DATE: February 13, 2008
CONTACT:
Christie Medina, (864) 656-1400
mmedina@clemson.edu
WRITER:
Alex Hill, (864) 656-2061
ahill2@clemson.edu
Clemson celebrates Black History Month
CLEMSON — Clemson will host several events in celebration of Black History Month.
“Love & Jazz,” featuring flutist Galen Abdur-Razzaq and his band, will be at 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, in the Hendrix Center meeting rooms. Abdur-Razzaq will perform and present a brief history of jazz.
On Monday, Feb. 18, there will be a forum titled “The Politics of Race, Gender and Our Youth” at 7 p.m. in the Palmetto Ballroom. Panelists include Joseph Stewart, professor and chairman of the department of political science; Bruce Ransom, professor of political science; Abel Bartley, associate professor and director of the Pan-African Studies Program; and Jeff Kenney, graduate student leader.
On Wednesday, Feb. 20, dining services will celebrate a cultural food day from 4:25 to 8 p.m. in the Harcombe and Schilleter dining halls with “soul food” items for dinner.
On Thursday, Feb. 28, the celebration concludes with a lecture by H. Julian Bond at 7:30 p.m. at the Strom Thurmond Institute. In light of the Barack Obama campaign, civil rights figure Bond will discuss civil rights and the future of race relations in the U.S.
Bond was elected to the Georgia assembly, but was denied his seat because of his statements opposing the war in Vietnam. R-elected in 1966, he began serving after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld his right to hold office. He was a state representative until 1974, when he then served as a state senator. In 1998 he became chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He is the author of “A Time to Speak, a Time to Act.”
"The office of multicultural programs and services celebrates the various cultures represented on campus throughout the year. February, also referred to as Black History Month, is a time to pause and reflect on the various contributions African Americans have made within the larger society,” said Christie Medina, associate director, multicultural programs and services. “The variety of our Black History Month programming aims to encourage everyone to celebrate the many contributions of this culture and to discuss current issues within the community.”
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