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Documentary filmmaker continues Black History Month

Grand Valley's Black History Month celebration continues Tuesday with a lecture by Orlando Bagwell, the founder and president of ROJA productions, a Boston-based independent film and television production company.

Bagwell, whose credits include A Hymn for Alvin Ailey, Africans in America and Malcolm X: Make it Plain speaks Tuesday, February 19, 3 p.m., Cook-DeWitt Center.

Other Black History Month events include:

  • Wednesday, February 20, 9 p.m., Kirkhof Center, Pere Marquette Room.
    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 dance ensemble from Washington, D.C. that highlights the African-American fraternity and sorority art form of stepping and its links to dance traditions around the world.

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