Sunday, February 12, 2017
A list of area events in February to commemorate Black History Month as submitted to The Vindicator:
YOUNGSTOWN
Beulah Baptist Church, 570 Sherwood Ave., will host Black History Month programs at 4 p.m. every Sunday during the month of February.
Today: Speakers will be present to discuss health and wellness in the black community. Additionally, the issues of drugs and the infant-mortality rate will be addressed.
Next Sunday: There will be a talent show with various church choirs, mime groups and readings on black history.
Feb. 26: Blane Griffen will speak on black history and preparing young people for the future.
Today: The Black/Jewish Book and Dialogue Club will take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane. The event will feature an intercultural, interfaith discussion of Rebecca Walker’s “Black, White & Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self.” In this book, Rebecca Leventhal Walker attempts to define herself as a soul instead of a symbol created by her parents, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Alice Walker and Atty. Mel Leventhal – and offers a new look at the challenge of personal identity.
Wednesday: Chaney Visual and Performing Arts will offer a Black History Month performance of “Dream” at 6 p.m. in the school auditorium, 731 S. Hazelwood Ave. Tickets are $3 for students and $4 for adults. For information or to book a special school performance, contact Tracy Schuler Vivo at 330-744-8830 or tracy.schuler-vivo@youngstown.k12.oh.us.
Saturday: Annie Hall of the East Side Crime Watch, and Bob Burke, director of Youngstown Park and Recreation Department, will present a Feast of Salads from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Wick Park Pavilion on the North Side. Music will be provided by Mr. Vince. Speaker will be Clarence Boles, community activist and columnist for The Buckeye Review. For information, contact Annie Hall at 330-742-4880 or 234-719-9142.
Feb. 24: Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School, 2724 Mariner Ave., will host a Black History Month celebration at 1 p.m.
Feb. 25: The Youngstown Chapter of The Links Inc. will host a black diamond leadership brunch at 10 a.m. at the Holiday Inn, 7410 South Ave., Boardman, honoring influential black male leaders in the Mahoning Valley. Donations are $30 per person. For information, call 330-406-9550.
Feb. 25: Mount Hope Veterans Memorial Park Inc. sponsors a program from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Reed’s Chapel A.M.E. Church, 1939 Jacobs Road. The event will include vendors and displays. A program at noon will feature guest speaker William J. Blake, director of student diversity at Youngstown State University. Refreshments will be served. For information, contact 330-501-9808.
Youngstown State University
Monday: Ava DuVernay’s film, “13th,” which exposes the rapid increase of black male incarceration, will be shown at 6 p.m. in James Gallery in Kilcawley Center. After the film, a panel discussion led by student organizations, Sisters with a Vision and the Youngstown Chapter of the NAACP will take place.
Wednesday: The public is invited to join the Student Diversity Council from 6 to 8 p.m. at James Gallery for refreshments and a game of Who Knew. Four groups of participants will answer questions and fill in riddles based on African-American leaders.
Thursday: A magic and comedy show, co-sponsored by the Division of Student Experience, Student Diversity Programs and Black Student Union, will take place at 8 p.m. in the Chestnut Room. Magician Josh Triplett will be on the TV shows “My Crazy Ex” and “Super Girl.” Comedian Quincy Carr will make his film debut this year.
Thursday: Dr. Ken Fones-Wolf, a history professor at West Virginia University, will speak about black workers and religion in the post-World War II South from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Youngstown Museum of Labor and Industry (Steel Museum), 151 W. Wood St.
Feb. 24: The African Student Union movie night will take place at 7 p.m. in James Gallery. Clint Eastwood’s film “Invictus,” which explores how a country divided can come together to celebrate athletic success, will be shown.
NEW WILMINGTON, PA.
The Office of Diversity Service at Westminster College is celebrating Black History Month with a variety of events, workshops and displays. All the events are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise.
Wednesday: Students from Black Student Union will share books written by black authors with students at Farrell Elementary. Other events this month to celebrate the history of African-American contributions and culture include: “Sports, Media, and the Color Line,” presented by CALL Speaker Series guest Dr. Brian Carroll from Berry College; showings of Selma in Muller Theater; and a Karamu dinner party with a concert by local rap artist Kilo Watson. In addition to the events, there will be free blood-pressure screenings for students and employees in the Student Health Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday this month. There will also be a Black History Month book display on the first floor of McGill Library featuring the works black authors. For information, contact Kimberly Winfield at winfieka@westminster.edu or 724-946-6178.