Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs

Division of Student Affairs  •  Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs

Black History Month 2012
In the Wake of the Dream, Where Are We Now?

MLK Anti-Discrimination Awareness
Tuesday, January 31, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Atrium, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center,
North Campus
Stop by OSLA’s atrium table to show your support of
anti-discrimination in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Contact: Ashley.gray@hofstra.edu
Sponsored by Office of Student Leadership and Activities.

A Ride on the Underground Railroad
Sunday, February 5, 3-5 p.m.
John Cranford Adams Playhouse, South Campus
Join Hofstra’s Department of Music and friends for a ride on the Underground Railroad.  This musical journey, hosted by composer and Hofstra Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Nkeiru Okoye, features contemporary and familiar music about the Underground Railroad.  Highlights include performances by the Hofstra University Chamber Choir, members of the Hofstra Symphony Orchestra, the Hempstead High School Select Chorale, soprano Diana Solomon-Glover, contralto Nichole Mitchell, tenor Robert Anthony Mack, and pianist Roy Eaton (the definitive master of Scott Joplin’s ragtime works).
Contact: nkeiruka.n.okoye@hofstra.edu
Sponsored by Hofstra Entertainment, Joseph G. Astman International Concert Series, and the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs.

Cultural Cuisines Celebrating
Black History Month
Monday, February 6, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
Student Center Café, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
Students can enjoy Surinamese cuisine, such as braised pork with cassava and hot peppers served with yams and grilled tomatoes.
Contact: lindapianelli@gmail.com
Sponsored by Lackmann Culinary Services Inc.

Cultural Cuisines Celebrating
Black History Month
Tuesday, February 7, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
Student Center Café, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
Students can enjoy American Creole cuisine, such as bourbon-smothered chicken served with dirty rice and okra.
Contact: lindapianelli@gmail.com
Sponsored by Lackmann Culinary Services Inc.

Black History Month Opening Reception
Wednesday, February 8, 11:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Plaza Rooms, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
Join members of the Hofstra community as we formally recognize our celebration of Black History Month. Come hear this year’s keynote address and enjoy a light reception.
Contact: tiffany.g.steele@hofstra.edu
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs.

Cultural Cuisines Celebrating
Black History Month
Wednesday, February 8, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
Student Center Café, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
Students can enjoy Jamaican cuisine, such as jerk chicken with rice and peas and callaloo.
Contact: lindapianelli@gmail.com
Sponsored by Lackmann Culinary Services Inc.

Black in Latin America: Episode 1
Wednesday, February 8, 8-10 p.m.
Student Center Theater, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
Join Hofstra Organization of Latin Americans (HOLA) as they show the PBS documentary series Black in Latin America. This documentary series will be shown in four installments during Black History Month.
Contact: holahofstra77@gmail.com
Sponsored by the Hofstra Organization of Latin Americans (HOLA).

Cultural Cuisines Celebrating
Black History Month
Thursday, February 9, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m.
Student Center Café, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
Students can enjoy Bahamian cuisine, such as sweet and spicy seafood served with rice and cornbread.
Contact: lindapianelli@gmail.com
Sponsored by Lackmann Culinary Services Inc.
“Traces of the Trade”
Thursday, February 9, 2:15-3:45 p.m.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
The largest slave-trading family in U.S. history lived in New England, not the Deep South – a fact so startling to its modern descendants that 10 of them recently embarked together on a journey of discovery that took them from the slave forts of Ghana to the sugar plantations of Cuba, where their family built its fortune.
Contact: Laborstudies@hofstra.edu
Sponsored by Hofstra’s Labor Studies Program.

Black and Strong
Wednesday, February 15, 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Plaza Room East, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
There will be a panel discussion with members of the Fitness Center, Athletics Department, and a nutritionist regarding issues affect health and fitness in the Black community.
Contact: tiffany.g.steele@hofstra.edu 
Sponsored by the Hofstra Athletics Department and the Fitness Center

Diversity, Dialogue, and Desserts Series: “Have We Advanced to a Colorblind Society?”
Wednesday, February 15, 6-7 p.m.
Student Center Theater, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
A colorblind society is ideal from a wide variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds. But are we there yet? Join the Hofstra chapter of NAACP as they discuss the importance of holding on to history and the presence of discrimination.
Contact: tiffany.g.steele@hofstra.edu 
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs and the Hofstra chapter of NAACP.

Building a Dream
Wednesday, February 15, 7 p.m.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Come join the Hofstra chapter of NAACP for a question-and-answer session with Dr. Ed Jackson Jr. who serves as the executive architect of the Washington, D.C. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation Inc., providing both management and continuity of the design and construction processes of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial monument from beginning to end.
Contact: hofstranaacp1@gmail.com
Sponsored by Hofstra’s chapter of NAACP, NOAH Program (The Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program), and the Hofstra Cultural Center.

