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NSU’s Celebration of Black History Month Educates, Informs, Entertains
NSU has honored Black History Month in February 2011 through a variety of activities, including engaging art exhibitions, performances, dynamic speakers, and compelling educational workshops and discussions for all ages.
Highlights of the month-long celebration included the grand opening of a new photo exhibit documenting Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; a Soul Food cooking demo and tasting; the Strengths of the Black Family series featuring talks on Hip Hop and Black Love; African and urban funk dance classes; a one-man show about Langston Hughes; and much, much more!
For the complete listing, please visit: www.nova.edu/blackhistory.
Trina Robinson of NBC 6’s South Florida Today, left, with Mara Kiffin and Tim Dixon from NSU. The trio talked about “And Freedom For All,” the African Presence photo exhibit on view in the Alvin Sherman Library’s Second Floor Gallery until March 31.
This celebration also garnered extensive media coverage, ranging from daily event listings and a photo feature in the Sun-Sentinel, to featured Black History Month lists in the Miami Herald, New Times, and the Davie/Cooper City Gazette. Additional coverage included:
- African Presence exhibit featured in Yahoo News’s “Black History Events in Florida’s Largest Cities”
- WIOD news segment promoting the African Presence exhibit, aired on Feb. 5
- The Langston Hughes one-man show was promoted by Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Professor Chetachi Egwu on HOT 105 on Feb. 14
- The African Presence exhibit was promoted on NBC6’s South Florida Today on Feb. 14 by University Relations’ Mara Kiffin and Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences Professor Tim Dixon.
- South Florida Times ran “Nova to Celebrate Black History Month with Awards Gala” about the Carrie P. Meek awards on Feb. 17