YSU events Black History Month

Youngstown State University’s Africana Studies Program has announced events to mark Black History Month in February. For more information, call the Africana Studies Program at (330) 941–3097. The schedule includes:

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., Chestnut Room, Kilcawley Center: “Shereka: The Black Heritage Festival,” cosponsored by the Office of Housing and Residence Life, will include poetry readings and performances from a gospel choir, mimes and the Harambee Youth Group and step dancers. Food from various cultures will be provided.

Thursday, 5 p.m., McDonough Museum of Art Reception: Bliss Hall Gallery, followed by a panel discussion at 6 p.m. Cosponsored by the College of Fine & Performing Arts, the event features a panel discussion with Pittsburgh artist and art educator Christine Bethea, whose art has been featured in the best-selling book “A Communion of the Spirits: African-American Quilters, Preservers, and Their Stories.” Her art will be on display at the Bliss Hall Art Gallery throughout February.

Feb. 7, Noon to 6 p.m., Chestnut Room, Kilcawley Center: The African Marketplace. Goods made by Africans and African-Americans will be for sale. The Harambee Youth Group will perform.

Feb. 10, 6:30 p.m., The Gallery, Kilcawley Center: Black Faculty Research Showcase and Panel Discussion. Black faculty members will discuss their publications on display in the Maag Library Gallery.

Feb. 13, 5:45 p.m., Chestnut Room, Kilcawley Center: “Boys, Pull Your Pants Up,” a play that satirizes the style of black youth wearing their pants below their waists and scrutinizes the impact of hip-hop styles and videos.

Feb. 20, 7 p.m., Ohio Room, Kilcawley Center: ”African Architects of Egyptian Civilization,” lecture by Anthony Browder, author, publisher, artist and educational consultant.

Feb. 23, 7 p.m., The Gallery, Kilcawley Center: ”Africanist Value-Centered Education in the Global Village,” a lecture by Yvonne Brown, a Canadian educator who has sponsored international service-learning projects in Africa and Canada.

Feb. 26 7:30 p.m., Stambaugh Auditorium: Skeggs lecturer Dr. Cornel West, professor of Religion and African Studies at Princeton University, will speak. He is the recipient of more then 20 honorary degrees and a National Book Award. His many books include “Prophesy Deliverance: An Afro–American Revolutionary Christianity,” “Race Matters” and “Democracy Matters.”