Black History Month Events at UMaine
Contact: Ana-Ramona Gilbert, 581-1428
ORONO — In observance of Black History Month, lectures, discussions, a bake sale fundraiser and a poetry jam are some of the events are scheduled through Feb. 23 at the University of Maine.
Events include:
“Grandchildren of the Buffalo Soldiers” – Feb. 12, 4-6 p.m., 120 Little Hall; sponsored by the English Department and Office of Multicultural Programs
Poetry Jam – 12-1:30 p.m. at the UM Bookstore; Black Student Union, sponsor
“Standing on My Sister’s Shoulders: Women’s Voices from the Civil Rights Struggle of the 1960s” – Feb. 17, 12:15-1:30 p.m., Bangor Room, Memorial Union; Women in Curriculum & Women’s Studies, sponsor
Hip Hop Discussion – Feb. 17, 7 p.m., 120 Little Hall; Black Student Union, sponsor
Black Student Union Bake Sale – Feb. 18, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Memorial Union; Black Student Union, sponsor;
Black History Month Presentation – Feb. 23, 4-5:30 p.m., the University Club, Fogler Library;
“Rez Politics” – Feb. 23, 5:30-7 p.m., the University Club, Fogler Library;
For additional information, call the UMaine Office of Multicultural Programs at 581- 1428.