Grand Valley continues its celebration of Black History Month with a lecture by Runoko Rashidi.
Rashidi is a historian, writer and public lecturer with an interest
in the African foundations of humanity and civilizations, and the
current conditions of blacks throughout the Global African Community.
His lecture is Tuesday, February 5, 1-2:15 p.m.in the Kirkhof
Center's Grand River Room.
Grand Valley has numerous other events scheduled for Black History Month. The events include:
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Thursday, February 7, 4 p.m., Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room.
Film, Roots of Resistance: A Story About the Underground Railroad, by Orlando Bagwell focuses on the story of the underground railroad, the secret network of escape routes to freedom followed by black slaves in the 1800s. -
Thursday, February 14, 2 p.m., Kirkhof Center, Pere Marquette Room.
Second showing of Roots of Resistance: A Story about the Underground Railroad. -
Monday, February 18, 6 p.m., Kirkhof Center, Grand River Room.
Black Student Union presents Soul Fest, an annual event that honors the history of African people in the United States. Soul Fest is a night of entertainment and African cuisine adapted to the resources available during slavery. -
Tuesday, February 19, 3 p.m., Cook-DeWitt Center.
Speaker Orlando Bagwell is the founder and president of ROJA productions, a Boston-based independent film and television production company. A staff producer for PBS' Frontline, Bagwell co-produced and directed Running withJesse, an account of the Jesse Jackson presidential campaign. -
Wednesday, February 20, 9 p.m., Kirkhof Center, Pere Marquette Room.
Spotlight Productions presents comedian Kivi Rogers, who has performed in movies and on A&E's Evening at the Improv, Comedy Central and HBO. -
Tuesday, February 26, Loosemoore Auditorium, DeVos Center.
The Ole Landmark Cathedral a play performed by local church members about congregations at black churches. Seating is limited, for details call the Multicultural Affairs Office at 616-895-2177. -
Wednesday, February 28, 6 p.m., Cook-DeWitt Center.
Step Afrika-USA is an explosive, percussive dance ensemble from Washington, D.C. Founded in 1996, the company highlights the African-American fraternity and sorority art form of stepping and its links to dance traditions around the world.
The Black History Month committee is comprised of faculty and staff members and students from the Black Student Union, Multicultural Affairs Office, Women's Center, Office of Student Life, Padnos International Center, African American Studies Department, and Spotlight Productions.
