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MULTICULTURAL CENTER

OFFICE HOURS

MONDAY - FRIDAY
8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
SATURDAY
NOON - 5:00 PM
SUNDAY - CLOSED

PHONE: 740-597-2110

Black History Month – February

 

Black History Month, also known as African American History Month, is celebrated each February in the United States. It recognizes the significant achievements made by the African American community in all aspects of American society. Activities and events all center around cultural, social, educational and spiritual programs.

Thursday,
February 7, 2008
National Black HIV/AIDS Information Day
Displays, HIV Testing and Keynote Speaker
7:30 pm, Baker University Center Theater
Tuesday,
February 19, 2008 

BSCPB Keynote Speaker: James McBride
7:30 pm, Baker University Center Theater
James McBride, an award-winning writer, composer and saxophonist, has written songs for Anita Baker and the PBS television character "Barney" as well as his landmark memoir, The Color of Water, an American Classic, read in colleges and high schools across America. A New York Times bestseller for two years, the book is the moving account of his mother, a white Jewish woman from Poland who raised 12 Black children in New York City and sent each to college.
 

Friday,
February 22, 2008  
MCP, MCC & BSCPB present Bob Marley Day
“Reggae Splash”

7:00 pm, Grand Ballroom/Baker University Center Theater

Pictures From Past Years Bob Marley Events

Friday,
February 29, 2008

Black History Month Trivia Game
8:00 pm, Baker University Center Theater
Ever wanted to be on a game show?
The Black History Month Trivia Game is a 90-minute show filled with everything "Black History". The show allows participants to go had to head on a Jeopardy board competing in 4 rounds of knowledge testing questions.

             

Office of Multicultural Programs and
Multicultural Center

205 Baker University Center
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio 45701-2979

MCP Office: 740-593-4027 
MCC Office: 740-597-2110
Fax: 740-597-2116

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