All month
Join the challenge
Contact: Dr. Paul van der Veur, Professor and Chair, Communication Studies
Sponsor: Anti-Racism Task Force Multimedia Subcommittee
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 at 12:30 p.m.
Virtual Event: Speculative Fiction and the Black Experience: Displays of Race and Racism on Television
Contact:
Dr. Christopher Ortega, Assistant Professor, Communication Studies and Africana Studies
Dr. Seth N. Asumah, Africana Studies and Political Science
Sponsors: Communication Studies and Africana Studies
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 at Noon.
Virtual Event: Cubop: The Original Jazz and Latin Music Fusion
Meeting number (access code): 132 928 160 6
Contact:
Dr. Lewis Rosengarten, Director, EOP and Lecturer, Africana Studies
Dr. Seth N. Asumah, Africana Studies and Political Science
Sponsors: Educational Opportunity Program and Africana Studies
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Event: NAACP Panel: “Racism in Healthcare”
Contact: Gia Greenidge, President, NAACP
Sponsor: NAACP
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 at 5 to 5:30 p.m.
Virtual Event: COVID-19’s Disproportionate Impact on Black Communities
Lauren Scagnelli, Health Educator and Dr. Roueida Ghadban, Senior Counselor, Counseling and Wellness Services.
Contact: Ms. Lauren Scagnelli, Health Promotion
Sponsor: Wellness Wednesday-Health Promotion
Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 at 6 p.m.
Virtual Event: Our Minds Matter: Exploring the Intersectionality of Race and Mental Health Disabilities
Meeting number: 132 852 4596 Password: MindsMatter
Contact: Suzanne Sprague,
Sponsors: Disability Resources and Black Student Union (BSU)
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.
Virtual Event: Eastern Europe, Anti-Black Racism, and the Unfinished Project of Decolonization
Dr. Nikolay Karkov, Associate Professor, Philosophy and Africana Studies
Contact: Dr. Seth N. Asumah, Africana Studies and Political Science
Sponsors: Philosophy Department and Africana Studies
Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 at 6:30 p.m.
Virtual Event: People of Color In LGBTQ+ Community
SUNY Cortland NAACP
Contact: Ms. Gia Greenidge, President NAACP
Sponsor: NAACP
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.
Virtual Event: The Scramble for Anti-racist College Campuses: Rethinking Strategies for Racial Justice in the American Polity
Dr. Seth N. Asumah, Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair, Africana Studies/ Political Science
Contact: Dr. Seth N. Asumah, Africana Studies and Political Science
Sponsor: Africana Studies and Political Science
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 at 12:30 p.m.
Virtual Event: Black History Month in the Era of #BlackLivesMatter
Ms. Lorraine Lopez-Janove, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Contact: Dr. Seth N. Asumah, Africana Studies and Political Science
Sponsor: Institutional Equity and Inclusion Office
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 at 4 p.m.
Virtual Event: The Failures and Successes of White women in Activism and Leadership
Meeting # 132 986 5252
Contact: Ms. Mary Kate Morris, Associate Director, Campus Activities
Sponsors: Gender Policies and Initiatives Council (GPIC), Student Initiative Subcommittee.
Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 at 6 p.m.
Register SUNY Cortland Alumni Table Talk: Racism, White Supremacy, and the Reality of Two Americas
Contact: Erin Boylan, Executive Director, Alumni Engagement and Executive Director, SUNY Cortland Alumni Association
Sponsors: SUNY Cortland Alumni Association and Alumni Engagement
Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 at 7 p.m
Virtual Event: Hear my Voice with Playwright Kyle Bass
SUNY Cortland Performing Arts Students and Mr. Kyle Bass- Award-Winning Playwright.
Contact: Kevin Halpin, Chair, Performing Arts
Sponsor: Performing Arts Department
Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 at 6 p.m.
Virtual Event: Race, Mental Wellness and the Black Community
Meeting Number: 132 835 5773
Password: KWeAnxZ2P86
Contact: Ms. Shaneya Simmelkjaer, President, BSU
Sponsors: Black Student Union and Africana Studies
Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 at 5 p.m.
Virtual Event: R & B n Paint
Meeting Number: 132 198 0764
Password: syUVnjDf348
Black Student Union (BSU)
Contact: Ms. Shaneya Simmelk-jaer, President, BSU & BSU
Sponsor: Black Student Union
Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021 at 6 p.m.
Virtual Event: Convergence of the BSUs
WebEx Number: 132 172 8452
Password: uYx6eAWYs84
Contact: Ms. Shaneya Simmelk-jaer, President, BSU
Sponsor: Black Student Union
Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 at 7 p.m.
Virtual Event: Afro Essence
Meeting Number: 132 251 0189
Password: Weyk7Gc7FP6
Black Student Union and Know Your Roots- Africana Studies Association,
Contact:
Shaneya Simmelkjaer, President, BSU
Alfred Robertson, President, KYR-ASA
Sponsors: Know Your Roots and Black Student Union
Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 at 5 p.m.
Virtual Event: Afro-Fusion Dance Workshop
Meeting ID: 844 2721 0495
Passcode: 082674
Contact: Shaneya Simmelkjaer, President, BSU
Sponsors: Black Student Union (BSU), Philosophy and Economics
Co-sponsorships and funding for Black History Month were made possible by the President’s Office, Institutional Equity and Inclusion Office, Political Science Department, School of Arts and Sciences, Africana Studies Department, Performing Arts, SUNY Cortland Alumni Association, Multicultural Life and Diversity Office, Disability Resources, CALS, SGA, KYR-ASA, SUNY Cortland Campus Activities, Career Services, BSU, NAACP, and PASA.
For further information and questions, please contact Dr. Seth N. Asumah, Chair, Africana Studies Department, Moffett Center, Room 202-C. seth.asumah@cortland.edu.