Fresno State volition observe Black History Month successful February with a assortment of scheduled events for students, faculty, unit and the wide public.
Public events include:
Feb. 3-25: “African Americans and Labor” creation exhibition, highlighting the analyzable and transformational histories of skilled and unskilled labour successful America, Africa and the diaspora. Presented by the Department of Art, Design and Art History and featuring the works of students, alumni, module and section artists, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays done Fridays successful the Dean’s Gallery (Music building, Room 186). Contact: Vanessa Addison-Williams, vaddisonwilliams@csufresno.edu.
Feb. 6: Dr. Chelsea Frazier “Black Feminist Ecology: Making and Mapping,” presented by the Africana Studies Program, astatine 2:30 p.m. successful the Fresno State Library Ellipse Gallery, 2nd floor. Contact: Dr. Nkenna Onwuzuruoha, nonwuzuruoha@mail.fresnostate.edu.
Feb. 6: Art Hop, Down with the Clique: Honoring Black Artists successful the Central Valley and Beyond, sponsored by the Africana Studies Program, from 5 to 8 p.m. astatine Scarab Creative Arts (729 E. Divisadero) successful downtown Fresno. Down with the Clique Instagram account.
Feb. 7, 14, 21 and 28: Red Beans and Jazz, presented by Fresno State Radio, KFSR 90.7 FM. Enjoy a play presumption of the past of jazz and different euphony genres done songs and commentary arsenic they paralleled important events successful the African American experience. Program tin beryllium heard Fridays from 9 a.m. to noon connected 90.7 FM, KFSR.org, Tune-In Radio app (go to Fresno State), oregon accidental “Alexa, crook connected Fresno State Radio 90.7.”
Feb. 11: Queer Talk speech and trade event, led by BlaQueer Fresno’s laminitis and enforcement director, Stanley Beltran-Johnson, and committee subordinate Varselles Cummings, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. astatine the Fresno State Library, Room 2206. This speech honors BlaQueer ancestors of the Harlem Renaissance, similar Countee Cullen and Gladys Bentley. Contact: Felix Vargas, felixvargas@mail.fresnostate.edu.
Feb. 12: “Labor of Love, An African American Read-In,” presented by Africana Studies, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. successful the Fresno State Library Ellipse Gallery, 2nd floor. Sign up here to read. Light refreshments served. Contact: Dr. Nkenna Onwuzuruoha, nonwuzuruoha@mail.fresnostate.edu.
Feb. 13: Tracey Dunne’s Side Hustle Jams, hosted by the Africana Studies Program, 2:30 p.m. Enjoy a tasty jam tasting successful the Fresno State Library Ellipse Gallery, 2nd floor. Contact: Dr. Nkenna Onwuzuruoha, nonwuzuruoha@mail.fresnostate.edu.
Feb. 14: Douglass Day. The Department of English volition big a transcribe-a-thon utilizing materials from the Library of Congress and a nationalist livestream with music, readings and treatment from 3 to 6 p.m. astatine Peters Building (Room 101). Bring a computer. Contact: Dr. Sean Gordon, seangordon@csufresno.edu.
Feb 14: Walk successful Peace performance with Fresno State and Fresno City College choirs. This yearly lawsuit celebrates the enduring bequest of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month. 7:30 p.m. successful the Fresno State Music Building, Concert Hall. Contact: Dr. Cari Earnhart, cearnhart@csufresno.edu.
Feb 18: Black History Month film: “From Swastika to Jim Crow,” with commentary by Dr. Malik Simba, presented by the Jewish Studies Program from 6 to 7:30 p.m. astatine the Fresno State Library (Room 3212). Contact: Dr. Jill Fields, jfields@csufresno.edu.
Feb. 20: “Amplify Your Heart – A Black History Month Open Mic,” 5:30 to 8 p.m. successful the Fresno State Library Ellipse Gallery, 2nd floor. The lawsuit includes refreshments, societal hr and a escaped raffle. RSVP here. Contact: Dr. Meta Schettler, mschettl@csufresno.edu.
Feb. 22: Richard “Dick” Keyes Sr. Leadership successful Education Forum, presented by the United Negro College Fund-Fresno, from noon to 3 p.m. astatine the Fresno State Library Ellipse Gallery, 2nd floor. Email bssi@mail.fresnostate.edu for further information.
Feb. 25: Culture and Community: Afro Latinx Experiences, presented by Black Student Success Initiative and the Cross Cultural and Gender Center astatine noon successful the Cross Cultural and Gender Center. Contact: Seven Nicole oregon Cynthia Villalobos, bssi@mail.fresnostate.edu, cynthiavillalobos@mail.fresnostate.edu.
Feb. 26: Hair Love, presented by the Black Student Success Initiative, 5 p.m. astatine the Graves Hall recreational room. Celebrate the emotion and diverseness of hair, including natural, protective styles, locs and overmuch more. RSVP here.
Feb. 28: The State of the Black Bulldog, presented by the Cross Cultural and Gender Center, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The State of the Black Bulldog aims to unite Black students, faculty, unit and alumni to code the unsocial challenges affecting retention, consciousness of belonging and persistence astatine Fresno State. This lawsuit provides a level to sermon existent statistics, concerns and initiatives, portion identifying collaborative, solution-focused strategies to heighten enactment and physique a stronger, much inclusive community. It is simply a abstraction for unfastened dialogue, accountability and communal empowerment, creating a corporate imaginativeness for the aboriginal of Black excellence connected campus. Contact: ccgcafam@mail.fresnostate.edu.
