Black History Month is an annual commemoration of African Americans achievements as well as an opportunity to recognize the central role of African Americans in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month, the event is an expansion of “Negro History Week,” which was created by noted historian Carter G. Woodson and others.
The first national Negro History week was celebrated in 1926 - on the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. “The event inspired schools and communities nationwide to organize local celebrations, establish history clubs and host performances and lectures.” Mayors of cities across the countries also who issued yearly proclamations recognizing Negro History Week. In the late 1960, during the Civil Rights Movement, "Negro History Week" evolved into “Black History Month” on many college campuses.
In 1976, President Gerald Ford officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Today, other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating Black history.
The theme for Black History Month, February 2023 is “Black Resistance.”
Source: History.com. (2022, November 30). Black history Month 2023: Facts, origins & more | history - history. Retrieved January 11, 2023, from https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month
Black Resistance
The theme for Black History Month in February 2023 is “Black Resistance.”
This theme encourages us to reflect on various efforts, by African Americans, to resisted historic and ongoing oppression, in various forms, such as lynching, racial persecutions, and police killings. Efforts in resistance during the 1950s and 1970s took the forms of sit-ins, boycotts, walk outs, strikes by Black people and their white allies, in the fight for justice against discrimination in all segments of society including employment, education and housing. Black Resistance was and is still evidenced in the collaborative efforts of Black faith institutions, cultural centers, educational institutions, and among musicians, artists, writers, athletes, politicians, and medical professionals.
The Hialeah campus invites you to be a part of our events celebrating Black History Month, February 2022. Please find the events and descriptions below. These events are free and are held in-person and/or online. The locations for the in-person events are listed. Please click on the link or scan the QR code to join online events.
The Cookout (The Historical Legacy of Black Family Reunions)
Location: Hialeah Campus - Student Life Lobby
1780 W 49 Street
Hialeah, FL 33012
Spoken Word Competition
This event is open to all students. Prizes will be awarded to winners
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Showtime at the Apollo (Hialeah Edition)
Location: Student Life Lobby
1780 W 49 Street
Hialeah, FL 33012
Cultural Panel Interview Cultural Conversation on Race and Representation: Resistance
Location: Hialeah Campus - Room 5101A
1780 W 49 Street
Hialeah, FL 33012
The Biology of Color
This presentation will look at several factors that can determine skin color including evidence that supports the hypothesis of how skin color evolved due to differences in exposure to the sun's UV radiation. Facilitated by Dr. Kendra Merchant, Assoc Prof, Biology
Location: Hialeah Campus - 5101B
1780 W 49 Street
Hialeah, FL 33012
Open House and Trivia Performance Night
Location: Hialeah Campus
1780 W 49 Street
Hialeah, FL 33012
Film/Documentary Panel Discussion - I Am Not Your Negro
Featured Guest Panelist: Dr. Simeon Richardson, MDC Professor and Endowed Teaching Chair
Organized in collaboration with the United Faculty of Miami Dade College (UFMDC)
Location: Hialeah Campus - Room 5101A
1780 W 49 Street
Hialeah, FL 33012
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Jubilee Dancer (Kendall) Michelle Grant Murray
Location: Hialeah Campus - 5101 Plaza
1780 W 49 Street
Hialeah, FL 33012