This February, Duke is hosting a number of events, ranging from speaker panels and special movie screenings to a piano performance, to celebrate Black History Month. The Chronicle has compiled a list of events on campus for Duke community members to commemorate this Black History Month.
The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture has also published a full list of events for the month, including workshops, community gatherings and performances.
Celebrating Black culture
Duke’s Black Student Alliance is hosting Black Duke Spirit Week from Feb. 17 to 21 to highlight the ways Black culture has shaped society. There will be a variety of events, including trap yoga, line dancing, Jazz @ Nite, Black music trivia and an AfroSoca party.
For music connoisseurs looking to show off their knowledge, Duke Black Women’s Union, BSA and Duke Collegiate 100 are co-hosting an R&B Trivia Night in Krafthouse Feb. 20.
Duke Arts is also welcoming pianist Michelle Cann Feb. 21 in Baldwin Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Cann will perform her program titled “The Women of Chicago’s Black Renaissance,” combining both her renditions of artists’ work and spoken commentary on their lives and impact. Students can reserve tickets through the Duke Arts website.
Lectures, speaker events
The MLWC is hosting a Black History Month lecture Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Penn Pavilion, featuring educator and advocate Nontombi Naomi Tutu — daughter of Rev. Desmond Tutu, famous anti-apartheid and human rights activist.
The Trent History of Medicine Lecture Series will also present “Remarkable Stories of American Black Surgeons in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries” Thursday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., featuring authors Jill Newmark, Margaret Humphreys and Todd Savitt.
A panel of Duke medical alumni will share their experiences in the field of medicine at Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.’s event titled “Minorities in Medicine” Saturday from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Students can register for the event here.
The Duke Law Center on Law, Race and Policy will be hosting the Jerome M. Culp Critical Theory Lecture in honor of the Law School’s first tenured professor of color Feb. 20 at 12:30 p.m. Duke community members can register for the event here.
Movie screenings
DUU Freewater Presentations is showcasing a lineup of movies throughout the month at Griffith Film Theater in celebration of Black storytelling and art. Don’t miss out on “If Beale Street Could Talk” Saturday, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” Feb. 21 and 22 and “Set It Off” Feb. 21 and Feb. 22, among many other films.
The Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity is also hosting an all-day “Black Love Movie Marathon” Feb. 20.
Black History Month women’s basketball game
Come out to support the Blue Devils Monday as they take on the Tar Heels. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. is showing up to support Duke women’s basketball at this “Royal Blue Crew” event. Students can reserve their tickets through the GoDuke website and register for the event on Duke Groups.
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Ava Littman is a Trinity sophomore and an associate news editor for the news department.