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During the month of February, Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ has planned guest speakers, a silent disco, special Chapel speakers, discussion groups and a variety of other student activities in honor of Black History Month. Several Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ groups collaborated to plan and host the events, including the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; the Office of Multicultural Affairs; the Black Student Union; the Adams Center; the Student Government Association; and the Campus Activities Board.

Events

• Feb. 3 – Black History Month Silent Disco
  Hunter Welcome Center • 6-9 p.m.
• Feb. 7 – African American Soul Food
  World Famous Bean • 11:30 a.m.

• Feb. 8 – Welcome to the Table: Empowering Conversations on the Black Experience, hosted by the Office of Multicultural Affairs
  Chapel on the Hill • 6:30-8:30 p.m.

• Feb. 17 – Replug Black Business Fair and Movie Night, hosted by the Student Government Association and Black Student Union
  Hart Auditorium • 6:30-8:30 p.m.

• Feb. 21 – Significant Black Influences in Our Lives, hosted by the Adams Center for Teaching Excellence
  Reading Commons in the Brown Library • 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 

• Feb. 22 – Faith, Race and AC-YOU Discussion Panel, hosted by the Student Government Association
  Boone Family Theatre • 5:30 p.m.

• Feb. 24 – AFRAM Festival, hosted by the Black Student Union, featuring  food, games and performances.
  Hunter Welcome Center • 5-8 p.m.

• Feb. 28 – Late Night Breakfast, hosted by the Black Student Union and Campus Activities Board
  World Famous Bean • 9-11 p.m.

Chapels

• Feb. 6 – Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Chapel Speaker Series: Cle Montgomery. Montgomery, a 1978 graduate of Ä¢¹½´«Ã½, played six seasons in the NFL for the Los Angeles Raiders, Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals.
  Moody Coliseum • 11 a.m.

• Feb. 9 – Black Student Union Chapel: Professional Development
  Hart Auditorium • 11 a.m.

• Feb. 13 – Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Chapel Speaker Series: Tryce Prince. Prince, a 2018 graduate of Ä¢¹½´«Ã½, is a research consultant for Ä¢¹½´«Ã½â€™s Carl Spain Center on Race Studies & Spiritual Action and a Ph.D. student in sociology at the University of Illinois-Chicago.
  Moody Coliseum • 11 a.m.

• Feb. 27 – Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Chapel Speaker Series: Bobby Griffin. Griffin, a 1990 graduate of Ä¢¹½´«Ã½, is the chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer at Rockwell Automation and has more than 25 years of experience in diversity and inclusion strategy at Fortune 500 companies.
  Moody Coliseum • 11 a.m.

— Wendy Kilmer

Feb. 1, 2023