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Feb 1 - 3
"Amistad" Film Screening
11 p.m.
Barclay Lecture Hall, G-11, Heim Bldg.
Based on a true story, "Amistad" is the saga of a failed mutiny on board a Spanish slave ship and the trial that followed. In the summer of 1839, 53 African captives broke free and took over the slave ship, Amistad. Captured off the eastern seaboard after failing in a desperate attempt to sail home, they find themselves at the mercy of the American judicial system.
Rated R; run time 152 minutes
Feb 4
Fireside Chat: "Blacks and the U.S. Healthcare System"
Presented by Betty McCall, asst. professor of sociology/anthropology
8 pm
Snowden Library Fireplace (1st floor)
Of all demographic groups, blacks are more likely to have a shorter life expectancy and less likely to visit physicians, participate in clinical trials, and donate organs. How has the profession of medicine contributed to the distrust many black Americans have of the current medical system?
Feb 5
"The Devil Came on Horseback" Film Screening
8 pm
Barclay Lecture Hall, G-11, Heim Bldg.
"The Devil Came on Horseback" exposes the tragedy taking place in Darfur as seen through the eyes of an American witness who has since returned to the US to take action to stop it.
Using the exclusive photographs and first hand testimony of former U.S. Marine Captain Brian Steidle, "The Devil Came on Horseback" takes the viewer on an emotionally charged journey into the heart of Darfur, Sudan, where an Arab run government is systematically executing a plan to rid the province of it’s black African citizens. As an official military observer, Steidle had access to parts of the country that no journalist could penetrate. He was unprepared for what he would witness and experience, including being fired upon, taken hostage, and being unable to intervene to save the lives of young children. Ultimately frustrated by the inaction of the international community, Steidle resigned and returned to the US to expose the images and stories of lives systematically destroyed.
For more information visit www.thedevilcameonhorseback.com
Film is not rated; run time 85 minutes
Feb 8
Battle of the Bands, benefiting The Center which supports Williamsport's long-time commitment to diverse educational and recreational programs & CAPPA (Community Alliance for Progressive Positive Action)
7:30 pm Doors open at 7 pm. Tickets are $3 for students and $5 for all others
Recreation Center
Co-sponsored by: Pre Health Society
Feb 8 - February 10
"A Time to Kill" Film Screening
10:30 pm
Barclay Lecture Hall, G-11, Heim Bldg.
In front of hundreds of witnesses in a simmering, small Southern town, a distraught man (Samuel L. Jackson) murders the two racist thugs who brutally assaulted his young daughter. An idealistic young lawyer (Matthew McConaughey) and a savvy law student (Sandra Bullock) team together for his seemingly hopeless defense in a trial that sparks a cauldron of conflicting emotions.
Rated R; run time 150 minutes
Feb 11
Fireside Chat: "Thurgood Marshall & Clarence Thomas on the Constitution"
Presented by Jinney Smith, visiting asst. professor of political science and criminal justice
8 pm
Snowden Library Fireplace (1st floor)
The personal histories and legal experiences of Justices Marshall and Thomas shaped each justice's approach to interpreting the Constitution. But although Justice Marshall and Justice Thomas disagree in their constitutional interpretations, both exhibit a unique reverence for the rule and power of law.
Feb 16
3rd Annual Black Alumni Dinner
All Lycoming alumni are welcome to attend. Please call 570-321-4376 for information.
Jane Schultz Room, Wertz Bldg.
Feb 18
Fireside Chat: "The Economics of American Slavery"
Presented by Beth Moorhouse,
assistant professor of economics
8 pm
Snowden Library Fireplace (1st floor)
The outstanding economic characteristics of southern agriculture before the Civil War were a high degree of specialization in agricultural production and virtually exclusive reliance on slave labor. Both had significant implications for the development of the South's economy and the future of black labor following the Civil War.
Feb 20
"Barry Scott’s Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."
8 pm
Barclay Lecture Hall, G-11, Heim Bldg.
An authority on the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Barry Scott created his tribute to Dr. King to teach a generation of students about one of American’s most violent and inspiring times and the man who mobilized a generation of people and changed the world.
Scott discusses Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement in his lecture and actually becomes Dr. King, recreating some of his most inspiring speeches. Scott is so convincing in his portrayal of Dr. King, that the late Coretta Scott King once cornered him between acts of his performance to compliment him on his realistic and honest depiction of her late husband.
Scott has performed Dr. King’s speeches for President Carter and in performing arts centers and college campuses across the country. A native of Nashville, Scott is also the founder and artistic director of The American Negro Playwright Theatre.
For more information visit
http://www.kirklandproductions.com/ARTISTS/Barry_Scott-bio.html
Feb 21
De Facto Segregation and Stereotypes Panel Discussion
7 pm
Room D-001, Academic Center
Panelists will address questions and engage in conversations with audience members related to exploring why segregation still exist and the impact that stereotypes play in the existence of segregation.
March 10
Spring Symposium, featuring Zeinabu Davis,
independent filmmaker and professor of communication at University of California, San Diego
7 pm
Barclay Lecture Hall, G-11, Heim Bldg.
March 10
Fireside Chat: "Race and Subjective Decision Making in Criminal Justice"
Presented by Don Kurtz, instructor of criminal justice
8 pm
Snowden Library Fireplace (1st floor)
Events sponsored by the Black History Month Committee
Chamise Alston
Patricia Bausinger
Jade Dejoie
Lynn Estomin
Bea Gamble
Amilcar Guzman
Sara Hillis
Jasmine Johnson
Leslie Kelly
Milton Loyer
Larry Mannolini
Betty McCall
Kyla Ortiz
Oscar Plascencia
Jerry Rashid
Nicholas Reed
Brett Stewart
Melanie Taormina
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