Colorado State University And Fort Collins Community Celebrate Black History Month
Friday, January 30, 1998
FORT COLLINS--Colorado State University and the Fort Collins
community will join to celebrate Black History Month with
speakers, performances, workshops and other special activities
throughout February.
The theme for the month-long series of events is "Gaining
Wisdom Through Education, Experience and Empowerment." Events are
planned by the Black History Month Committee at Colorado State.
Committee president Vernichel Tharps said,"I would like to
send out a challenge the university campus and surrounding
community to truly embrace the messages and values of events like
Black History Month. Strive to gain wisdom through experiencing
these aspects, searching for meaning year-round, and celebrating
the essence of culture."
Highlights of Black History Month will include a keynote
speech by best-selling author and political activist Elaine
Brown. The talk, titled "Experiencing the Past, Empowering the
Future," will be at 7 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Lory Student Center
Theatre, followed by a reception and book signing in the Lory
Student Center Sunken Lounge. Brown was the only woman to head
the Black Panther Party and continues to work against race,
gender and class disparity. Tickets are $7 for non-Colorado State
students and are available at the box office in the Lory Student
Center on campus.
Paul Chambers, Colorado State alumnus and civil rights
activist, will speak at the Alumni Weekend Luncheon at 1 p.m.
Feb. 21 in Room 228 of the Lory Student Center. As a student at
Colorado State in the 1960s, Chambers spearheaded efforts to
increase minority enrollment and to improve opportunities for
minorities on campus. Call Black Student Services at (970) 491-
5781 to register for the luncheon talk.
Events also include Zeta Phi Beta Sorority's Second Annual
Charity Ball at 7 p.m. Feb. 14 at the Marriott Hotel in Fort
Collins. The evening will include dinner, music and dancing. Cost
is $25 per person or $45 per couple. Proceeds will benefit the
Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation. For tickets, call Black Student
Services at (970) 491-5781.
"Womyn with Wings," a play that explores the suffering,
challenges and victories of women from around the world, will be
presented at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 in the Lory Student Center Theatre.
Tickets are $7 for non-Colorado State students and are available
at the box office in the Lory Student Center.
The following is a calendar of events scheduled for Black
History Month celebration. All events are free unless otherwise
indicated.
Feb. 2
Opening ceremony for Black History Month, noon, Lory Student
Center Sunken Lounge.
Feb. 2-6
Black Faculty and Staff Appreciation Week.
Feb. 4
Black Faculty and Staff Dialogue, 7 p.m., Lory Student Center
Room 203-205.
Feb. 8
Irepo Afrikan Dancers and Drummers, 3 p.m., Suite 152 in Old Town
Fort Collins.
Feb. 10
Cupid Connection, a Valentine's Day event presented by Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., 8 p.m., Lory Student Center Cherokee
Park Room.
Feb. 13
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Chat, 7 p.m., Lory Student Center
Cherokee Park Room.
Feb. 14
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority's Second Annual Charity Ball, 7 p.m.,
Marriott Hotel in Fort Collins; $25 per person or $45 per couple.
For tickets, call Black Student Services at (970) 491-5781.
Feb. 16
"From the Dungeons of Africa," presentation by Professor Blane
Harding, 7 p.m., Lory Student Center Room 228.
Feb. 17
"Womyn with Wings," a play, 7 p.m., Lory Student Center Theater;
$7 for non-Colorado State students. Tickets available at the Lory
Student Center box office.
Feb. 19
Taste of Black Greek History, 7 p.m., Corbett Hall Main Lounge.
Feb. 20-21
Black Student Services Alumni Weekend.
Feb. 21
Luncheon talk by Paul Chambers, Colorado State alumnus and civil
rights activist, 1 p.m., Room 228 Lory Student Center. Call Black
Student Services at (970) 491-5781 to register.
Feb. 22
"Nourishment for the Soul: Taste of Heritage Dinner," 7 p.m.,
Lory Student Center West Ballroom; $20 for non-Colorado State
students. Followed by ethnic cuisine cookbook signing. Tickets
available at the Lory Student Center box office.
Feb. 23
Black History Jeopardy presented by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 7
p.m., DC Bottoms in the Durrell Center on campus.
Feb. 25
Presentation by David Robinson, West African historian and
professor, 8 p.m., Lory Student Center Room 228.
Feb. 26
Presentation by David Robinson, West African historian and
professor, noon, Lory Student Center
Room 228.
Feb. 28
Keynote speech by Elaine Brown, best-selling author and political
activist, 7 p.m., Lory Student Center Theatre; $7 for non-
Colorado State students. Followed by a reception and book signing
in the Lory Student Center Sunken Lounge. Tickets available at
the Lory Student Center box office.
Black History Month sponsors include Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority Inc., Alph Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Associate
Professor Kenneth Smith, Associated Students of Colorado State
University, the Black History Month Committee, Black Student
Alliance, Black Student Services, Campus Activities, Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority Inc., Lory Student Center Dining Services, Event
Planning Office and Box Office, National Pan-Hellenic Council,
National Society of Black Engineers and Scientist, Mims Harris,
Phi Alpha Theta Honorary Society, Professor Blane Harding,
Restaurant and Resort Management Department, Suite 152,
University of Northern Colorado's Marcus Carvey Center, and Zeta
Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
For more information, call Tharps at (970) 491-4661 or Black
Student Services at (970)
491-5781.
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