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NSU Celebrates Black History Month! Events begin Feb. 5
NSU’s Black History Month celebration begins! Mark your calendar for this week’s stimulating and entertaining events:
Tuesday, February 5
Ripley Ohio: Gateway to Freedom on the “Underground Railroad”, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Please join Peter Caproni, Ph.D. from the Center for Psychological Studies, as he explores the role of his hometown of Ripley Ohio as an early stop on the Underground Railroad. A slave woman who crossed the frozen river to Ripley inspired the character Eliza in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s landmark book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Location: Maltz Building, room 2045. For additional information, please contact Peter Caproni at pc491@nova.edu.
Augusto Soledade BrazzDance Dance Sampler, Noon- 1:00 p.m.
Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences will host renowned South Florida dance company Augusto Soledade BrazzDance for a preview of their upcoming show, Cordel, which will be held in February at the Adrienne Arsht Center. Cordel is a work inspired by Argentine tango, American hip-hop and Brazil’s popular Cordel literature – and Kayala, which is based on the Brazilian folktale “How Night Came from the Sea.” Location: Performance Theater in the Don Taft University Center on NSU’s main campus. The event is free but space is limited. For more information, please contact Chetachi Egwu, Ph.D. at 954-262-8073 or egwu@nova.edu.
For a full listing of events taking place during February, please visit www.nova.edu/blackhistory.