As a university committed to supporting, building and celebrating diversity, Wittenberg is sponsoring a range of activities during Black History Month. See below for a full listing of events this February.
Thiossane West African Dance Company
Date: Monday, Feb. 9, 9 p.m.; Location: Center Dining Room (CDR), the Benham-Prince Student Center; Thiossane presents the richness of authentic West African culture through dance and music.
The Burundi Drummers
Date: Friday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m.; Location: Ness Auditorium, Hollenbeck Hall; The drummers share the culture of Burundi through the music of drums and dance.
Film: Dear White People
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 18, 9-11 p.m.; Location: Founders, the Benham-Pence Student Center; This award-winning satirical drama looks at the lives of four black students on a predominately white campus.
Panel Discussion: 50 Years After the Voting Rights Act
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 25, 4:30-6 p.m.; Participants: Molly Wood, History Department; ShaDawn Battle, English Department; John Young, Multicultural Student Programs; Location: Ness Auditorium, Hollenbeck Hall
Panel Discussion: The Truth About Black Greeks: Fact vs. Fiction
Date: Thursday, Feb. 26, 7 p.m.; Participants: Brian Richardson, Residence Life, and NaQuaina Moore, Center for Student Success; Location: Founders, the Benham-Pence Student Center.
All events are free and open to the public.
Events are sponsored by Wittenberg University’s Multicultural Student Programs and the William C. McClain Center for Diversity, Concerned Black Students (CBS), and the American International Association (AIA).
