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have had and continue to have in U.S.
history.”
From Feb. 15 to Feb. 29, Mother
Kali’s is having a sale on books
written by African-American
women. On Feb. 12, the store’s
weekly children’s story time will
feature a book with an African
American theme. On Feb. 19, the
store will be staffing a table at the
ASUO Women’s Center-sponsored
Women of Color Conference.
Jamaican-born percussionist and
educator Afia Walking Tree will
hold a workshop at Mother Kali’s
on Feb. 25 about drums and the his
tory of African music in America.
Continuing with the music
theme, the University School of
Music is sponsoring a Gospel En
semble performance at 8 p.m. on
Feb. 24 at Beall Concert Hall. Tick
ets are $5 for general admission
and $3 for students and seniors.
Cedric Weary, who directs the
ensemble and is an adjunct in
structor for the School of Music,
said music is an important part of
African-American history.
“A lot of the music you hear on
the radio today evolved from African
American music,” Weary said.
The ASUO Women’s Center is
sponsoring its fifth annual Women
of Color Conference from 10 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19. The
mission of the conference is to cre
ate a forum where women can ad
dress their identities as they face the
double burden of racism and sexism.
Celine Jo, who is coordinating
the conference for the Women's
Center, said the event is not just for
women of color.
"It’s really important for the entire
student body to attend and participate
in the conference so they can become
aware of the issues women of color
are facing,” Jo said. “These issues,
such as affirmative action, white priv
ilege, sexual violence, hate crimes
and multicultural feminism, ulti
mately impact everyone in society.
The conference will include sev
eral workshops to educate, spread
awareness and empower women of
color. The evening program con
sists of a performance entitled
“Womyn with Wings,” followed by
a dinner buffet. The workshops are
free and the evening program is $7.
“In our culture, in general, things
that are significant to the black com
munity aren’t really recognized or
mentioned,” said Meorah Solar, a
sophomore history major. “I think
Black Heritage Month helps
African-Americans get to know ex
actly what their people have done. ”
Members of the Black Student
Union are likewise organizing activi
ties during February in order to cele
brate African-American culture and
heritage.
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said he is disappointed the BSU
must bear the burden of planning
its Black Heritage Month celebration.
“The University has nothing to
support African-Americans,” Dixon
said. “It’s only one month out of the
year and within that one month,
nothing’s done. It is the Black Stu
dent Union’s responsibility to pres
ent Black Heritage Month, not only
to its members, but to the whole
campus, to know about our culture,
where we are coming from, where
we are going in the new millennium. ”
The BSU will present a number
of films related to African-Ameri
can history. Students will have a
chance to choose the movies they
want to see from a list posted in the
office at the BSU. In addition, the
BSU and Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority Incorporate, whose mem
bers are mainly African-Amerigan
students, are co-organizing the
Black Heritage Fashion Show on
Feb.4.
Emerald reporter Edward Yuen
contributed to this report.
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