{"63984":{"#nid":"63984","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Black History Month Events","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEvery February, Black History Month is observed across the United \nStates.\u0026nbsp;Black History Month is a time to embrace and celebrate aspects of \nAfrican-American culture.\u0026nbsp; This year, Black History Month is particularly \nimportant as the Georgia Tech Community recognizes the 50\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E \nAnniversary of the Matriculation of Black Students. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Please mark your calendar \nand take note of the various scheduled events:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.omed.gatech.edu\/redux\/?p=9601\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;OMED Listings\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETuesday, February 1\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\/sup\u003E \u2013 \u0026nbsp;Black History Taboo\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E7 pm, \nStudent Center Piedmont Room\u003Cbr \/\u003EAttendees will play a Black History version of \nthe popular game Taboo.\u003Cbr \/\u003ESponsored by AASU\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETuesday, February 8\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E \u2013 Black Amazing Race \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E6 pm, Starting at Student Center\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe will be playing Amazing Race with \nBlack Historical locations in the Atlanta area. Each team (with a car) has to go \nto each location and take a picture and whoever comes back the fastest wins a \nprize\u003Cbr \/\u003ESponsored by AASU\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFebruary 9th \u2013 Salute to Ellington\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E10am; Ferst Center for the Arts\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFree lecture\/demo by Jazz Reach that introduces students of all ages to the \nworld of jazz music.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFebruary 12th \u2013 Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E7PM; Ferst Center, Richard Gallery\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFebruary 12th ~ Sound check and Q\u0026amp;A for GT students followed by Jazz \nConnect @ 7PM in the Richards Gallery of the theater.\u0026nbsp; The performance will be \nheld the same day @ 8 PM; student tickets are $10.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\ufeff\u003Cstrong\u003ETuesday, February 15\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E \u2013 \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBook Club \nDiscussion \u2013 The Help\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Eby Kathryn \nStockett\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E12 \u2013 1 pm, Women\u2019s Resource Center\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBring your lunch and join the WRC and Diversity Programs for a conversation \nabout Kathryn Stockett\u2019s The Help. Set during the nascent civil rights movement \nin Jackson, Miss., where black women were trusted to raise white children but \nnot to polish the household silver. Eugenia Skeeter Phelan is just home from \ncollege in 1962, and, anxious to become a writer, is advised to hone her chops \nby writing about what disturbs you. The budding social activist begins to \ncollect the stories of the black women on whom the country club sets relies and \nmistrusts enlisting the help of Aibileen, a maid who\u2019s raised 17 children, and \nAibileen\u2019s best friend Minny, who\u2019s found herself unemployed more than a few \ntimes after mouthing off to her white employers. The book Skeeter puts together \nbased on their stories is scathing and shocking, bringing pride and hope to the \nblack community, while giving Skeeter the courage to break down her personal \nboundaries and pursue her dreams.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESponsored by the Office of Diversity Programs and the Women\u2019s Resource \nCenter\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.womenscenter.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=58\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.womenscenter.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=58\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E \n\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETuesday, February 15\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E \u2013 \u201cUnderstanding Identity and \nBuilding a Collective Voice\u201d Panel\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E6 \u2013 8 pm (including a reception), \nKlaus 1456 and Klaus Atrium (for reception)\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe purpose of the \u201cUnderstanding \nIdentity and Building a Collective Voice\u201d Education Session will be\u0026nbsp;to show \nstudents the value of stepping outside of their own identity groups in order to \nbuild community. While sometimes uncomfortable, and sometimes met with \nresistance, the value of thinking and acting with a community in mind, and not \njust the parts that make it, produces extraordinary results. GT Alumni panelist \nwill share their experiences and stories about times in their careers, \ncommunities, and personal lives where they have focused outside of their \nimmediate circles to highlight inclusiveness, or to build a collective voice to \nreach a broader goal, and the success they have found in those ventures. This \npanel will allow students to consider their own identity groups and allow them \nto consider how to bring strength to a community by leveraging their \nindividuality and experience.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESponsored by SAA, AASU, OMED, and the 50\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E Matriculation \nCommittee\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtsaa.com\/?q=understanding-identity-panel\u0022 title=\u0022http:\/\/www.gtsaa.com\/?q=understanding-identity-panel\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.gtsaa.com\/?q=understanding-identity-panel\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, February 17\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E \u2013 Trivia Night @\u0026nbsp;Junior\u2019s \nGrill\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E6 pm, Junior\u2019s Grill\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnnual Black History Trivia Night at Juniors.\u003Cbr \/\u003ESponsored by AASU\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThursday, February 24\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E \u2013 Natural Hair Panel with \u201cGT \nCampaign for EveryBody\u201d \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E7 \u2013 9 pm, Student Center Ballroom\u003Cbr \/\u003ESponsored by GT Housing, Office of \nDiversity, AASU, and Women\u2019s Resource Center\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFriday, February 25\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E \u2013 ONYX BALL!!!\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E8 pm \u2013 1 \nam, The Biltmore\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEvery year, the African American Student Union finishes Black History Month \nby hosting the Onyx Ball where Georgia Tech students and their guests come \ndressed to impress to celebrate the accomplishments of African Americans \nthroughout history.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information contact Erin Wilson at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:gtaasu.blackhistory@gmail.com\u0022\u003Egtaasu.blackhistory@gmail.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu\/aasu\/onyx_ball.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.cyberbuzz.gatech.edu\/aasu\/onyx_ball.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMonday, February 28\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E \u2013 Unveiling of African American \nExhibit\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E6:30 pm, Alumni House\u003Cbr \/\u003EYou are cordially invited to an \nevening of \u201cfirsts\u201d as we celebrate the accomplishments of Black Alumni, Faculty \nand Staff over the past 50 years by unveiling the first\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech African \nAmerican History Exhibit.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECocktail Reception, Business Attire\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESponsored By: The Georgia Tech Black Alumni Organization\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EHonored Guests:\u0026nbsp; Georgia Tech\u2019s First\u0026nbsp;Vice President for Institute Diversity, \nDr. Archie Ervin\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDean for the Ivan Allen College, Dr. Jacqueline Royster\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERSVP -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:contactus@gtblackalumni.org\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Econtactus@gtblackalumni.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EList of Cultural\nevents honoring the history of Blacks in America.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Events in celebration of African American History"}],"uid":"27364","created_gmt":"2011-02-01 11:43:04","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 01:53:28","author":"Najah Hofman","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2011-02-02T09:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2011-02-28T04:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2011-02-28T04:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2011-02-02 14:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2011-02-28 09:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2011-02-28 09:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1313","name":"Institute Diversity"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1452","name":"Black History Month"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}