Franklin Ellis, director of the Center for Interpersonal Connections hugs Susan Shi during the Joseph Vaughn Day ceremony. Photo by Nathan Gray, Furman University.
Various student groups and offices at Furman University have come together to develop Black History Month programming for our community. The month’s celebration kicked off on Jan. 30 with the university’s Joseph Vaughn Day.
They continued on Monday at the Burgiss Theater with “Remembering, Reframing and Reclaiming: The Story of Black History Month,” a panel-style event providing insight on the development and significance of Black History Month.
There are many more events happening on campus this month. A few of them include:
Divine 9 Greek Showcase: History of Strolling (CLP)
February 4th, 6:30-8 pm, Burgiss Theater
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Rho Zeta Chapter, The Xi Omega Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
The Divine Nine Greek Showcase is a dynamic Black History Month program that honors the history, service and cultural impact of historically Black fraternities and sororities through education, storytelling and performance.
Sankofa African American Museum on Wheels (CLP)
February 10, Watkins Room
Museum is open 11 am-4 pm, the CLP is 1-2 pm
Black Faculty Staff Association, with co-sponsorship from the History Department, Anthropology Department, Politics and International Affairs Department and Furman Libraries
The Sankofa Museum is a nationally touring educational exhibit founded in 1995 that explores American history through authentic artifacts and the lived experiences of its people.
Fireside Chat on Afrofuturism (CLP)
February 11, 12:30 pm, Burgiss Theater
Center for Interpersonal Connections & NAACP
This fireside chat with Roger Sneed and Sara Daise explores Afrofuturism as an interdisciplinary intellectual framework that examines history, culture, philosophy and speculative thought to understand how Black communities imagine alternative futures and social transformation.
NAACP Founders Day Banquet
February 12, 6-7 pm, Garden Room
NAACP
A program dedicated to the re-ignition and recognition of the NAACP’s values and mission. Food will be provided.
Love Removes the Mask: A True Story of Language, Race, Class, and Identity (CLP)
February 13, 12:30 pm, JHN 101
Linguistics Department and Furman Humanities Center
Tracey Weldon, professor of English and linguistics and interim senior associate dean for Graduate Studies and Faculty Development in the McCausland College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina, will speak at Furman.
Engaging Communities for Environmental Justice: Flooding and Gentrification in Black Communities (CLP)
February 19, 5 pm, Burgiss Theater
Center for Interpersonal Connections & NAACP
Talk on flooding and gentrification of Black communities in South Carolina with Jaime McCauley and Jennifer Mokos.
Journey Through Gospel Music (CLP)
February 26th, 6-7 pm, Burgiss Theater
Furman University Gospel Ensemble
The “Journey Through Gospel Music” cultural life program recounts the evolution of gospel music through chronicles spanning from the Pre-Gospel era in the late 19th Century to present-day, contemporary Gospel music.
Students, staff, faculty and other partners to watch the events tab on SyncDin and the CLP calendar and follow these groups on social platforms for the latest updates:
- Student Diversity Council (SDC)
- Center for Interpersonal Connections (CIC)
- Afrikiya
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Rho Zeta Chapter
- Black Alumni Council (BAC)
- Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA)
- Furman Chapter of the NAACP
- Furman Office of Spiritual Life
- Furman University Gospel Ensemble (FUGE)
- Purple Diamonds
- Xi Omega Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
- Student League for Black Culture (SLBC)
