{"id":6399,"date":"2017-01-23T19:33:30","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T19:33:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2017\/02\/17\/furman-celebrates-black-history-month\/"},"modified":"2022-09-07T14:55:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T18:55:07","slug":"furman-celebrates-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/furman-celebrates-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Furman Celebrates Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Furman University has a slate of talks, films, music and other events scheduled on campus in celebration of Black History Month.<\/p>\n<p>All events are free and open to the public except <em>Hairspray the Musical<\/em>. Most events are part of Furman\u2019s Cultural Life Program (CLP) and are so noted.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 1, \u00a0Black History at Furman:<\/strong><br \/>\nFrom Desegregation to Now, CLP<br \/>\nJohns Hall 101, 7 p.m.<br \/>\nHosted by NAACP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 2-4, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Furman-University-Pauper-Players-181510495383947\/\"><em>Hairspray the Musical<\/em><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nMcAlister Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.<br \/>\nHosted by the Pauper Players<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 7, Message in the Music:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Role of Hip Hop Music in Social Movements, CLP<br \/>\nFeaturing Dr. James B. Stewart<br \/>\nTrone Center, Watkins Room, 7 p.m.<br \/>\nHosted by NAACP &amp; Diversity &amp; Inclusion Initiatives in Student Life (DIISL)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 10, Black Lives Matter and the Anthropology of Racism, CLP<\/strong><br \/>\nFeaturing Dr. Kwame Harrison<br \/>\nJohns Hall 101, 4:30 p.m.<br \/>\nHosted by the Department of Anthropology<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 13, The Struggle for Civil Rights in Greenville, CLP<\/strong><br \/>\nPlyler Hall, Patrick Lecture Hall, 7 p.m.<br \/>\nHosted by NAACP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 15, Gullah Geechee Connections, CLP<\/strong><br \/>\nFeaturing Gullah Culture Preservationist Ron Daise<br \/>\nPlyler Hall, Patrick Lecture Hall, 7 p.m.<br \/>\nHosted by NAACP &amp; DIISL<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 18, Gospel Fest, CLP<\/strong><br \/>\nDaniel Recital Hall, 4 p.m.<br \/>\nHosted by Furman University Gospel Ensemble<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 20 Pink goes Red for Heart Health: Line Dancing Class<\/strong><br \/>\nTrone Center, Watkins Room, 6 p.m.<br \/>\nHosted by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 20, The Life and Legacy of Malcolm X, CLP<\/strong><br \/>\nPhysical Activities Center 116, 7 p.m.<br \/>\nHosted by NAACP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 21, Screening of <em>Rosenwald<\/em>, CLP<\/strong><br \/>\nQ&amp;A follows with Peter M. Ascoli<br \/>\nYounts Conference Center, 7 p.m.<br \/>\nHosted by the Furman Departments of Education and History, and the<br \/>\nGreenville Jewish Federation<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 22, The Third Reconstruction, CLP<\/strong><br \/>\nFeaturing Rev. William Barber and Rev. Johnathan Wilson-Hartgrove<br \/>\nDaniel Memorial Chapel, 7 p.m.<br \/>\nHosted by Mere Christianity Forum &amp; NAACP<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 24, Screening of <em>Skin<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nTrone Center, Burgiss Theater, 6 p.m.<br \/>\nHosted by Baba Africa<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please contact Deborah Allen at 864-294-2076, or <a href=\"mailto:deborah.allen@furman.edu\">deborah.allen@furman.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Furman University has a slate of talks, films, music and other events scheduled on campus in celebration of Black History Month. 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