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1/25/99

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATED AT ST. LAWRENCE

CANTON - Black History Month will be celebrated at St. Lawrence 
University throughout February with a variety of talks, presentations 
and performances.
	The schedule of activities  -- all of which are open to the 
public free of charge --is:

  • Feb. 1 - Opening ceremonies with the New Restoration Gospel Choir, 
7 p.m., Gunnison Memorial Chapel

  • Feb. 4 - Panel discussion on issues of importance to African American 
men, 7 p.m., Dean-Eaton

  • Feb. 6 - Opportunity to register with the National Association for the 
Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 4 p.m., E.J. Noble University 
Center Formal Lounge

  • Feb. 8 - Presentation on the history of Kenya, 7 p.m., Dean-Eaton

  • Feb. 11 - Panel discussion on issues of importance to African American 
women, 7 p.m, Dean-Eaton

  • Feb. 15 and 16 - Screenings of the film Beloved, directed by Toni Morrison 
and based on her book, 7 and 10 p.m., Gulick Theatre

  • Feb. 17 - Presentations by faculty members Kelly Patterson, Jeffrey Campbell 
Graduate Fellow in sociology; Carlos Ramirez-Sosa, Jeffrey Campbell Graduate 
Fellow in biology; and Calvin Moore, visiting instructor in sociology, on 
their experiences in academia, 7 p.m., Dean-Eaton

  • Feb. 18 - "Of Ebony Embers: Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance," a theatre 
work conceived and performed by The Core Ensemble, a jazz group, 7 p.m., 
Gulick Theatre

  • Feb. 20 - Presentation on Marcus Garvey and Langston Hughes by 1998 St. Lawrence 
graduate Manulito Loman, 7 p.m., Dean-Eaton

  • Feb. 22 - Presentation on black and gay communities by Keith Boykin, executive 
director of the National Black, Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, 7:30 p.m., 
Herring-Cole

  • Feb. 23 - Presentation by Phi Beta Kappa visiting scholar Manthia Diawara on 
"The Changing Historical Meaning of the 'Stereotype' in Popular Culture," 
7:30 p.m., Hepburn Auditorium

  • Feb. 25 - Presentation by poet Nikki Giovanni on her recent book, Racism 101, 
8 p.m., Gulick Theatre

  • Feb. 28 - Closing ceremonies, 7 p.m., Dean-Eaton

    
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