BLACK HISTORY MONTH\ Area events A listing of local events to celebrate Black History Month:

Youngstown State University

Thursday: Lecture: “African Architects of Egyptian Civilization,” Anthony Browder, 7 p.m., Kilcawley Center, Ohio Room. Browder is a cultural historian on ancient Egypt, an author, publisher, artist and educational consultant. He is a graduate of Howard University’s College of Fine Arts and has lectured extensively in the United States, the Caribbean, Africa, Japan and Europe. He is the founder and director of Cultural Resources and has spent 28 years researching ancient Egyptian history, science, philosophy and culture. He is author of publications that include “Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization,” “Egypt on the Potomac,” and “Decoding Egyptian Architecture and Symbolism.” Browder’s books will be on display, and he will be available for book signing after the lecture.

Feb. 23: Lecture: “Africanist Value-Centered Education in the Global Village,” 7 p.m., Kilcawley Center, the Gallery. Dr. Yvonne Brown is a Canadian educator who has done extensive research on the link between colonization and globalization. She has sponsored international service-learning projects in Africa and Canada. In her position as manager of international initiatives for the faculty of education at the University of British Columbia, she has analyzed and interpreted the university’s internationalization policy and weighed its implications for education. Papers and articles she has written include “Green Paper on Internationalization.”

Feb. 26: Keynote Lecture: Dr. Cornel West, Skeggs Lecturer, 7:30 p.m., Stambaugh Auditorium, Fifth Avenue. A professor of religion and African-American Studies at Princeton University, West is one of America’s pre-eminent and most prolific public intellectuals. He is a much-sought-after speaker in universities across the country addressing a variety of topics across disciplines to various audiences. He is the recipient of more than 20 honorary degrees and a National Book Award. His numerous books include “Prophecy Deliverance: An Afro-American Revolutionary Christianity,” “Race Matters,” “Democracy Matters” and “Hope on a Tightrope.” The lecture is free and open to the public, but complimentary tickets are mandatory. They will be available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday at the YSU Information Office, located in Kilcawley Center. Tickets are limited to eight per person.

YOUNGSTOWN

Saturday: The Mahoning Valley Historical Society will host a panel discussion “Discovering African-American History in the Mahoning Valley” at 4 p.m. The discussion will include community historians actively researching and disseminating information about important people, places and events in the Mahoning Valley’s black community. Panelists are Stacey Adger, Steffon Jones, Vince Shivers and Judy Williams. Moderator is Bill Lawson. This free event will be in the MVHS Carriage House, behind the Arms Family Museum, 648 Wick Ave. Support for the program is provided by Ruth H. Beecher Charitable Trust.

MOUNT UNION COLLEGE, ALLIANCE

Wednesday: Black History 101 Mobile Museum will be on display from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Campus Grounds of the Hoover-Price Campus Center. This exhibit, by founder and originator Khalid el-Hakim, is a grass-roots-based project that displays museum-quality black memorabilia.

Wednesday: Richard “Professor Griff” Griffin, a rapper and spoken-word artist, will perform in the Mount Union Theatre at 7 p.m. “Professor Griff” is a former member of the hip-hop group Public Enemy.

Feb. 26: Basheer Jones, host of the “Basheer Jones and Company Morning Show” of Radio-One Cleveland, will speak at 7 p.m. at Mount Union Theatre. A graduate of Morehouse College, Jones is a published author of poetry and opened up for The Def Poetry Jam at Emory University.

All of the above events are free and open to the public.

Saturday: Annual Black Student Union Fashion Show will be at 7 p.m. in Mount Union Theatre. Tickets are $5, or $3 with a canned-food donation. All food items will be taken to Feed My Sheep Ministries in Alliance for distribution to the community. For more information, contact the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs at (330) 823-7288.