Black History Month - February 2009
February 4, 2009
Meeting David Wilson
Meeter Center Lecture Hall
3:00pm - 5:30pm
Join AADS and the Calvin campus community in this first event to celebrate this year’s Black History Month. “Meeting David Wilson” is a feature length documentary about David Wilson, a 28-year-old African-American journalist who journeys into his family’s past, including the life of another David Wilson, a white man from Carolina whose family owned the journalist’s family during slavery, back to Ghana in the slave dungeons of Cape Coast, and into the science of DNA testing. As he tries to understand his own history and America’s racial divide David Wilson provides an honest conversation about race, identity, and the ties that bind us all. A Q & A session moderated by Mwenda Ntarangwi will follow immediately after the film screening.
February 11, 2009
Coy Davis presents: Whatever Happened to Idlewild?
Commons Lecture Hall
3:00pm - 5:30pm
This hour-long documentary by Davis takes a historical look at the experiences of African-Americans between the 1920s through the present using Idlewild, Michigan as its frame of reference. Idlewild was a haven for Black entertainment in the Midwest during the segregation era and explores the social, political, and economic factors that shaped an continue to shape the lives and experiences of African-Americans including many living here in Grand Rapids today.
February 18, 2009
Black Alumni Panel
Commons Lecture Hall
3:30pm - 5:30pm
What memories and experiences do Black Knights have of Calvin College? How did their college experience prepare them for the world they serve today? What pieces of advice can Black alumni offer current students as they try to make the most of their Calvin experience? Come and hear responses to these and many other questions from a panel of Black alumni. Panelists will include Toyin Adegbite Moore, the current chair of the Calvin Alumni Association, and others.
February 25, 2009
Cultural Celebration
Commons Lecture Hall
3:00pm - 5:30pm
To culminate our weekly events to celebrate Black History Month we welcome you to join us in celebrating and showcasing African-American culture through food, art, music, and literature.