Join the Barry University community for a full schedule of events celebrating Black History Month. This year representatives from academic departments, administrative offices, and student organizations across the university convened to form a Black History Planning Committee.
Schedule of Events | Black History Month 2019
Black History Month Tabling
Friday, February 1
11:00 am | Landon Student Union
Sponsored by IMP (International and Multicultural Programs) & CSA (Caribbean Student Association)
Black Migrations Exhibit
Friday, February 1 – Thursday, February 28
Open During Library Hours | Library Main Floor
Sponsored by the Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library
Soul Food Café
Wednesday, February 6
5:00 – 8:00 pm | Roussell Dining Hall
Sponsored by IMP
Snack and Chat: Colorism
Thursday, February 7
12:00 pm | Cor Jesu Chapel
Sponsored by Campus Ministry
Black Panther: Movie Screening and Q&A Panel
Thursday, February 7
6:30 pm | Landon 110
Sponsored by the Center for Human Rights and Social Justice
Paint and Power
Friday, February 8
9:30 pm | Dominican Hall Lawn
Sponsored by IMP & CSA
Caribbean Student Association Week of Events
Monday, February 18 – Thursday, February 21
Dates, Times & Locations TBA
Sponsored by CSA
From Black Trauma to Black Healing
Tuesday, February 19
5:00 pm | Andreas 112
Part of the “What is Black?” Series
Sponsored by Campus Ministry & Dr. Pamela Hall, Department of Psychology
Poetry Slam
Wednesday, February 20
7:00 – 9:00 pm | Bucky’s Cove
Sponsored by BSU (Black Student Union) & Dr. Evelyn Cartwright, Africana Studies
Little Haiti Cultural Complex
Thursday, February 21
1:00 – 3:00 pm & 3:00 – 5:00 pm | Departing from Landon 108
Sponsored by IMP, Office of Student Life & Dr. Evelyn Cartwright, Africana Studies
13th: Documentary Screening and Discussion
Thursday, February 21
6:00 pm | Thompson 115
Sponsored by Division of Mission and Student Engagement
Melanin Ball
Friday, February 22
8:00 pm – 2:00 am | Landon Events Room
Sponsored by IMP & BSU
How We Thrived: A Journey Through Time
Tuesday, February 26
7:00 – 9:00 pm | Landon Courtyard
Sponsored by IMP & F.E.M.A.L.E.S.
The Harlem Hellfighters
Wednesday, February 27
12:00 pm | Landon 204
Part of the “Can We Talk” Diversity Dialogue Series
Sponsored by IMP & Dr. Evelyn Cartwright, Africana Studies
For more information, please contact Genesis Lopez, Coordinator for International and Multicultural Programs, at 305.899.3116 or gelopez@barry.edu.