Daryl "DMC" McDaniels, on third of the trailblazing, multi-platinum
rap group Run-DMC, will speak in Evert B. Person Theater on 7:30 p.m.,
Monday, Feb. 23 as part of the vibrant selection of Black History
Month Activities scheduled for the month of February.
Run-DMC's influence and commercial and critical success make
McDaniels a true hip-hop living legend. He will explore the history
and future of hip-hop music from an insider's perspective including
its potential to socially and politically influence the youth of America
and the world. He also will look at the impact of finding out about
being adopted and his search to find the other family he never knew.
Tickets are only $10 to the general public and are available at the
SSU Student Union. SSU students, staff and faculty are admitted free.
Other Black History Month Celebrations include tonight's lecture by
Jim A. Bell, a civil rights activist and motivational speaker who will lecture
on diversity and community leadership. Now an accomplished litigator,
Bell overcame many obstacles in his rise to success, including exposure
to rampant drug abuse, violence, and poverty, making him uniquely
suited to lecture on overcoming adversity. Bell speaks tonight
(Tuesday, Feb. 17) at 7 p.m. in the Cooperage.
The Kingdom Travelers, a talented and respected musical group from
Richmond CA, will appear in the Cooperage as part of a Gospel
Extravaganza on Friday, Feb. 20 from 7-10 p.m.
The Black History Month festivities culminate with a closing ceremony
and dance on Monday, Feb. 26 in Warren Auditorium at 7 p.m. The dance,
themed "Freaks and Geeks" will be in the Commons at 10 p.m.
The Black History Month celebrations also feature a weekly movie
night. with films screened in the Cooperage at 8 p.m. every Wednesday
night for the month of February. Screenings have included "The Great
Debaters" (2/4), "When We Were Kings" (2/11), "Hotel Rwanda" (2/18).
The final screening will be of "Higher Learning" and is scheduled for
Wednesday, Feb. 24.
The Black History Month celebrations continued at the Sonoma State
University Commons last Thursday night when two high-profile comedians,
headliner Mike E. Winfield and opener "PHAT" Joe Mendez, were featured
for the for the annual Black Comedy Jam, Feb. 12 at 8 p.m.
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