Black in Latin America: Episode 2
Wednesday, February 15, 8-10 p.m.
Student Center Theater, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
Join Hofstra Organization of Latin Americans (HOLA) as they show the PBS documentary series Black in Latin America. This documentary series will be shown in four installments during Black History Month.
Contact: holahofstra77@gmail.com
Sponsored by the Hofstra Organization of Latin Americans (HOLA).

Real Talk: No Respect
Thursday, February 16, 9 p.m.
Plaza Room Middle, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
Join us for an open discussion about the pride, stereotypes, stigmas, and obstacles that come with being a person of color and how these views have been programmed into history.
Contact: omarpeele@aol.com
Sponsored by Hofstra’s chapter of NAACP and the Black Student Union (BSU).

Film: “Ain’t Scared of Your Jails”
Thursday, February 16, 9:35-11 a.m.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Fifty years before Occupy Wall Street, young college students risked their lives in the Civil Rights Movement to demand racial desegregation in the South. On the half-century anniversary of the “Freedom Rides,” this award-winning film shows how these students ultimately succeeded despite the often brutal responses they met.
Contact: Laborstudies@hofstra.edu
Sponsored by Hofstra’s Labor Studies Program.

Black in Latin America: Episode 3
Wednesday, February 22, 8-10 p.m.
Student Center Theater, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
Join Hofstra Organization of Latin Americans (HOLA) as they show the PBS documentary series Black in Latin America. This documentary series will be shown in four installments during Black History Month.
Contact: holahofstra77@gmail.com
Sponsored by the Hofstra Organization of Latin Americans (HOLA).

“The Dark Side of Chocolate”
Thursday, February 23, 12:45-2:10 p.m.
Student Center Theater, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
The bitter secret of the sweets we eat today is that child labor is a key ingredient of much of the chocolate produced by giant global candy corporations. Find out why, and what we can do about it.
Contact: Laborstudies@hofstra.edu
Sponsored by Hofstra’s Labor Studies Program.

Cuba: An African Odyssey Film Presentation
Thursday, February 23, 7-10 p.m.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
From Che Guevara’s military campaign to avenge Lumumba in the Congo up to the fall of apartheid in South Africa, 300,000 Cubans fought alongside African revolutionaries in the 60s. CUBA, AN AFRICAN ODYSSEY is the previously untold story of Cuba’s support for African revolutions, one of the Cold War’s most vigorous contests over resources and ideology.
Sponsored by Hofstra Afrikan Students Association (HASA)

Black History Comedy Slam: A Night of History and Performances in Black Comedy
Monday, February 27, 8 p.m.
Student Center Theater
A historical look at the past of Black comedy, along with performances by current comics influenced by this history.
Contact: omarpeele@aol.com
Sponsored by the Black Student Union (BSU), Ha Ha Hofstra, Hofstra Chapter of NAACP and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

“In the Wake of the Dream,
Where Are We Now?”
Tuesday, February 28, 7-9 p.m.
Plaza Room Middle, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
Join the participants of the MLK Leadership Retreat as they reflect on their experiences and discuss the progression in our society from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s epic speech to today.
Contact: tiffany.g.steele@hofstra.edu 
Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs.

Black in Latin America: Episode 4
Wednesday, February 29, 8-10 p.m.
Student Center Theater, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
Join Hofstra Organization of Latin Americans (HOLA) as they show the PBS documentary series Black in Latin America. This documentary series will be shown in four installments during Black History Month.
Contact: holahofstra77@gmail.com
Sponsored by the Hofstra Organization of Latin Americans (HOLA).

Senior Service Day
- Hempstead Boys and Girls Club
Thursday, February 16, 3-7 p.m.
Atrium, Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center, North Campus
Help mentor a child after school at the Hempstead Boys and Girls Club. First priority given to seniors, but open to all students. Transportation will be provided. A $10 refundable deposit is required to sign-up.
Contact: OSLA@hofstra.edu
Sponsored by the Office of Student Leadership and Activities.

Black History Month Program Sponsors
Division of Student Affairs
Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Black Student Union (BSU)
Ha Ha Hofstra
Hofstra Afrikan Students Association (HASA)
Hofstra Athletics Department
Hofstra Cultural Center
Hofstra Fitness Center
Hofstra Organization of Latin Americans (HOLA)
Hofstra University Department of Music
Labor Studies Program
Lackmann Culinary Services Inc.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored 
People (NAACP), Hofstra chapter
NOAH (New Opportunities at Hofstra) Program (The
Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program)
Office of Student Leadership and Activities