FEB 2023: LVAIC Institutions Celebrate Black History Month
January 19, 2023, @ 10:54 AM
EVENTS
MORAVIAN UNIVERSITY | “America Through The Lens of Black Filmmakers, Pt. 1”
Thursday, February 2, 2023, 12:15-1:15 PM
Recognizes and elevates Black voices in film, seeing the power of cinema to bridge racial and cultural divides. We dedicate this February programming to films that inspire conversation, celebration, and community around Black History Month.
For more information, please contact: Michelle Rios-Araque, rios-araquem@moravian.edu
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY-Zoellner Arts Center | Jlin: Perspectives
Thursday, February 2, 2023, 12 Noon | Virtual
A conversation with one of America’s most distinctive composers and influential women in electronic music. A math lover, a former steel factory worker and proud resident of Gary Indiana, Jlin (nee Jerrilyn Patton) has risen to become one of the most distinctive composers in America and one of the most influential women in electronic music.
For more information, please contact Mark F. Wilson, mawa20@lehigh.edu
Please register here: https://lehigh.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEld-ihqD8jH9GL1B__ggXsu0rcLW743Ne7
MORAVIAN UNIVERSITY | Black History Month Brunch
Sunday, February 5, 2023, 1:00 PM | *for Moravian students*
Moravian students can enjoy a home-cooked meal, music, and fellowship.
CEDAR CREST COLLEGE | Black History Month Film Series
February 8 , 7 PM | Alumnae Hall, Little Theater
For more information, please contact: Jade Shomper, jashompe@cedarcrest.edu
MORAVIAN UNIVERSITY | Young, Black, and Gifted Panel
Thursday February 9, 2023, 7:00 -8:00 PM | Zoom
Join us for a panel discussion featuring our Moravian University student organization leaders.
For more information, please contact: Michelle Rios-Araque, rios-araquem@moravian.edu
MORAVIAN UNIVERSITY | Affirming Black Life & Love Beyond Narratives of Pain & Suffering
Tuesday, February 14, 2:00-3:00 PM
Join us for a discussion/roundtable on how the Black community receives affirmations, messages, love, etc.
For more information, please contact: Michelle Rios-Araque, rios-araquem@moravian.edu
CEDAR CREST COLLEGE | Black History Month Film Series
February 15 , 7 PM | Alumnae Hall, Little Theater
For more information, please contact: Jade Shomper, jashompe@cedarcrest.edu
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE | Keynote Event: Dr. Ruha Benjamin Discusses Viral Justice
February 16, 7:00–8:30 p.m. | Miller Forum
For more information, please contact Dr. Emanuela Kucik, emanuelakucik@muhlenberg.edu
CEDAR CREST COLLEGE | Afrolatino Celebration
February 17, 3 PM | The Allen House
For more information, please contact: Jade Shomper, jashompe@cedarcrest.edu
CEDAR CREST COLLEGE |Drum Circle led by Karen Smith
February 21, 11:30 AM , 11:30 AM | Canova Commons
For more information, please contact: Jade Shomper, jashompe@cedarcrest.edu
CEDAR CREST COLLEGE | Talking Circle: The Black Experience in Higher Education
February 22, 4:30 PM | The Allen House
For more information, please contact: Jade Shomper, jashompe@cedarcrest.edu
CEDAR CREST COLLEGE | Virtual Speaker: Candace Moody; Intersectionality of Race and Sexuality – Utilizing Pleasure as a form of Black Resistance
February 23 , 6 PM | Virtual
For more information, please contact: Jade Shomper, jashompe@cedarcrest.edu
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE | Keynote Speaker: Berrisford Boothe ‘83
February 23, 6:30 PM | Oechsle Hall
Theme/Discussion: On…Black Art, Black Identity, Black Expression
For more information, please contact: Robert Young, youngr@lafayette.edu
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE | Neptune Frost Film Screening
February 24, 4:00 p.m., Civic Theatre
For more information, please contact Dr. Emanuela Kucik, emanuelakucik@muhlenberg.edu
DeSALES UNIVERSITY | Afro-Caribbean Carnival *all LVAIC students are welcome!
