Africana Studies

Black History Month 2018: Schedule of Events

February 1, 2018


Note: Communication services (sign language interpreters, note takers) are available for these events. Requests for services must be submitted at least five (5) working days in advance. Please contact Dr. Cedric Hackett, Program Coordinator at or (818)677-3311.


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Black History Month 2018: Calendar of Events


Black History Month 2018: Calendar of 2018
The State of Black Consciousness: 2.0 Merging Knowledge & Application
   
Friday, February 2Faculty Lecture
Dr. Glocke, AFRS
Is the Black Aesthetic Dead?: Positing the Black Aesthetic in the Era of Trap Music, Twerking, and the Black Panther
11:00am-12:15pm
USU Flintridge Room
Tuesday, February 6BSU Meeting
Each meeting will be centered around Black History Month
7:00pm-9:00pm
Locations TBD- via Instagram Page (@csun_bsu)
Wednesday, February 7Vocal Artillery (Poetry/Spoken Word)12:00-2:00pm
Learning Commons (OVIATT LIBRARY)
 BLACK MALE SYMPOSIUM
Minority Male Mentoring (M³) program
Presenters: Dr. Hackett, Dr. Ricks, & Dr. Lipscomb
3:00pm-5:00pm
Whitsett Room (Sierra Hall 451)
Saturday, February 10FREE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
3rd Annual Black Youth Guidance Forum
9:00AM-2:30PM
USU Northridge Center
 Film Screening: American Promise
Directors Joe Brewster & Michele Stephenson
1:00-3:15pm
CHATSWORTH BRANCH LIBRARY
21052 Devonshire Street. Chatsworth, CA 91311
818-341-4276.
Tuesday, February 13BSU Meeting
Each meeting will be centered around Black History Month
7:00pm-9:00pm
Locations TBD- via Instagram Page (@csun_bsu)
Wednesday, February 14NBCUniversal Panel Discussion
Leveraging Diversity through Adversity:
NBCUniversal Black Employee Network (BEN)
2:30pm-5:00pm
USU Lake View Terrace Room
Thursday, February 15The Red Lounge
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc
7:00pm-9:00pm
Location -TBA
@csundeltas –instagram
Friday, February 16Habesha Student Union
Cultural Show
5:00pm-8:00pm
USU Northridge Center
Monday, February 19Panel on Historical Legacy of Africana Studies:
MODERATOR: Dr. Theresa White, Chair, AFRS
Dr. Horne, Dr. Spencer-Walters, Dr. Williams, Professors Dennis & Turner
12:30pm-2:00pm
USU Flintridge Room
Tuesday, February 20BSU Meeting
Each meeting will be centered around Black History Month
7:00pm-9:00pm
Locations TBD- via Instagram Page (@csun_bsu)
Wednesday, February 21Lecture: Marty Callner
The Story of Hard Knocks (HBO Special)
12:30pm-2:00pm
Whitsett Room (Sierra Hall 451)
 Political Activism Panel
BLMLA/Black Panthers LA
MODERATOR: Dr. Cedric Hackett
Dr. Melina Abdullah, Black Lives Matter LA, Harold Welton, Black Panther Party and a representative of CSUN’s Black Student Union
2:00pm-4:00pm
Library Presentation Room
 GROOV3 Hip Hop Dance Class
with Benjamin Allen and DJ Black Rabbit
4:30pm-6:00pm
Redwood Hall 292
Friday, February 23Conference
Harambee High School Conference
8:30AM – 1:00PM
USU Northridge Center
Monday, February 26Talent Showcase
Faculty/ Alumni Staff, Faculty After Dark
5:00pm-7:00PM
USU Grand Salon
 Black Wall Street
BSU & Black Grad
3:00pm-5:00pm
USU Northridge Center
Tuesday, February 27BlaQ Future & BlaQ Magic: An Intersectional Evening with Chaz Ashley Cruz5pm–7pm
USU | Thousand Oaks Room
 BSU Meeting
Each meeting will be centered around Black History Month
7:00pm-9:00pm
Locations TBD- via Instagram Page (@csun_bsu)