Black History Month 2011 - St. Norbert College

Black History Month Events 2011

Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011 6:00 p.m. Free and open to the public Fort Howard Theatre Bemis International Center		Panel Presentation “The State of the African Continent” Featuring: Dr. Tohoro Francis Akakpo, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Dr. Alem Asres, Director of College Diversity, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Dr. Michael Fonkem, Assistant Professor, Human Services and Educational Leadership, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Dr. Alfred Kisubi, Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Services, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Dr. Celestin Musekura, Founder and President of African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries (ALARM) Moderated by: Dr. Omobolade Delano-Oriaran, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, St. Norbert College
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011 7:00 p.m. Free and open to the public Fort Howard Theatre Bemis International Center		“’I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free’: An Evening With Dinah Washington and Nina Simone” Presented by: Nadine Cohodas, author of several books including Princess Noire-The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone, and Queen: The Life and Music of Dinah Washington, which received an award for Excellence in Research in Recorded Jazz Music from the Association for Recorded Sound Collections. Cohodas will present rare footage of Simone's and Washington's television appearances and talk about how their art reflected the civil rights movement.
Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 7:00 p.m. Free and open to the public Walter Theatre Abbot Pennings Hall of Fine Arts		The Norman and Louis Miller Lecture in Public Understanding Hosted by the St. Norbert College Peace and Justice Center and the Green Bay Press Gazette "The Water in the Glass" Presented by: Leonard Pitts, Jr., Pulitzer Prize Winning Columnist
Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011 5:00 p.m. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Soul Food Dinner ticket information Sensenbrenner Memorial Union Cafe		Soul Food Dinner Celebration “The History and Significance of Soul Food” Keynote by: Dr. Jessica B. Harris, Professor of English at Queens College/CUNY, 2007 Ray Charles Chair in American Material Culture at Dillard University, and author of eleven cookbooks documenting the foods and foodways of the African Diaspora. About Dr. Jessica B. Harris Jessica B. Harris is one of a handful of African Americans who have achieved prominence in the culinary world. She holds a Ph.D. from NYU, teaches English at Queens College, and speaks English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Harris is a member of the IACP and Les Dames d'Escoffier. Her articles have appeared in the Eating Well, Food & Wine, Essence, and The New Yorker, among other publications, and she has been profiled in The New York Times. Harris has spoken about the food of African Americans on The Today Show, Good Morning America, the Museum of Natural History, and has been a frequent guest at Philadelphia's The Book and the Cook. >> Full Bio Featuring: The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Gospel Choir, directed by Leotha Stanley About the Soul Food Dinner The Soul Food Dinner serves as the capstone event in a month of programs designed to raise awareness of and interest in the African-American experience, from both a contemporary and a historical perspective. The Dinner brings together students, faculty and staff from the campus community, along with friends and community members from throughout the Fox Valley to celebrate the gifts of African-Americans in scholarship, music, and food. The Soul Food Dinner has become an annual event that is well attended by St. Norbert College faculty, students, staff, administrators, and members of the surrounding communities. The program features a keynote speaker that focuses on historical and contemporary issues that relates to African Americans. In addition, attendees enjoy a formal sit-down to an indigenous African-American meal served in a buffet style. This program promises to be a social event for all ages. Buffet Menu Fried Southern Chicken Fried Catfish Red Rice Southern Mac and Cheese Collard Greens Corn Bread Sweet Potato Pie Lemon Creme Cheese Pound Cake Assorted Beverages Available Pricing: Save $3 if you buy your tickets by February 4th! Early Buy - General Admission: $22 Early Buy - Child (age 5-12): $12 Early Buy - Infant (age 0-4): $0 Early Buy - SNC Student: $12 Prices after February 4th General Admission: $25 Child (age 5-12): $15 Infant (age 0-4): $0 SNC Student: $15 Get your tickets early for this sell out event! Meal dollars and custom cash will be accepted as payment.

Black History Month Events Co-sponsored by:

St. Norbert College:

American Studies
Bookstore
Center for International Education
Multicultural Student Services
Music Program
Office of Diversity Affairs
Office of the President
Office of the Vice President of Student Affairs
Peace and Justice Center
Social Science Division
Student Government Allocation Committee
Student Government Association
Teacher Education Discipline
The Norman and Louis Miller Lecture in Public Understanding
Upward Bound

African Heritage, Inc.
De Pere Greenhouse and Floral
Heid Music
The Premonstratensian Fathers of St. Norbert Abbey

Presented by Black History Month
African American Heritage Month is a remembrance of Black History in our society. It is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada during the month of February. Historian Carter G. Woodson started the remembrance in 1926 as "Negro History Week." Dr. Woodson chose the second week of February because it marked the birthdays of two Americans who influenced the conditions of African Americans: former President Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Black History Month activities at St. Norbert College celebrate, acknowledge, and honor the contributions, history, and heritage of Blacks in America and other parts of the world. The goal is to increase the awareness of the college and community at large of the contributions, history, and heritage of Africans and African Americans. The committee believes that Black history is American history and should be celebrated 365 days of the year.

Curious about the origins of Black HIstory Month?
Take a look back at major events in Black History and the Civil Rights Movement.