BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2007
In celebration of Black History Month the Center for Culture, Gender & Sexuality, a program of the Sonoma Student Union Corporation, would like to invite the community to learn, experience and share Black culture through the events presented throughout the month of February.
Zinfandel Dining Room
The residential dining hall will offer special theme cuisine selections for Black History Month every Tuesday.
- 6th - North African
Lamb Skewers with Garlic and Mint over Spiced Cous Cous
Kenyan Calabaza and Tomato Saute - 13th - Caribbean
Spicy Island Pork Ribs
Caribbean New Potatoes - 20th - Cajun
Seafood Gumbo
Jollof Rice - 27th - Southern
Southern Baked Catfish with a Spicy Remoulade
Braised Greens
Buttermilk Biscuits
CCGS Movie Fest - Race: The Power of an Illusion
Thursday, February 1
SSU Student Union, Erin Fisher Room at 12:00 p.m.
What does science have to say about the concept of biological race? How do social institutions today shape and create race?
Communion at Community Baptist Church, Santa Rosa, CA
Sunday, February 4
Service begins at 10:00 a.m.
CCGS Movie Fest - Tongues United
Thursday, February 8
SSU Student Union, Erin Fisher Room at 12:00 p.m.
Derogatory accusations, judgments, and jokes in our culture are met head-on by this video about black, male, and gay identity. Poetry, personal testimony, and drama unite to oppose the homophobia and racism that attempt to split a person into opposing loyalties.
Black Comedy Jam w/ W. Kamau Bell
Friday, February 9
SSU Cooperage at 8:00 p.m.
Co-sponsored by the Scene, Residential Life, Black Scholars United (BSU), Associated Students Productions (ASP)
CCGS Movie Fest - Lost Boys of Sudan
Thursday, February 15
SSU Student Union, Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) at 12:00 p.m.
The journey of two teenage Sudanese boys, orphaned by their war torn country, who traveled to America looking for a safer environment and learning to cope with the unfamiliar complexities of contemporary American society.
Down from the Mountaintop:
A solo performance on the life of James Baldwin
Thursday, February 15
SSU Warren Auditorium at 8:00 p.m.
Free to SSU Students, Staff & Faculty
$10.00 General Admission
Down from the Mountaintop depicts the rich and impassioned life of the esteemed novelist, playwright, essayist and civil rights activist James Baldwin. Tony Award nominee Calvin Levels’ spirited portrayal of Baldwin traces the fervent life of this American writer recognized for his novels on sexual and personal identity, along with his works of nonfiction, plays and essays on human rights. Mr. Levels’ insightfully captures the spirit and essence of James Baldwin, powerfully communicating Baldwin's main messages of love, equality and social justice. He has garnered rave reviews, captivating and inspiring diverse audiences throughout the United States. Co-sponsored by Center for Culture, Gender & Sexuality (CCGS), Associated Students Productions (ASP), Sonoma Student Union Corporation (SSUC).
Gospel Extravaganza
Friday, February 16
SSU Cooperage at 7:30 p.m.
Featuring the Santa Rosa Community Baptist Church Gospel Choir with host Reverend James E. Coffee. Co-sponsored by Center for Culture, Gender & Sexuality (CCGS) and Black Scholars United (BSU).
CCGS Movie Fest - What's Race Got to Do with It?
Thursday, February 22
SSU Student Union, Multi-Purpose Room (MPR) at 12:00 p.m.
This film chronicles the experiences of Berkeley undergraduate college students enrolled in "Facing you, facing me," a 16 week intergroup dialog on race and class and its impact on lives in 2005.
Dance hosted by Black Scholars United (BSU)
Friday, February Feb 23
SSU Commons at 9:00 p.m.
Flag Football hosted by Black Scholars United (BSU)
Saturday, February 24
SSU South Lawn at 12:00 p.m.
The Andrea Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture Series Presents
Rethinking Race & Class: A New Vision of Social Justice with Harvard Law Professor Lani Guinier
Monday, February 26
SSU Evert B. Person Theatre at 7:30 p.m.
Free to SSU Students, Staff & Faculty
$10.00 General Admission
Dr. Guinier challenges conventional thinking on the issues of race and class. She focuses on the ways that those who have been excluded (based on race or class) are like the canary in the mines: their very vulnerability signals problems with the larger atmosphere affecting us all. In 1993, President Bill Clinton nominated Dr. Guinier to head the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, only to have her name withdrawn without a confirmation hearing. In 1998, Lani Guinier became the first black woman to be appointed to a tenured professorship at Harvard Law School. Co-sponsored by the Heritage Lecture Series, Instructionally Related Activities, Center for Culture, Gender & Sexuality, Associated Students Productions and the Sonoma Student Union Corporation.
Closing Ceremony
Wednesday, February 28
SSU Cooperage at 7:00 p.m.
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Black History Month is sponsored by: Black Scholars United, Center for Culture, Gender & Sexuality, Associated Students Programming, The Andrea Neves and Barton Evans Social Justice Lecture Series Endowment, Sonoma Student Union Corporation, Instructionally Related Activities and the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.
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