In celebration of Black History Month, the Johns Hopkins Black Student Union (BSU) will be organizing a number of activities throughout February, including guest speakers, a film series, presentations, and live performances.
This week's agenda includes several events that capture the theme of this year's Black History Month, "Recognize: Preserving the Legacy."
On Saturday, Feb. 14, the BSU invites students to test their knowledge of Black History by participating in the trivia game The Weakest Link at noon in the Clipper Room of Shriver Hall. Winning contestants will receive a dinner for two, while audience members have the chance to snatch up prizes including tickets to future Black History Month events.
Later that evening, the members of the Dunbar Baldwin Hughes performing arts group will present their annual cabaret dinner. Held at 7 p.m. in the Arellano Theater, this year's cabaret will follow the theme "Heart to Heart," and students are encouraged to bring their valentines out for a night of entertainment.
Tuesday, Feb. 17 will be dedicated to the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of Brown vs. the Board of Education. Dr. Levi Watkins, Jr. will be the featured guest speaker. Watkins holds the titles of Associate Dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and full Professor of Cardiac Surgery, and is the first African American to hold such positions at Hopkins. He will be speaking at 8 p.m. in the Glass Pavilion, preceded by refreshments at 7 p.m.
Each Thursday night in February, the BSU will present a movie with themes relevant to Black History Month. This week's feature is Lean On Me, showing at 8 p.m. in Bloomberg Auditorium. The movie night is a charitable event, and students attending are asked to bring $2 or a canned good.
To end the week, the BSU will host Poetry Slam on Friday, Feb. 20 at E-Level at 8 p.m. Poetry Slam will showcase students presenting both poetry and spoken word, and will feature a performance by the spoken word group 5th Element.
All members of the Hopkins community are invited to commemorate Black History Month by participating in these events.
For more information on upcoming activities and a calendar of Black History Month events, visit the BSU website at http://www.jhu.edu/bsu/.
