2016 Black History Month
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
