BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2024
Month Long Celebration, Year Long Presence
WEDNESDAY, February 7
Dr. Khalid White
Black Voice From The Ivory Tower
9AM CCCR
Dr. Khalid White (He/Him/His) is an award-winner in the fields of
Education, Film, and Literature.
THURSDAY, February 8
Wilson Nitunga
10am: Student Workshop -CCCR
Intentional Defiance: Charting Your Path to Success and Rising Above the Means.
3pm faculty Workshop - VIRTUAL
Instructional and relational strategies to develop the best possible support system
and relationship with every student. ZOOM LINK
Wilson Kubwayo Nitunga came to the United States with his family at 12. He was born in Burundi and spent 10 years in a refugee camp in Tanzania before being resettled in Tucson, Arizona, and eventually moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
WEDNESDAY, February 14
Jamaal Brown
12pm -1:15pm CCCR
Discover fascinating facts about African American history presented to you by historian Jamaal Brown.
Racquel Marshall’s Tribute to Diana Ross
1:30PM-2:00PM Outdoor Quad/Stage
Racquel Marshall’s Tribute to Diana Ross & The Supremes is a tribute like no other. Girl Group of all time.
MONDAY, February 26
Dr. Franklin Ellis
1pm - 2:15pm CCCR
TUESDAY, February 27
The Garifuna American Heritage Foundation United
11:30am-1:00pm EATM/ANCT room 208
The Garifuna are original people from the Caribbean and have established communities throughout Central America and the United States. Their cultural identity and language are rooted in both the African and indigenous diaspora.
WEDNESDAY, February 28
Tamarra Coleman
THE Power of Our Stories:
Activism, Resistance and Healing
2pm - AA FORUM
Moorpark College English faculty, Tamarra Coleman,
will read passages from her newly released work of creative non-fiction
