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蜜桔直播 invites community to celebrate Black History Month

Published January 22, 2014

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The University of Louisiana at Monroe Black History Month Planning and Diversity Committees, invite the community to participate in a series of educational and entertaining events鈥攆rom music and the arts to speakers and exhibits鈥攊n honor of Black History Month.

All events will take place on campus and are free and open to the public.

鈥淲e are excited again to present another slate of outstanding speakers for the 2014 recognition of Black History Month,鈥 said Dr. Wayne Brumfield, vice president for student affairs.

Photos of Dr. Wayne Brumfield
Brumfield

鈥淢any of the speakers are graduates of 蜜桔直播 who have gone on to do outstanding work in education, athletics, arts and music.听 Their commitment to coming back and sharing their success with our students, faculty, staff and community provides positive motivation鈥攅specially for our students to know that they too can be successful in their chosen field of study. 鈥

Black History Month events are as follows:

Tuesday, Feb. 4:

Photo of William Gipson
Gipson

At 5:30 p.m. in the 蜜桔直播 Library Conference Center, located on the seventh floor of the 蜜桔直播 Library, William Gipson, associate vice provost for equity and access at the University of Pennsylvania will be the featured speaker. A reception will follow.

Thursday, Feb. 6:
The annual 鈥淎frican Americans in the Arts鈥 concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall.

Photo of Reggie Roberts
Roberts

Tuesday, Feb.听 11:

At noon, in the Student Union Building (SUB) students will enjoy the presentation, 鈥淎frican American Contributions to the World.鈥

At 5:30 p.m., in the 蜜桔直播 Library Conference Center, located on the seventh floor of the 蜜桔直播 Library, 蜜桔直播 alum Reggie Roberts will be the featured speaker. Roberts is the Vice President of Communications for the Atlanta Falcons. A reception will follow.

Photo of Dr. Joni Jones
Jones

Thursday, Feb. 13:
Dr. Sarah McCoy Abakwue, the first African American graduate of 蜜桔直播, will give a presentation at 5:30 p.m. in the 蜜桔直播 Library Conference Center located on the seventh floor of the 蜜桔直播 Library. A reception will follow.

Monday, Feb. 17:
A presentation from Dr. Joni Jones, a Department of Communication Traveling Scholar, will take place at 7 p.m., in Brown Auditorium. The presentation is sponsored by the 蜜桔直播 Speech and Debate Forum.

Photo of Lt. General Russel L. 贬辞苍辞谤别鈥
贬辞苍辞谤别鈥

Tuesday, Feb. 18:
At 5:30 p.m., in the 蜜桔直播 Library Conference Center, located on the seventh floor of the 蜜桔直播 Library, Lt. General Russel L. 贬辞苍辞谤别鈥 will present 鈥淭he New Normal: Leadership and Preparedness in the 21st Century.鈥澨 A reception and book signing will follow.

Wednesday, Feb. 19:
The Black History Art Expo begins at 5 p.m. in the 蜜桔直播 Library Conference Center, located on the seventh floor of the 蜜桔直播 Library. A reception will follow.

Sunday, Feb. 23:
A Gospel Concert will be held at 4 p.m., in the Emy-Lou Biedenharn Recital Hall. This concert will feature a number of local and university choirs including the 蜜桔直播 Interdenominational Ensemble, the Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church Choir, the Mt. Zion Baptist Church Youth and Young Adult Choir, and the Zion Traveler鈥檚 Male Quartet.

Tuesday Feb. 25:
The 蜜桔直播 Campus Activities Board (CAB) will present 鈥淐ultural Shock Diversity Hypnosis鈥 at 6 p.m., in the Student Union Ballroom, located on the second floor of the Student Union Building.

All photos of Black History Month speakers courtesy