Department Events
For a full listing of the Black History Month events, consult the Black History Month Events' Calendar (pdf).
- 2 Feb Black History Month Kickoff
- Join us for festivities celebrating the beginning of Black History Month! Our theme for this year is "There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." Anticipate music, spoken word, dancing, and stepping at this event as we raise campus wide awareness of Black History and the LMU black community.
- 12:15pm - 1:30pm. Hannon Library Amphitheater Lawn
- 10 Feb Brother Outsider
- Please join us for a film examining the life of Bayard Rustin (1912-1987), a human rights advocate whose social activism and commitment to the philosophy of nonviolent resistance influenced the course of the modern Civil Rights movement. While Rustin is perhaps best known as an adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. and co-organizer of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, he was also an openly gay man whose broad view of diversity and refusal to hide his sexuality made him the target of criticism and frequently marked him as a "brother outsider" in the struggle for Black equality.
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm. University Hall Ahmanson Auditorium
- 11 Feb Race, Sexuality & Proposition 8
- A discussion that will address homophobia in the black community & racism in the gay community. Facilitated by the African American Studies Department.
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm. McIntosh Center (UHall 3999)
- 13 Feb OBSS 40th Anniversary Celebration "Sankofa"
- Join the campus community as we share the history of OBSS through dialogue, song, dance, and magic!
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm (Reception) & 3:00pm - 5:00pm (Program). Roski Dining Hall
- 15 Feb Brothas: What's Going On?
- An informal discussion on issues that matter most to African American men. Facilitated by Eddie Becton, Dept. of African American Studies.
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm. McIntosh Center (UHall 3999)
- 16 Feb Nobuko Miyamoto
- Nobuko leads audiences through the turmoil of the 60s; with her close ties to the Black Panthers and the Asian American movement. She also includes her experiences during the Los Angeles riots and discusses multiculturalism in the 90s. Co-sponsored by APSS and the Nikkei Student Union (NSU).
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm. Malone Living Room
- 18 Feb The Sylvia Zomalt African Marketplace & ASLMU Farmer's Market
- Named after the LMU pioneer of the BHM African Marketplace; this is a small-scale replica of the African Marketplace of Los Angeles where vendors sell clothes, jewelry, art, soaps, purses and much more! The market place will also feature and provide information and awareness on "Water Wells for Africa" a non-profit organization. The marketplace is in collaboration with the ASLMU Farmer's Market, providing fresh fruit, vegetables, and much more!
- 11:30am - 2:00pm. Alumni Mall
- 22 Feb Sistahs: What's Going On?
- An informal discussion on issues that matter most to African American women. Faciliated by jade Smith, Dr. Darnise Martin, and Dr. Tracy Shaw.
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm. UHall 3999