News & Event Information

For Immediate Release

Written by: Laurel Alberson, 260-481-6165

Media contact: Chris Douse, 260-481-6604

IPFW Celebrates Black History Month

(Fort Wayne, Jan. 14, 2008) -- This year, Black History Month is a misnomer. The events and activities are so numerous that the celebration will actually last a month and a half. From January 20 to March 1, Indiana University—Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) and the community will honor and increase knowledge about black history.

A Dream Celebration

Date and Time: Sun, Jan. 20 at 5 p.m.
Location: IPFW Rhinehart Recital Hall
Cost: Free
Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

Dr. King's Unity-Day Celebration

Date and Time: Mon, Jan. 21 from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Grand Wayne Center
Cost: Free
Sponsor: MLK Club, Inc.

Civil Rights Panel

Date and Time: Mon, Jan. 21 at 1:30 p.m.
Location: Lincoln Museum Auditorium
Address: 200 E. Berry St.
Cost: Free
Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

Critical Race Theory Seminar

Date and Time: Thurs, Jan. 24 at Noon
Location: IPFW Walb Student Union, Room G21
Cost: Free
Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

Folks United Nowadays Breakfast - Lifting as We Climb: The History of African-American Organizations Nationally and Locally

Date and Time: Fri, Feb.1 from 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Location: Links Wonderland
Address: 1711 E. Creighton Ave.
Cost: Free

Black Collegian Caucus' Poetry Rhyme and Reason

Date and Time: Tues, Feb. 5 from 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
Location: IPFW Walb Student Union Cafeteria
Cost: Free
Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

Panel Discussion - "The Significance of the African-American Faculty Member"

Date and Time: Wed, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m.
Location: IPFW Walb Student Union, Room 114-116
Cost: Free
Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

Omnibus Lecture Series: Henry Louis Gates Jr., "Genealogy and Genetics and the African-American Experience"

Date and Time: Thurs, Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: IPFW John and Ruth Rhinehart Music Center
Cost: Free
Co-Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

"The Role of the Black Church in the 2008 Presidential Election"

Date and Time: Fri, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m.
Location: IPFW Walb Student Union, Room 222-226
Cost: Free
Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

Black Collegian Caucus' Poetry Rhyme and Reason

Date and Time: Sat, Feb. 9 from 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m.
Location: IPFW Walb Student Union Cafeteria
Cost: Free
Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

"Do Men and Women Speak the Same Language?"

Date and Time: Wed, Feb 13 from Noon-1:15 p.m.
Location: IPFW Walb Student Union, Room G21
Cost: Free
Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

"African-Americans and Latinos: Working Together to Realize the Dream - A Conversation between Black and Brown"

Date and Time: Wed, Feb 13 at 6 p.m.
Location: IPFW Studio Theater in Kettler Hall
Cost: Free
Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

Fourth Annual ODMA Gospel Celebration

Date and Time: Sun, Feb. 17 at 5 p.m.
Location: IPFW Walb Student Union Ballroom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

"Realizing King's Dream through Student Involvement: An African-American Student Perspective"

Date and Time: Wed, Feb. 20 from Noon-1:15 p.m.
Location: IPFW Walb Student Union
Cost: Free
Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

University Religious Forum - "History, Faith, Poetry and Hip-Hop: Keeping It Real"

Date and Time: Thurs, Feb. 21 from Noon-1:15 p.m.
Location: IPFW Gates Sports Center, Room 104
Cost: Free

"A Day without African-Americans"

Date and Time: Thurs, Feb. 21 at 6:30 p.m.
Location: Fort Wayne Urban League
Address: 2135 S. Hanna St.
Cost: Free
Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

"A Musical Tribute to Dreamgirls"

Date and Time: Sat, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m.
Location: IPFW Walb Student Union Ballroom
Cost: Free
Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

Black History Month Film

Date and Time: Sun, Feb. 24 at 4 p.m.
Location: African/African-American Historical Museum
Address: 436 Douglas Ave.
Cost: Free

African-American/Black Healthcare Professionals in Fort Wayne: Past, Present and Future

Date and Time: Mon, Feb. 25 from 5 p.m.-7 p.m.
Location: IPFW Health Education Center at the Lafayette Medical Center
Address: 2700 S. Lafayette St., Suite 100
Cost: Free

"African But Not American, Black But Not Black"

Date and Time: Wed, Feb. 27 from Noon-1:15 p.m.
Location: IPFW Walb Student Union, Room G21
Cost: Free
Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

"How Black are Hispanics? A Look at Latinos Cultural Differences!"

Date and Time: Wed, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.
Location: IPFW Walb Student Union, Room 114-116
Cost: Free
Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

Great Men, Great Women Diversity Breakfast

Date and Time: Sat, March 1 from 9 a.m.-noon
Location: IPFW Walb Student Union Ballroom
Cost: $12 adults, $10 students
Sponsor: IPFW Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs

For more information, contact Christopher W. Riley, coordinator of student success and multicultural programs, at 260-481-6847 or rileyc@ipfw.edu.

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