January Events

January 24 | Tucker Theatre | 7:00 p.m.
“You Shall Live”: Everybody Has a Status, Know Yours
A Thunder Kelley Dramatic Production
Co-Sponsored by the Office of Intercultural and Diversity Affairs
Contact: Vincent Windrow, vwindrow@mtsu.edu

February Events

February 3 | Tennessee Room, JUB | 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Unity Luncheon and the Unsung Heroes Awards:
Annie M. Cox, James McAdams Sr., Rev. James Thomas, Carl Wade, William Washington, and Katie F. Wilson
Adults: $20.00, Students: $8.00
Contact: Valerie Avent, vavent@mtsu.edu

February 4 | KUC Theatre | 10:20 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
We’re Someplace We’ve Never Been: Race, Diversity and the New America
Eugene Robinson, The Washington Post and MSNBC
Co-Sponsored by the Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment Studies
Contact: Sekou Franklin, franklin@mtsu.edu

February 5 | Honors College Amphitheater, Room 106 | 1:30 p.m.
Literally Speaking: Poetry Presentation by MTSU Faculty
Sponsored by the Office of Intercultural and Diversity Affairs
Contact: Vincent Windrow, vwindrow@mtsu.edu

February 10 | Tom Jackson Building | 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
John Pleas Faculty Recognition Award
Honoring Dr. Adonijah L. Bakari
Contact: Marlene Lane, amlane@mtsu.edu

February 11 | School of Music, SFA 101 | 3:00 p.m.
MTSU Jazz Artist Series Presents:
Lecture/Master Class, Composer/Pianist Donald Brown
Contact: Don Aliquo, daliquo@mtsu.edu

February 12 | Boutwell Dramatic Arts–Studio Theatre | 7:00 p.m.
Going Back To Where I’ve Never Been
A Solo Performance by Performer, Jacqueline Springfield
Contact: Jacqueline Springfield, jdholmes@mtsu.edu

February 12 | Location TBA | 7:00 p.m.
Taste of Soul: 100th Anniversary Celebration of the NAACP
Sponsored by the MTSU Chapter of the NAACP
Contact: Carlissa Shaw, cas4i@mtsu.edu

February 12 | T. Earl Hinton Music Hall (Wright Music Bldg) | 7:30 p.m.
MTSU Jazz Artist Series Presents:
Composer/Pianist Donald Brown
Contact: Don Aliquo, daliquo@mtsu.edu

February 16 | KUC Theatre | 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Poto Mitan: Haitian Women, Pillars of the Global Economy
Meet the Filmmakers, Renée Bergan and Mark Schuller
Co-Sponsored by the MTSU Haitian Project
Contact: Sekou Franklin, franklin@mtsu.edu

February 17 | Tom Jackson Building | 7:00 p.m.
Harlem Renaissance
Sponsored by the MTSU Chapter of the NAACP
Contact: Carlissa Shaw, cas4i@mtsu.edu

February 18 | Peck Hall 211 | 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Grassroots Activism, Racial Rezoning, & School-Based Reform in Nashville
Deirdre Reed, Southeast Regional Organizer, Center for Community Change
Contact: Sekou Franklin, franklin@mtsu.edu

February 22 | Murphy Center | 6:00 p.m.
9th Annual Gospel Extravaganza Benefit and Scholarship Program
Adults: $10.00, Students: $5.00, Children Under 6 Years Old: Free
Contact: Mary Glass, mglass@mtsu.edu

February 23 | Murphy Center | 7:00 p.m.
Poetry and Liberation
Spoken Word Artist and Actor, Saul Williams
Contact: Rich Kershaw, rkershaw@mtsu.edu

February 24 | Murphy Center | 7:00 p.m.
The Quest for Black Citizenship
Jeff Johnson, Black Entertainment Television’s “The Truth”
Contact: Sekou Franklin, franklin@mtsu.edu

February 25 | BAS State Farm Room | 7:00 p.m.
Quiz Bowl
Sponsored by the MTSU Chapter of the NAACP
Contact: Carlissa Shaw, cas4i@mtsu.edu

February 27 | Fairview 140 | 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Excavation Self: Choreography Workshops on Cultural and Racial Identity
Stefanie Batten Bland, Guest Artist in Residency
Contact: Kim Neal Nofsinger, nofsinge@mtsu.edu

March Events

March 4 | Tucker Theatre | 7:30 p.m.
Informal Concert and Performance
Stefanie Batten Bland, Guest Artist in Residency
Contact: Kim Neal Nofsinger, nofsinge@mtsu.edu

March 24 | KUC Theatre | 5:00 p.m.
Women’s History Month Celebration
Author and Feminist Scholar Bell Hooks
Sponsored by the June Anderson Women’s Center
Contact: Terri Johnson, trjohnso@mtsu.edu

March 25 & 26 | Tom Jackson Building | 4:00 p.m.
Women’s History Month Celebration
Peggy McIntosh, Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity Project
Contact: Terri Johnson, trjohnso@mtsu.edu

March 27 | Tennessee Room - JUB | 12:00 p.m.
The Black Aces: Baseball’s Only African-American Twenty-Game Winners
Jim “Mudcat” Grant, Author and Former Major League Baseball Pitcher
Contact: Ronald E. Kates, rkates@mtsu.edu