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University to
Honor Black History Month
The University of Toledo will celebrate Black History Month
with a number of events planned around the theme of “Unity”
throughout February.
The month will kick off Saturday, Feb. 8, with a talk by
award-winning journalist and author Yanick Rice Lamb at noon
in the Student Union Auditorium followed by a soul food
luncheon.
“I plan to talk to them about going after their dreams,
making the most of their lives,” Rice Lamb said. “Dreams are
challenged by economic conditions and other circumstances,
but there are many, many stories of everyday people who
overcame the odds — stories from their own families and the
families of others. A lot of generations tend to think that
everything starts with them, but there are a lot of
inspiring backstories out there.”
Lamb is associate professor of journalism at Howard
University who began her communications career here in
Toledo as a copy editor and reporter at The Blade. She went
on to work at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The New York
Times, Child Magazine, Essence Magazine and Black
Entertainment Television.
Her presentation titled “Socially Accepted: Where Are We
Now?” is free to UT students, faculty and staff, and $20 for
the public. Contact the Office of Multicultural Student
Success at 419.530.2261 or
oemss@utoledo.edu.
Additional events for Black History Month include:
Thursday, Feb. 6
• Africana Studies Brown-Bag Lecture, 12:30 p.m., Student
Union Room 3016. Topic: “The Role of the Community and
Minority Media in the 21st Century.” Speaker: Fletcher Word,
co-owner and publisher of The Sojourner’s Truth, a weekly
newspaper in northwest Ohio.
Friday, Feb. 7
• Harlem Renaissance Night, “A Tribute to Black Poets,” 7 to
9 p.m., Rocky’s Pub and Grill.
Thursday, Feb. 13
• Dance Workshop, “I Like the Way You Move,” 7 to 9 p.m.,
Health Education Center Dance Studio, Health Science Campus.
Wednesday, Feb. 19
• Unveiling of the Dr. Lancelot Thompson Meeting Room, 6:30
p.m., Student Union Room 2592. The renovated space will be
named to honor the professor emeritus of chemistry, who also
served as vice president for student services for 22 years.
Thursday, Feb. 20
• Student African-American Brotherhood Movie Night, “The
Butler,” 8 p.m., Student Union Room 2591.
Friday, Feb. 21
• Black Student Union Fashion Show, “Color Me Bad,” 6 to 9
p.m., Student Union Auditorium. Tickets: $10, $15 VIP
available at Ask Rocky on second floor of Student Union.
For information on all the events planned, visit
utoledo.edu/studentaffairs/oemss. |
