Tri-County Celebrates Black History Month with Workshops, Performances
CONTACT: CROSLENA JOHNSON, 646-1568
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/21/2009
(By Lisa Garrett)
PENDLETON --- Tri-County Technical College will celebrate Black History Month with a variety of workshops and performances.
Hip Hop Comes to School -- Bryant Smith, facilitator of Manhood 101/Womanhood 101, will facilitate this workshop set for February 4 from 12:20-2:20 p.m. in the Marshall J. Parker Auditorium in Oconee Hall. This program is light hearted, but is a critical examination of hip-hop culture and its impact on the institution of higher education.
Part history lesson, part multicultural experience, this workshop does not shy away from the tough questions. “Hip-Hop Comes to School” will have you re-examining your view on hip-hop fashion, music and art, as well as make you re-evaluate the ways in which we establish rules and accept sometimes questionable behavior, all in the name of hip-hop.
Black History Month Evening Drop-In Appreciation Event -- Evening students are invited to attend drop-in February 10 from 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. in the Café.
I, Too, Am America, featuring Clark Nesbitt, provides insight into the genius of some of America’s greatest African-American writers, poets and activists from the early 1900’s to the Civil Rights Movement. It will be held February 16 from 1:20-2:20 p.m. in the Marshall J. Parker Auditorium. The audience will gain a sense of the struggles, pains and joys of being black in America.
An NCBI Student Diversity Workshop will be held February 23 from 1:25 - 2:20 p.m. in Pickens Hall, Room 148. This interactive workshop will show students how to appreciate their similarities and differences and how to overcome prejudices and stereotypes.
These events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Croslena Johnson at 646-1568 or cjohnso5@tctc.edu.
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