassadors
“Prince Hall FAMily Tradition: Inheriting the Benjamins “

2:30 PM Sacred Trinity Baptist Church, 9503 Miles Avenue
Keynoter: Prester Pickett, MFA
Black Studies


13 Umoja Round Table
6:30 pm, UC 103
Cleveland’s Brain Gain: A Special Welcome for out- of-state African American CSU Students



30 Lecture, Arts & Media Series
“Sweet Honey in the Rock”
In conjunction with
A Cultural Exchange
7:30 PM, Waetjen Auditorium
Tickets $45 at Wolstein Box Office

October 2006


3
Umoja Round Table
12:00 Noon, UC 103
“Life as a New York Artist Since the Black Arts Movement of the 1960’s” Desiree Parkman and Terrence Spivey

6 & 7
An Academic Conference

A collaboration with Karamu House
“African American Sacred Music in World History & Culture"

Friday , 8:00 PM,
Red Carpet World Premier of “Gospel, Gospel, Gospel”
by Otis Sallid

Saturday, 9 AM -5 PM
Conference Workshops and Panel Presentations at Karamu House & Antioch Baptist Church

Saturday, 8:00 PM “Gospel, Gospel, Gospel”

For Information Call 216-795-7070


10
Tombouctou Book Club
12:15 PM, UC 103
“Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America” by Tricia Rose (1994)



14
Jazz Heritage Orchestra
CSU Moses Cleveland Black Tie Scholarship Dinner
Intercontinental Hotel
9801 Carnegie Avenue
For Reservations and Sponsorship Information Call 216-687-5522

3 Kuumba Performance Arts
A glimpse of “Gospel, Gospel, Gospel” A Karamu House Theater Production



11 Curtis Wilson Colloquium Series Lecture
6:00 PM. UC 103
“Imaging Africa”
Eric Siler, Communications Dept.




15 Black Studies Ambassadors
“Thy Wonders of Old: A Collection of Historical memories Recorded in the Black Experience”
3:00 PM, Christ Our Redeemer Church, 14284 Superior Avenue


5 Lecture, Arts & Media Series
“Black Panthers Revisited”
Charles E. Jones, Ph.D.
Georgia State University
Lecture and Reception time/place TBA

"If you have no confidence in self you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence you have won even before you have started."

Marcus Garvey

"One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. "

Arthur Ashe

 

15 Jazz Heritage Orchestra
In collaboration with the East Cleveland Public Library
“A Tribute to Wendell Logan”
Concert and Live Recording
4:00 PM, 14101 Euclid Avenue
East Cleveland
Free and Open to the Public
Call 216-541-4128

November 2006


6
Umoja Round Table
6:00 PM, UC 103
A Pre-Election Dialogue
Kuumba Visual Arts
“In Black & White: An Exhibition Featuring Photographs about the Black Experience”


8
Curtis Wilson Colloquium
Series Lecture

2:00 PM, UC 103
“The Legacy of Civil Rights in Education”
Dwayne Wright, Ph.D.
Curriculum and Foundations Dept.


14
Tombouctou Book Club
12:15 PM, UC 103
“The Coldest Winter Ever”
By Sister Souljah (2005)


December 2006
8 Black Studies Ambassadors
12:00 Noon, UC 103
Study Break
8 Bridges to Africa
6:00 PM, UC 103
“The African Presence in Mexico”


12 Tombouctou Book Club
12:15 PM, UC 103
“Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation”
by Jeff Chang (2005)

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