University of North Carolina at Charlotte issued the following announcement on Feb. 4.
Celebrate Black History Month at UNC Charlotte by participating in learning and service events throughout February. Follow Student Involvement on Instagram as the group partners with student organizations all month to launch social media takeovers that highlight student activities and community on campus.
Monday, Feb. 7
6:30 p.m., virtual, register
“We Figured You’d Cause Trouble” Gloria Rackley, Rethinking Activism in the 1960s
Speaker: Candace Cunningham, Department of History, Florida Atlantic University
Co-sponsored by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program; Office of Identity, Equity and Engagement; Africana Studies Department; Center for Study of the New South; Women + Girls Research Alliance; History Department. Hosted by Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Romare Bearden Branch.
Tuesday, Feb. 8
6 p.m., webinar, register
Black Hair + Storytelling as a Form of Social Activism
St. Clair Detrick-Jules, filmmaker, photographer, author and activist, is an Afro-Caribbean-American artist whose work captures personal stories related to immigrant justice, women's rights and Black liberation. She recently published “My Beautiful Black Hair: 101 Natural Hair Stories from the Sisterhood” and has been featured on NPR's Strange Fruit, BuzzFeed News, South Seattle Emerald and Everyday Black History: Afro Appreciation. Sponsored by the Office of Identity, Equity and Engagement (IEE).
Tuesday, Feb. 8
7 p.m., virtual, register
Personally Speaking - Hiding in Plain Sight: Black Women, the Law and the Making of a White Argentine Republic
Black erasure can be seen all around us and remains a bedrock of systematic racism. The refusal to see Black lives that matter propels our need to understand the making of race and its legacy. As part of the 2021-22 Personally Speaking Series, Department of History faculty member Erika Denise Edwards contends that Black women — concubines, wives, mothers and daughters — are instrumental in understanding the construction of race in Argentina. Sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, with The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City and J. Murrey Atkins Library.
Wednesday, Feb. 16
3 p.m., webinar, register
Second Annual Black Muslim Experiences
The second annual Black Muslim Experiences centers the work, narratives and knowledges of Black Muslims. This roundtable event, moderated by Reem Abnowf, a UNC Charlotte senior in political science and film studies , features storyteller, poet and speaker Hannah Hasan; young adult writer Cam Montgomery; and visual artist and poet Ide Zayed Dew. Sponsored by Women and Gender Studies and IEE
Wednesday, Feb. 16
4 p.m., virtual panel discussion, register
“Fates Intertwined: Carver College and its Connection to UNC Charlotte”
Opened in September 1949 during the era of segregation, Carver College began as a junior college serving African Americans and was the counterpart to Charlotte College (later UNC Charlotte.) The panel features: Adreonna Bennett, Atkins Library; Pamela Grundy, historian; John Love Sr., Carver College alumnus; Erin Allsop, CPCC archivist; and Sylvia Marshall, UNC Charlotte graduate student. Note: A corresponding exhibit is on display on the main floor of Atkins Library. It examines the creation of Carver College and its transition to CPCC. Included are materials from the special collections and archives of Atkins Library and CPCC. Sponsored by Atkins Library in partnership with Central Piedmont Community College and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Black Heritage Committee.
Friday, Feb. 18
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Student Union, Room 200
Homage Exhibit - Student Involvement
Focusing on African American history and culture, the Homage Exhibit Tour features 500+ select items from the private collection of Nia and Morris McAdoo. It includes original historical documents, artwork, newspapers, press photos, letters, books and more. Note: Per COVID-19 guidelines, no more than 30 visitors at a time may be present in the exhibit space.
Monday, Feb. 21
11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Crown Commons
Black History Month Lunch
Lunch – with Black history trivia – will be provided for the first 100 students without meal plans to arrive. Sponsored by Black Student Union, IEE, SAFE and Dining Services.
Thursday, Feb. 24
5 to 7:30 p.m., SoVi
Black History Month Dinner
Dinner – with Black history trivia – will be provided for the first 100 students without meal plans to arrive. Sponsored by Black Student Union, IEE, SAFE and Dining Services.
Original source can be found here.
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