Contact: Thomas Longstaff
Phone: (207) 872-3150
Colby Celebrates Black History Month
Colby will celebrate February as Black History Month with a month-long film festival series, "Where the Love is Generous," as well as a lecture. All events are open to the public free of charge. Black History Month grew out of "Negro History Week," begun in 1926 by historian Carter G. Woodson and tied to the birthday of Frederick Douglass.
Events at Colby celebrating black history include:
Thurs., Feb. 3, at 8 p.m.
Mississippi Masala
1991 film directed by Mira Nair, starring Denzel Washington
Room 105, Keyes building (207.872.3150)
Mon., Feb. 7, at 4 p.m.
"Between the Masses and the Folk: Du Bois, Culture and Political Leadership"
Lecture by Robert Gooding-Williams, philosophy professor, Northwestern University
Philosophy Colloquia co-sponsored with African-American studies
Room 205, Lovejoy building (207.872.3150)
Thurs., Feb. 10, at 8 p.m.
Member of the Wedding
1952 film starring Ethel Waters
Room 105, Keyes building (207.872.3150)
Thurs., Feb. 17, at 8 p.m.
The Defiant Ones
1958 film starring Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis
Room 105, Keyes building (207.872.3150)
Thurs., Feb. 24, at 8 p.m.
Places in the Heart
1984 film starring Sally Field and Danny Glover
Room 105, Keyes building (207.872.3150)
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