{"id":16552,"date":"2017-01-17T13:21:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T18:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=16552"},"modified":"2025-10-22T11:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:12:00","slug":"celebrate-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2017\/01\/celebrate-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please join us for \u00a0UTC&#8217;s annual celebration of Black History Month. The following events are sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utc.edu\/dean-students\/multicultural\/index.php\">Office of Multicultural Affairs<\/a> and are\u00a0free and open to the public.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>January<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Black History Month Kick-Off<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Tuesday, January 31st, 11:00 A.M. &#8211; 1:00 P.M. Chattanooga Room.<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Kick-off event for BHM 2017 featuring L.H. Mason Singers, NPHC fraternities and sororities, Terrence Banks, and keynote address provided by Brittany King, UTC Multicultural Counselor<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Black in Academia<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Tuesday, January 31st, 8:00 P.M. Multicultural Center.<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Panel-style event on the Black experience in academia<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>February<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Hidden Colors<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Thursday, February 2nd, 8:00 P.M. Multicultural Center.<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Interactive program to educate students on ancient African American kings and queens lead by students in the Multicultural Mentorship Program<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What\u2019s Real Diversity Dialogue: How to Make America Great Again Part II<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Tuesday, February 7th, 8:00 P.M. Multicultural Center.<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Diversity dialogue on how to work together to move forward after a tumultuous presidential election year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Reel to Real Movie: Dear White People<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Wednesday, February 8th, 3:30 P.M. Multicultural Center.<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Movie viewing and discussion of Dear White People<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>You\u2019re Black. They\u2019re White. So What?<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Wednesday, February 8th, 8:00 P.M. Multicultural Center<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Through this event, participants will engage in an open forum discussing how to truly survive on a predominantly white institution. Discussion will be facilitated by Bradley Bell, Assistant Director of New Students and Family Program Office and Terrence Banks, Admissions Counselor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Mississippi: Is this America?<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Thursday, February 9th, 6:15 P.M. Multicultural Center.<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Documentary screening of PBS documentary <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mississippi: Is this America?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with debrief to follow with UTC History and UTC Film Club<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Frederick Douglass and Black Freedom: 19th Century, 1960s, 1970s, and Today<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Wednesday, February 15th, 7:00 P.M. Ocoee Room.<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Audio-visual presentation w\/historical magazines and conversation about Frederick Douglass and his contributions to Black freedom led by UTC Professor of History Norton Wheeler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A Black Man and a White Woman Discuss Race<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Wednesday, February 15th, 4:00 P.M. Library 440 Southern Writer\u2019s Room.<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A panel-style discussion in celebration of Black History Month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The Littleton H. Mason Singers Present: Agape Caf\u00e9, A Presentation of Black Arts<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Wednesday, February 15th, 8:00 P.M. Multicultural Center. <\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Open-mic night celebrating the arts with singing, poetry, dance, and rap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Reel to Real Movie: Loving<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Monday, February 20th, 6:00 P.M. 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