{"id":3924,"date":"2021-02-22T14:45:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T19:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/?p=3924"},"modified":"2021-02-22T14:45:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T19:45:28","slug":"black-history-month-upcoming-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/2021\/02\/22\/black-history-month-upcoming-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month (Upcoming Events)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b>Black Museum<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b>Monday, February 22, from 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b>Boca Raton campus, Grand Palm<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/MP-BSUBlackTie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/MP-BSUBlackTie<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b><i>Presented by SG Multicultural Programming and Black Student Union<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\">Attendees will be able to take observation of a display of historical artifacts that teach the true essence of Black history via a traveling museum with the mission of preserving and educating the masses about Black culture. This is a fun, interactive Black tie event. Masks are required and social distancing guidelines will be observed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\">For more information, contact Arismendis Altagracia (AJ), SG Multicultural Programming, 954-842-9783 |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:aaltagracia2018@fau.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">aaltagracia2018@fau.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b>The Challenges of Identifying as \u201cMixed Race\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b>Tuesday, February 23 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/BeingBiracial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/BeingBiracial<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b><i>Presented by Black Student Union \u2013 Boca Raton<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\">This event will focus on the identity challenges of individuals that identify as mixed race with Black\/African American being one of the racialized identities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\">For more information, contact Kennedy McKinney, Black Student Union, 904-415-6867 |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:president.faubsu1970@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">president.faubsu1970@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b>The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b>Wednesday, February 24 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/BHM-TheBlackFamily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/BHM-TheBlackFamily<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b><i>Presented by Center for Inclusion, Diversity Education and Advocacy and Office of Black Student Success and Initiatives<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b>The Black family has been a topic of study in many disciplines such as history, literature, the visual arts and film studies, sociology, anthropology, and social policy. Join us for an aesthetic dialogue with Assistant Professor Melanie Acosta grounded in the centrality of what the Black family means culturally, historically, politically, socially, and spiritually.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\">For more information, contact David Bynes, Center for IDEAs, 561-297-3959 |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dbynes@fau.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dbynes@fau.edu<\/a>.<b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Black History Month Keynote Address<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b>Tuesday, February 25 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/BHMKeynote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/BHMKeynote<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b><i>Presented by the Center for Inclusion, Diversity Education, and Advocacy (IDEAs) and Office of Black Student Success and Initiatives<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\">Please join us for the Black History Keynote Address featuring Jamila Lyiscott, a social justice education scholar, nationally renowned speaker, spoken word artist, and educational consultant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\">For more information, contact David Bynes, Center for IDEAs, 561-297-3959 |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dbynes@fau.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dbynes@fau.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b><i>Broward Campuses:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b>The Hate You Give LGBTQ+ Individuals<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b>Thursday, Feb. 25 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b>Davie campus<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/thehateyougivefau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>https:\/\/bit.ly\/thehateyougivefau<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b>Meeting ID: 882 9352 5899 Passcode: LssL8y\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b><i>Presented by Broward Campus Life<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\">In honor of Black History Month, join us for a panel discussion to discuss the challenges BIPOC LGBTQ+ members have faced and the importance of unity in these communities. Students will engage with wave makers that can change their peers&#8217; and family members&#8217; perspectives. At this event, we wish to honor pioneers of black transgender activism such as Marsha P. Johnson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\">For more information, contact Francine Coker, Broward Campus Life, 954-236-1467 |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:fcoker1@fau.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fcoker1@fau.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_xmsonormal\"><b><i>Jupiter Campus:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Night of Spoken Word and \u201cFreeQuency\u201d Poetry Workshop\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Friday, February 26 from 6-8p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Jupiter campus, North Rec Field\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Presented by Jupiter Program Board and Jupiter Campus Life<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Join us for an evening of spoken word followed by a poetry workshop with Kenyan, immigrant, storyteller, Mwende \u201cFreeQuency\u201d Katwiwa. FreeQuency\u2019s work<br \/>\ninterrogates and occupies the in between spaces of gender and geography while<br \/>\nexploring the mundane nuances and stark contradictions of everyday<br \/>\nexistence as a Black migrant non-binary humanoid. Register at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/jupcl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/linktr.ee\/jupcl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact Irene Gatimi, Jupiter Program Board, 913-271-9323 |\u00a0<a title=\"mailto:jupiterpb@gmail.com\" href=\"mailto:jupiterpb@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">jupiterpb@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Museum Monday, February 22, from 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boca Raton campus, Grand Palm https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/MP-BSUBlackTie Presented by SG Multicultural Programming and Black Student Union Attendees will be able to take observation of a display of historical artifacts that<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/2021\/02\/22\/black-history-month-upcoming-events\/\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2997,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,3,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3924"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2997"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3924"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3924\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3930,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3924\/revisions\/3930"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3924"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3924"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.fau.edu\/announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3924"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}