CMU to celebrate Black History Month
February is Black History Month and Central Michigan University is celebrating with a variety of events.
The Office of Multicultural Academic Student Services (MASS) is partnering with other CMU organizations to host different events all encompassing the topic "The Black Family."
"The black family has been a topic of study in many disciplines—history, literature, the visual arts and film studies, sociology, anthropology, and social policy," the MASS website states. "Its representation, identity, and diversity have been reverenced, stereotyped, and vilified from the days of slavery to our own time."
The events will be hosted primarily online throughout the month of February.
The Black History Month event schedule is:
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Beat ShaZam
Zeta Phi Beta
6:20 p.m. via Zoom with code 963 8292 1453 and passcode 0wxcC3
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Free Food Taster
2 p.m. in Kulhavi 141 & 142
Monday, February 8, 2021
Navigating Family
The Counseling Center
6 p.m. via WebEx
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
My Cry in the Dark
Delta Sigma Theta
7:13 p.m. via Zoom with code 429 293 0841 and passcodeThetaTheta
Thursday, February 11, 2021
State of Our Culture: A Seminar with Rakim
Office of Diversity Education
Register for either the 11a.m. and 12:30 p.m. session
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Soup and Substance
Office of Diversity Education
Register to access the 12 p.m. event
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Religion and Black Families
James Span Jr., executive director of Student Inclusion and Diversity
7 p.m. via WebEx
Monday, February 22, 2021
Black Family History
Maureen Eke, English language and literature faculty member
6:30 p.m. via WebEx
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Virtual Talent Show
Alpha Phi Alpha
7 p.m. via YouTube Live
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The Real Black Family Experience
The Organization for Black Unity
6 p.m. via Webex
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Gender Norms of Black Families
Phi Beta Sigma
6:14 p.m. via Webex: 731 983 869
