The Cleveland State University
Howard A. Mims
African American Cultural Center
Presents...

Black History Celebration
2004

Calendar of Events

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Thursday, January 22, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
12:00 Noon, UC 6

Judge Sara J. Harper

"Three Women, Three Generations, Three Perspectives on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." Judge Lynn Toler Featuring Keynote Speaker Retired Judge Lynn Toler with Opening Remarks by Retired Judge Sara J. Harper and Closing Remarks by Kisha Foster, CSU First Year Student (Sponsored by CSU Black Studies in conjunction with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated)

c   Kisha Foster

1:30 PM, UC 103

Black Art from Prison, 4th Annual Exhibit KUUMBA ARTS PRESENTATION (Sponsored by CSU Black Studies Program in Partnership with Grafton Correctional Institution)

Monday, January 26
12:15 PM, MC 201

"The Social History of African Cities in a Historical Context"
Lecture
Featuring Dr. Maghan Keita of Villanova University's Department of History
(Sponsored by the CSU Department of History's Social History and the City Program, Black Studies Program, The Ohio Humanities Council, and the Office of Minority Affairs and Community Relations)

7:00 PM, Waetjen Auditorium

	African-American Cultural Center Dedication Ceremony to Tribute the late Dr. Howard A. Mims With Special Guest Speaker Spike Lee, and Presentations by the Jazz Heritage Orchestra and the Cleveland School of the Arts Choir TICKETS ARE FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED IN THE CULTURAL CENTER (Sponsored by the Black Studies Program in Conjunction with the Office of the President, the Board of Trustees, OMACR and the Department of Student Life)
Dr. Howard A. Mims		President Schwartz with Dr. A. Grace Lee Mims

Tuesday, January 27
6:00 PM, UC 103

"It Takes a Village"
Umoja Roundtable
An Intergenerational & Multicultural Dialogue with both Traditional and Non-Traditional Educators who Employ Their Talents with Special Need Populations

Wednesday, January 28
7 :00 PM, UC Auditorium

Screening of "Four Little Girls," a Spike Lee Film, with a Panel Discussion to follow With Panelists: CSU Professors Dr. Austin Allen, Dr. Mittie Olion Chandler, Dr. Wornie Reed, and Dr. Michael Williams

Spike Lee (not scheduled to appear)

Wednesday, February 4
12:00 PM, UC Auditorium
6:00 PM, UC Auditorium

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"On The MOVE" Defining the MOVE Organization, An Historical Perspective Howard A. Mims Lecture, Arts, and Media Series A Lecture By Ramona Africa Minister of Communications for The MOVE Organization, and the Sole Adult Survivor of the 1985 Bombing of the MOVE Organization in Philadelphia Wednesday, February 4, 2004 12 PM and 6PM UC Auditorium 2121 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH Call 216-687-5461 for more information Free and Open to the Public

Saturday, February 7, Black Women's Unity Day
1:00-6:00 PM, UC Auditorium

3:00 PM, UC Auditorium

Screening of "Estilo Hip Hop" and open discussion with Producer Loira Limbal of Brooklyn, New York Kuumba Arts Presentation This documentary film is a provacative documentary that chronicles the revolutionary inspired Hip Hop movements of Latin America and the Caribbean. Spanning six countries, "Estilo Hip Hop" takes viewers through a tumultuous world where young people utilize hip hop as a creative tool for survival and self-determination. Take a stroll through Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Argentina and discover an uncompormising and relentless artistic and cultural progression. (Sponsored by Black Studies)

Loira Limba

Wednesday, February 11
5:15 PM, UC 103

Open Discussion of the Book Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison TOMBOUCTOU Book Club Meeting

Friday, February 13, Black to the Future Day
12:00 Noon, UC 103

4:00 PM

Cyberspace Workshop by Toriano Boynton (Sponsored by CSU Black Studies Program in Collaboration with Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated)
	Toriano Boynton

Wednesday, February 18, Blacks in Sports & Entertainment Day
12:00 Noon

	LeBron James: The Rise of a Star Curtis Wilson Colloquium Series Lecture A lecture by David Morgan, Sports Journalist with the Akron Beacon Journal (Sponsored by the Black Studies Program)
LeBron James

6:00 PM

"Halle Would If She Could"
Umoja Roundtable
A Panel with Women in the Arts Community
(Sponsored by the CSU Black Studies Program in Collaboration with the Ohio Screen Actors Guild Council)

Saturday, February 21

CSU Harambee Leadership Conference
(Sponsored by the Department of Student Life)

CSU College Fellowship Fair
(Sponsored by the Office of Minority Affairs and Community Relations)

Wednesday, February 25, Black History and Scholarship Day
12 :00 Noon, UC 103

"The Methodologies of Black Studies"
Lecture/Panel Discussion
With Panelists: Dr. Diedre L. Badejo, Chair Of the Kent State University Pan-African Studies Department;
Mwatabu S. Okantah, Director of the Kent State University Center of Pan-African Culture;
Dr. Micheal Williams, Director of the Cleveland State Black Studies Program;
Dr. Josephine Wright, Chair of the College of Wooster Black Studies Department;
And moderated by Dr. Regennia Williams, Assistant Professor for the Cleveland State University Department of History

Sunday, February 29
7:00 PM, UC 103

Past Praises a Gospel
Gospel Concert
Featuring Cleveland Area Gospel Quartets
*ADMISSION FEE $15

Tuesday, March 2, Women's History Month Celebration
12:00 Noon, UC 103

"Fighting for Respect: Low Income Black Women's Struggles Against Urban Inequality"
Curtis Wilson Colloquium Series Lecture
Featuring Rhonda Williams, Ph.D., CWRU History Professor
(Sponsored by the CSU Black Studies Program)

All Events are Free and Open to the Public Unless Otherwise Noted with *Admission

Cleveland State University is an AA/EOE commited to nondiscrimination. M/F/H/V encouraged.

For more information about these programs contact Black Studies at (216) 687-3655

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