Since 1926, Americans have been celebrating, empowering and fostering awareness about the African-American community every February in what is now known as Black History Month. This celebration has served as a way to pay tribute to all of the amazing things the black community has done. To that point, the NSU community has come up with a handful of events that will allow students, faculty and staff to learn more about importance of Black History Month and the achievements of its heroes.
NSU’s Black Student Union (BSU) has organized the following events:
On Feb. 17, BSU representatives will reach out to the local community to help school-aged children with homework and engage in fun indoor/outdoor activities. The event will take place beginning at 9 a.m. at the Rick and Rita Case Boys & Girls Club located at 7525 NW 33rd St, Hollywood, Fla. 33024. For additional information, or to register to volunteer, contact Jocelyn Hunter at jh2635@mynsu.nova.edu.
BSU will also host a movie night on Feb. 19, in which they will feature the movie “I Am Not Your Negro” in the Commons residence hall in room 123 A/B at 7:30 p.m. This film delves into black history and focuses on the connection between the Civil Rights Movement and the #BlackLivesMatter movement. It also aims to question the degrees of black representation within our society. BSU secretary Shylia Barnes said that this particular film will illustrate some of the social issues that people of color have experienced throughout time.
Later, on Feb. 23, the organization will collaborate with the Office of Campus Life and Student Engagement and Open Expressions to present their second Revolution and Rhyme event. This event is designed to promote the arts through song, poetry, dance, painting and other artistic expressions. Students are encourage to perform selections relevant to Black History Month.The event will take place in the UC Pit at 6 p.m.
Members of the NSU community will also host additional events this month in celebration of Black History Month.
On Feb, 19, the NSU community is invited to enjoy Jazz in the Gallery, an event which will feature an array of jazz music performed by the Broward College Jazz Combo. The event will take place in the Alvin Sherman Library, Cotilla Gallery from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The events continue into next month with a poetry and spoken word night on Mar. 2 called “Let’s Speak Truth.” Students are invited to attend the event sponsored by the Alvin Sherman Library and listen to MC Quick the Poet, as well as other local spoken word artists and poets, present pieces during this celebration of creativity. The event will take place in the Alvin Sherman Library, Cotilla Gallery from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
To learn more about various on-campus Black History Month events available to the NSU community, visit nova.edu/blackhistory/events.
