Nassau Community College celebrates Black History Month 2020 with a series of events illustrating the African American experience.
Every Tuesday and Thursday in February (except during Winter Break)
11:30 a.m.
College Union Building
Black American Film Festival
Showing a variety of movies that portray the black experience
Through March 9
Call 516.572.5073 for hours
Plaza Art Gallery
American Moments
An exhibit of photographs by John Shearer
Wednesday, February 5
11:00 a.m.
College Center Building (CCB) 252-253
Journalist, Commentator, Columnist Charles M. Blow
Blow, an Op Ed columnist at The New York Times, tackles hot-button issues like social justice, racial equality and the Black Lives Matter movement. He is author of the award-winning Fire Shut Up in My Bones. Blow will be the keynote speaker at the:
31st Annual African American Read-In
(Readers 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.)
Wednesday, February 12
9:30 a.m.
CCB 252-253
Black to the Future
A mini-conference about the “New Black Renaissance,” exploring blackness in the 21st Century
Monday, February 24
2:00 p.m.
CCB 252-253
The State of Black Men in Higher Education
Presented by Dr. John Osae-Kwapong, Associate Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and Strategic Planning
Wednesday, February 26
11:00 a.m.
CCB 252-253
The Impact of Mental Illness on Communities of Color
Veteran journalist Renee Chenault-Fattah is especially interested in health disparities that result from racial and economic inequality and how technology can provide possible solutions.
These Black History Month events are free, open to the public and accessible to the disabled. Please note that priority seating will be given to students. For more information, call 516.572.7148.
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