2022 EVENTS
February 5 - Black Joy and Art
- 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST
- The Black House
- Register for this event here
Join us in the Black House as we strengthen the bonds within the black community and make art. We will be providing tote bags, canvases, paints, and other mediums and art supplies. Feel free to use whatever artistic media you would like to express yourself or bring something of your own!"
February 7 - Black Diaspora Keynote: Ayanna Legros- interviewed by NU Chair of African American Studies Department Dr. Mary Patillo
- 6:30 PM CST
- Register here for this BHM Global Week event
Ayanna Legros is an interdisciplinary historian of 20th century Caribbean and Latin America. She is completing at Ph.D. in the Department of History at Duke University. Her dissertation project: “Echoes in Exile: Haitian Radio Activism in New York City (1969-2002)” spans the fields of sound studies, immigration, Black diaspora studies, and histories of technology. Her work uses oral histories, radio show transcripts, cassette tapes, and songs to craft a nuanced history of Haitians peoples’ usage of radio to inform and empower new political visions for the nation.
February 8 - Study Abroad 101
- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CST
- The Black House
- Register here for this BHM Global Week event
Northwestern’s very own study abroad program manager Norvell Watts will be leading a session for students to learn more about the study abroad opportunities NU offers while providing resources for navigating how identity may show up while studying abroad.
February 9 - Traveling While Black
- 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM CST
- Lutkin’s Hall
- Register here for this BHM Global Week event
A diverse panel of NU Black travelers will come together to discuss the intersections of identity and travel across the world. The panel will be centered around travel accessibility, increasing Black participation in international travel, cultural norms, overcoming obstacles, and racism abroad.
February 10 - BHM X Queer Wellness Chat with the smallWORLD collective
- 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CST
- The Black House
- Register for this event here
This hybrid MSA event will be facilitated by the smallWORLD collective, a Chicago-based black queer and trans family of artists. This workshop will introduce students to the practice of ethical non-monogamy through a black liberatory framework. In doing so, our goal is to support students exploring the dimensions of emotionality that emerge in non-monogamous relationships. The experiences of black queer and trans folx will be centered in this space. We will have in-person and remote options.
February 14 - Sexual Health/ Sexual Violence Awareness
- Time: TBD
- The Black House
- Register for this event here
Hosted by NU’s Center for Awareness, Response & Education, we will be holding space to discuss sexual health and sexual violence awareness across the Black Diaspora.
February 27 - Jabulani
- 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CST
- Parkes Hall 122
- Register for this event here
February 28 - Graduate School: Hints, Tips and Advice from a Black Perspective
- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CST
- Quibbler’s Club Family Room - The Black House
- Register for this event here
Along with graduate-level scholars from NU and the University of Chicago, MSA Assistant Director Derek Nettingham will be hosting a casual space for graduate and undergraduate students to network about education beyond a bachelor’s degree.