2016 Black History Month

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Celebrate Black History Month during the month of February with the Office of Campus Life! All events are open to Illinois Tech students, faculty, and staff.

Learn more about some of the Black students who attended Lewis, Armour, and Illinois Tech in the 1910’s-1950’s. Photos and information from yearbooks of that time help tell their stories in the Galvin Library lobby display cases.

Speaker Event and Book Signing: Steve Bellinger, author of The Chronocar

Saturday, February 6

6 p.m., MTCC Ballroom

Sponsor:  Campus Life, Black Students Union

Illinois Tech alum (PSYC ‘72) and author Steve Bellinger returns to campus tonight to talk about his time at IIT and his new book. Named the Black Science Fiction Society’s “Book of the Month” in August 2015, The Chronocar  is a compelling “urban adventure in time.”  Books will be available for purchase.

Zuzu Acrobatics

Saturday, February 6

7 p.m., Keating

Sponsor: Black Students Union

Watch this amazing group perform traditional Kenyan acrobatics set to high energy beats.

Movie Screening: Selma

Monday, February 15

6 p.m., Perlestein Auditorium

Sponsors: Campus Life, Black Students Union

David Oyelowo stars as Martin Luther King Jr. in this historical drama set during the height of the American civil rights movement, depicting the marches from Selma, Ala. to the state capital of Montgomery to secure voting rights for black people.

Black History Campus Tours

Feb. 22-27, various times

Sponsor: Black Students Union

Discover Illinois Tech’s rich Black history on this walking tour led by BSU members.

Documentary Screening: The Neo-African Americans

Monday, February 22

6 p.m., MTCC Auditorium

Sponsor: African Students Organization

Join us for this thought-proving exploration of black immigrant identities.

Book Club: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Dates: Feb. 24, Mar. 9, Mar. 23, April 9

Sponsors: Campus Life, RGL

“From a single, abbreviated life grew a seemingly immortal line of cells that made some of the most crucial innovations in modern science possible. [This is] a fascinating and moving story of medicine and family, of how life is sustained in laboratories and in memory.

Speaker Event: Julius Bailey, Ph.D.

Monday, February 29

6:30 p.m., Perlstein Auditorium

Sponsor: Campus Life

Philosopher, cultural critic, social theorist, and diversity lecturer, Prof. Bailey teaches in the Department of Philosophy at Wittenburg University. He has been interviewed on CNN, Fox, BET, and ABC Nightline, and a guest on numerous radio shows as a social critic and education advisor. Join us as Prof. Bailey discusses the themes in his new book, Racial Realities and Post-Racial Dreams: The Age of Obama and Beyond.

Taste of Bronzeville

Monday, February 29

MTCC Bridge

Sponsor: SCDI

Sample great food from Bronzeville restaurants

Black History Month is sponsored by the Office of Campus Life. Questions? Contact Lynne Meyer, director of spiritual life and diversity at lmeyer2@iit.edu