Friday, February 24 at 7:00pm to 11:00pm | Dorothy Day Student Union Commons
Want to learn more about the many different African and Caribbean cultures? Come join Ujima (Black Student Union) as they host their Afro-Caribbean Carnival event! There will be music and food from different cultures for you to experience. See you then! *Please RSVP so we can get a headcount in regards to food.
For more information, please contact Xavier Gordon, xg2578@desales.edu or ujimabsu@gmail.com
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE | The Office of Multicultural Life Celebration of Black Activism
February 26, 2:00 p.m. | Seegers Union Event Space
For more information, please contact Dr. Emanuela Kucik, emanuelakucik@muhlenberg.edu
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE | Learning from Agents of Change: A Conversation with Black Activists
February 27, 5:30–7:00 p.m. | via Zoom
For more information, please contact Dr. Emanuela Kucik, emanuelakucik@muhlenberg.edu
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE | Becoming Agents of Change: An Activism Workshop
February 28, 5:30–7:00 p.m. | Location TBA
For more information, please contact Dr. Emanuela Kucik, emanuelakucik@muhlenberg.edu
CEDAR CREST COLLEGE |Person, Not Property: Recovering Black Women’s Humanity in Slave-for-Sale Advertisements presented by Dr. Felicia Turner; informal discussion following
March 1 , 2:30 PM | TCC Alcove C, presentation at 4 PM in TCC Conference Room
For more information, please contact: Jade Shomper, jashompe@cedarcrest.edu
MORAVIAN UNIVERSITY | Keynote Speakers: Dr. Christopher Hunt & Dr. Belinda Waller-Peterson
Wednesday, March 8, 7:00 PM
Join us for our keynote address on Black filmmakers and how they have used their artistic brilliance to share the often neglected and obscured aspects of life in the United States over many generations.
For more information, please contact: Michelle Rios-Araque, rios-araquem@moravian.edu
THROUGHOUT THE MONTH
CEDAR CREST COLLEGE |Weekly Cultural Dishes
Throughout the month of February
Enjoy dishes significant to African and African American culture once a week throughout the Month of February
For more information, please contact: Jade Shomper, jashompe@cedarcrest.edu
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY | “Traveling While Black”
January 27-April 2, 2023 | Butz Lobby of Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University
“Traveling While Black” is a cinematic virtual reality experience that immerses viewers in the long history of restriction of movement for Black Americans and creating safe spaces in our communities.
Online registration required for timeslot: REGISTER HERE
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE | Black History Month Film Festival
Thursday, 2/2 at 4:15 PM in Hugel 103: “Get Out”
Tuesday, 2/7 at 4:15 PM in Hugel 103: “The Darker Side of Black”
Thursday, 2/9 at 4:15 PM in Hugel 103: “Unmarked”
Wednesday, 2/15 at 4:15 PM in Hugel 103: “I Am Not Your Negro”
Monday, 2/20 at 4:15 PM in Hugel 103: “Is That Black Enough For You?!?”
Tuesday, 2/28 at 4:15PM in Hugel 103: “BlacKkKlansman”
For more information, please contact: Robert Young, youngr@lafayette.edu
MUHLENBERG COLLEGE | A Love Letter to Global Black Activism: Celebrating Agents of Change Around the World
Last year, Muhlenberg’s Black History Month events were organized around an uplifting theme, A Love Letter to Blackness, and they celebrated Black American culture in a multitude of ways. This year, to continue and expand that celebration, Muhlenberg’s Black History Month events will honor Black activists across the globe and will be organized under the following theme — A Love Letter to Global Black Activism: Celebrating Agents of Change Around the World.
Please stay tuned, and we hope to see you all at many of the events! For more information, please contact Dr. Emanuela Kucik, emanuelakucik@muhlenberg.edu
