Black History Month
Black History Month 2022
Black History Month 2022 Celebrates the life, future, and legacy of Hamilton and the nation’s Black community. Every day we celebrate with joy, pride, and the ongoing reality that Black Lives Matter. This month we are taking 28+ days to reflect on the beauty, the excellence, and praise of Blackness. Our first week will focus on Black legacy. We encourage everyone to explore the resources, learn, engage in discussions and find ways to recognize that Black history is American history.
We’ve had the opportunity to partner with many colleagues and campus friends in the various programming offerings. Join us for the Fillius Jazz Archive lunch and learn, connect with the alumni who, as students, advocated for the creation of the Days-Massolo Center, a cultural education center. Visit the Wellin Art Museum as their docents guide you through American history through the lens of Black artists and creators. This event will feature works of art from Wellin’s collection and the current exhibition Yashua Klos: OUR LABOUR., and not last and not least, sign up for a virtual cooking class with the lovely Ms. Breland! There are still more details in the works, so please stay tuned to the DMC and BLSU's emails throughout the month of February, visit our website, and engage with our social media for trivia throughout the month.
Thank you and stay engaged!
The Black History Month 2022 Committee: Ebu Ojogwu, Taliyah James, Julio Demb, Isis Riviere, Nigel Westmaas, and Kevin Alexander
Week 1: Black Legacy
Voices of Color Lecture Series Recordings
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April 18, 2014 VCLS hosts Judith Jamison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj87LxM1I7g
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March 8, 2013 VCLS hosts Dr. Cornel West https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lk2ueEQgTQM
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March 28, 2012 VCLS hosts Toure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i86NKsJ4jg
Days-Massolo Center Recordings
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Explore the Days-Massolo Center digital archive: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj4-PS7DNmhbqSbEbr9um6w
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February 20, 2019 Bob Moses- Mathematical Literacy and Civil Rights
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October 18, 2011 Kenyon Farrow, "Is Gay the New Black?"
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October 11, 2001 Lorene Cary- Living to Tell the Tale
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November 11, 2014 Dr. Keba Rogers- A Discussion about Education Inequity
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September 28, 2000 A Conversation with Beverly Tatum
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Limited release for Black Legacy week from February 1-6, 2022.
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September 21, 2017 The Lacks Family https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RCAIpGQRjM
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January 19, 2015 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dinner and Lecture Arthur Flowers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8IgVfD24-E
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January 2, 2014: Laverne Cox https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaCDVEbLxX0
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September 22, 2014 60 Years After Brown versus Board of Education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPimlCMXoRk
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October 9, 2009 Lecture by Tim Wise https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Yz3Utou9LI
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Black history at Hamilton College
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**African-American Students in 1920s 'Not to be Insulted'** by Maurice Isserman, https://www.hamilton.edu/magazine/spring10/the-hill-in-history
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Winter-Spring 2021: Hamilton Magazine Special Edition: Guest Editor Edvige Jean-François ’90 https://www.hamilton.edu/magazine/winter-spring-2021
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Archive of Oneida County Black History Donated to Hamilton: https://www.hamilton.edu/news/story/unparalleled-archive-of-black-history-in-oneida-county-donated-to-hamilton-cassandra-harris-lockwood
Black history in New York State
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African American Museum of Nassau County: https://theaamuseum.org/
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Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center: https://www.niagarafallsundergroundrailroad.org/
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Michigan Street Baptist Church: https://www.michiganstreetbaptistchurch.org/
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Colored Musicians Club: https://www.cmctheclub.com/club-history
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Harriet Tubman National Historical Park: https://www.nps.gov/hart/planyourvisit/placestogo.htm
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National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum: https://www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org/
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Anti-Racism Resources: https://www.nationalabolitionhalloffameandmuseum.org/anti-racism-resources.html
Upcoming Black History Month Events
Week 2: February 7-13
Fillius Jazz Archive Lunch*: Choosing the Creative Life
- Friday, February 11 from 12-1pm EST, this is a hybrid event both in-person at the Days-Massolo Center and via Zoom
- Zoom link: https://hamilton.zoom.us/j/92463645623 or Meeting ID: 924 6364 5623
- Join Monk Rowe for a video viewing and discussion focused on the original American art form we call Jazz. Video excerpts from the Fillius Jazz Archive collection will offer insights into the contributions and motivations of influential African-American artists.
- *Observing COVID caution, the DMC will provide fancy desserts for individuals to make to-go dessert boxes.*
Black-Latinx Student Union: A look back...
- Stop by the Days-Massolo Center throughout the week of February 7-13 to look at past BLSU yearbooks and memories.
Burke Library Black History Month display: Stop by Burke Library to view the Black History Month poster display
Week 3: February 14-20
Cafecito Friday
- Friday, February 18, Time: TBA, at the Days-Massolo Center hybrid: Cafecito Friday with the Social Justice Initiative Alumni
Social Justice Initiative Alumni Panel Discussion
- Saturday, February 19, Time and Location: TBA
- Please join the Days-Massolo Center as we host a panel discussion and luncheon with the group of alumni who advocated and mobilized for the creation of the Days-Massolo Center. This is a hybrid event.
Week 4: February 21-27
Wellin Museum Art Walk
- Monday, February 21 from 2-5pm EST
Fillius Jazz Archive Lunch*: The Price They Paid
- Tuesday, February 22 from 12-1pm EST, this is a hybrid event both in-person at the Days-Massolo Center and via Zoom
- Zoom link: https://hamilton.zoom.us/j/92647145124 or Meeting ID: 926 4714 5124
- Join Monk Rowe for a video viewing and discussion focused on the original American art form we call Jazz. Video excerpts from the Fillius Jazz Archive collection will offer insights into the contributions and motivations of influential African-American artists.
- *Observing COVID caution, the DMC will provide fancy desserts for individuals to make to-go dessert boxes.*
Continue to come back to this drop down calendar for more updates.