Hosted by the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, 10 events will be held throughout February as a celebration of Black History Month.

From movie screenings to discussions with free food, we break down the events appearing on the Boca, Davie, and Jupiter campuses in the next four weeks.

Boca:

Real Talk: What Are You?

When: Tuesday, Feb. 9 from 6-8 p.m.
Where: Parliament Hall Multi-Purpose Room
What: Students will look at the role racial identity plays in shaping their thoughts and interactions with each other.

Movie: ‘Blackbird’

When: Wednesday, Feb. 10 from 6-8 p.m.
Where: Parliament Hall Multi-Purpose Room
What: This movie showing examines when sexual orientation and race intersect and the challenges this can present.

“Riding in Cars with Black People” featuring Chad Goller-Sojourner

When: Tuesday, Feb. 16 from 6-8 p.m.
Where: Grand Palm Room, Student Union
What: This will consist of a “humorous look at race and relations in America” featuring transracial family coach and black writer Chad Goller-Sojourner. The author was adopted at a young age by white parents and later wrote his memoir “Riding in Cars with Black People & Other Newly Dangerous Acts: A Memoir in Vanishing Whiteness.”

Seminar: Meaningful Conversations About Race

When: Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 12-2 p.m.
Where: Palmetto Palm Room, Student Union
What: Also featuring author Chad Goller-Sojourner, this will explore how to have important discussions about race.

Movie: ‘War Room’

When: Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 6-8 p.m.
Where: Indian River Towers Multi-Purpose Room
What: This movie showing will look at what happens when race and religion meet.

Lunch & Learn: Kaleidoscope

When: Thursday, Feb. 18 from 12-2 p.m.
Where: Indian River Towers Multi-Purpose Room
What: Stop by for a free lunch and discuss how intersectionality influences identity.

Finale: Afro-Latino Cultural Celebration

When: Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 6 p.m.
Where: Grand Palm Room & Outdoor Stage
What: The final Black History Month event consists of a celebration of African-American and Latino people in the U.S. Free food and dancing will be present.
*Information courtesy of the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs’ website.*

Davie:

Intersection Event: POC and Queer

When: Thursday, Feb. 8 from 12-1 p.m.
Where: Davie Student Union Student Lounge
What: Join students to build relationships with people of color who are part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Student Engagement Series and Black History

When: Thursday, Feb. 15 from 3-7 p.m.
Where: Davie Student Union – Heritage Hall
What: This event will involve a showing of the film “All the Difference,” featuring two black teenagers pursuing their dreams of graduating from college. Free refreshments will be offered after the movie, as well as a subsequent discussion of at-risk populations in today’s society.

*Information courtesy of the Davie Master Calendar, Erick Fernandez, and Francine Coker*

Jupiter:

Ain’t I A Woman

When: Thursday, Feb. 15 from 7-8 p.m.
Where: MacArthur Administration and Classroom Building, Room 119
What: A music theatre performance that will celebrate the lives of four African-American women: folk artist Clementine Hunter, civil rights worker Fannie Lou Hamer, novelist and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, and abolitionist and ex-slave Sojourner Truth.

*Information courtesy of the Jupiter Master Calendar*

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