Black History Month Celebrated
Various events, including a lecture, a film and book-discussion series, a vigil for Rosa Parks and bus trips are being offered to commemorate Black History Month. Both campuses’ activities began with opening ceremonies. Below are some remaining events.
On Thursday, February 16, “Invisible Families: Gay Identities, Relationships and Motherhood Among Black Women in New York,” a talk featuring Mignon Moore, assistant professor of sociology and African-American studies at Columbia University, N.Y.C., will be given in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham, at 1 p.m.
Moore is also a visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation, N.Y.C., and has received fellowships from the Andrew W. Mellon and Woodrow Wilson Foundations. Her work has appeared in publications such as the American Journal of Sociology, the Journal of Marriage and the Family and the Journal of Ethnic and Racial Studies.
The lecture is co-sponsored by the campus’s Diversity Council, the Office of the Provost and the social sciences and history department.
At the Metropolitan Campus, a trip to the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City is planned at 1 p.m. on February 18. Another trip to Times Square, N.Y.C., is also scheduled — this time to watch the comedy film “Madea’s Family Reunion,” based on Tyler Perry’s stage production.
On Sunday, February 26, the Office of Student Life and Weiner Library are sponsoring a screening of “The Color Purple,” the Academy Award-winning movie based on Alice Walker’s highly acclaimed novel, at 2:30 p.m. in the Weiner Library Auditorium, and at 8 p.m., in the Knight Club of the Student Union Building. Both film showings will be followed by discussions. On Monday, February 27, another showing of “The Color Purple” will be held at 2:30 p.m. and at 8 p.m., both in the Knight Club of the Student Union Building, with an introduction by Paula Mayhew, English (Metro). These film showings will be complemented by a book discussion on The Color Purple led by Mayhew on Wednesday, March 1, 4 p.m., at the Ruth Schwartz Reading Room in the Weiner Library.
The month’s celebration officially ends on Tuesday, February 28, with a vigil for civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks at the Rutherford Room, Student Union Building, at 8 p.m. For information call 201-692-2231.
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February 2006
| · | New Dean for Silberman College |
| · | Alumnus, Trustee Weinstein Supports Holocaust Symposium and Fund for FDU |
| · | Middle States Update |
| · | Graduate Center for Professional Psychology Planned in Israel |
| · | President’s Book Explores Globalization, World Citizenship and Global Education |
| · | Bahraini Ambassador and Wife Visit |
| · | Artis Joins Board of Trustees |
| · | United Nations Events Scheduled |
| · | Get Facts Online |
| · | Black History Month Celebrated |
| · | Global Challenge Offered to High School Students |
| · | Faculty/Staff — Update, In Memoriam, Announcing, Welcome |
| · | College Happenings |
| · | Spotlight — Brooks, Eisen, Morris, Sawyer |
| · | This & That |
| · | Photo Stories — FDU in Space, Dos Mundos Unidos. |
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Metropolitan Campus, Teaneck, N.J.
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