2021 Black History Month Events
WC Office of Diversity & Inclusion
6th Annual Black Unity Conference
February 5, 2021- Sinclair Community College
4:00 pm EST/3:00 pm CST
Sinclair Community College is proud to present a virtual webinar for the “6th Annual Black Unity Conference” and is pleased to extend an invitation to you to join us on Friday, February 5, 2021, beginning at 4:00 p.m. EST Journalist Timothy Moore will interview Dr. Eddie Glaude and discuss racial and social injustice, civil rights, and commentary on the 2020 election and what the future holds for the nation. Dr. Glaude will also discuss his new book on James Baldwin.
Wilmington College, Murray State University and Wittenberg University will be registering a team of student leaders for this event.
Register HERE for this virtual webinar.
Wittenberg Univ. Brotherhood Series- Brotherhood and Community Engagement Presents: Mr. Steve Stephens
"Brotherhood and Community Engagement"
February 10, 2021-Wittenberg University
7:30pm EST/6:30pm CST
Mr. Steve Stephens, II
Coordinator for Greek Life
Bowie State University, Bowie, MD
Steve Stephens II, oversees Greek Life and Community Service Endeavors at Bowie State University (BSU). He is a higher education professional with over 10 years of executive leadership experience. Steve is responsible for the comprehensive development of the BSU Fraternity and Sorority Life student population. Steve has facilitated over 35 programs for Student Government Associations, Fraternity and Sorority Life, Student Affairs Professionals, Secondary Education Executive Leadership teams, and fiscal management training cohorts.
To Attend Click Here for the ZOOM Link.
"The Movement" | Dialogues On Diversity: Social Justice Theater
February 11, 2021-Wilmington College
7:30pm EST/6:30pm CST
The Movement | Dialogues On Diversity
The Movement: 50 Years of Love and Struggle is a visual chronicle which highlights many of the political, social and cultural markers of the roughly 50 years since passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This theatrical production features EMMY Award winning actor Ron Jones. Jones plays multiple characters and takes the audience on a journey through the ever-changing face of the African American experience. Through both the comedic and poignant, the show’s characters tell of the great struggles and of the challenges ahead. From the “Black Power 60’s”, to the “Blaxploitation 70’s”, into the “Cosby 80’s” and through the so-called “Post Racial” new millennia, "The Movement" is a survey of the best and sometimes worst of the African-American experience.
To Attend Click here for the ZOOM link. Pass Code "161574"
Murray State University OMI Speaker Series - Sister II Sister Presents: Ms. Corrine Witherspoon
"From Harriet Tubman to Kamala Harris ...The Black Women's Journey through Leadership"
February 12, 2021-Murray State University
6:30 pm EST/5:30 pm CST
Director, McClain Center for Diversity
Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH
Ms. Witherspoon is a veteran higher education administrator with 15 years of experience in the areas of diversity, inclusion, gender, and social justice training, fiscal allocation and management, student advising and support, and personnel management. She earned her B.A. in Black World Studies and English Literature from Miami University in 2003; her master’s in education in college student personnel from Ohio University in 2005; and is currently working on her doctor of education in educational leadership at Northern Kentucky University. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2013 Miryam Award, the 2016 Miriam Spencer Diversity Ambassador Award, the 2016 UC-Blue Ash Distinguished Service “Rising Star” Award, the 2016 YWCA Rising Star: Cincinnati YWCA, and the 2016 Distinguished Pearl: Sister to Sister Award.
To Attend Click Here for the ZOOM Link.
Hip-Hop & Student Activism w/ Dr. D. Akil Houston
Lecture and Live DJ Performance
February 17, 2021-Wittenberg University
6:30 pm EST/5:30 pm CST
Dr. D. Akil Houston,
Associate Professor
African American Studies
Ohio University, Athens, OH
To Attend Click Here for the ZOOM Link.
Murray State University OMI Speaker Series/Brother II Brother Presents: Dr. Kelvin King
The Black Male Experience: Academics, Athletics, and Advancement
February 19, 2021-Murray State University
6:30 pm EST/5:30 pm CST
Dr. Kelvin King
Professor of English & Communication
Lawson State Community College, Birmingham, AL
Author and Activist
To Attend Click Here for the ZOOM Link.
Wilmington College Black Student Initiative Presents: What Would Dr. King & Malcolm X Teach in 2021? A Conversation w/ Odell A. Bizzell, II
February 22, 2021-Wilmington College
7:30 pm EST/6:30 pm CST
As part of its annual Black History Month Program, WC's BSI welcomes Odell Bizzell who will lead a dynamic, entertaining 1-hour virtual presentation centered on DEI and Leadership. Q&A to follow.
To Attend Click Here for ZOOM Link.
BHM Virtual Paint Party w/ Soul Palette - "Phoenix Rise"
February 15th, 2021
7:30pm - 8:45pm - Virtual
Click HERE to Reserve a Spot in the Program
Ves Akimbo - Solo Guitar Performance
February 17th, 2021
12:00pm
welcoming guitarist Ves Akimbo. Ves will share his unique talents as he performs a set of music
in honor of BHM.
Black Student Initiative Movie Screening - I'm Not Your Negro
February 18th, 2021
7:30pm - CSA 240
Based on James Baldwin's unfinished book, this visual essay explores racism through the stories of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. I Am Not Your Negro envisions the book James Baldwin never finished, a radical narration about race in America, using the writer’s original words, as read by actor Samuel L. Jackson. More Info..
A Conversation w/ Dr. Bernice King
February 23rd, 2021
7:00pm - Virtual
Join us for a conversation with global thought leader, orator and peace advocate, Dr. Bernice King. Dr. King is the CEO of the King Center which was founded by her mother, Coretta Scott King. From this position, the same one held by her mother, Dr. King continues to advance her parents’ legacy of Kingian Nonviolence, which she re-branded Nonviolence365™️
Presented by: The National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS)
To Attend Click Here for the ZOOM Link.
Finding Freedom in Greene County
February 24th, 2021
2:00pm - Virtual
The Office of Diversity & Inclusion along with the WC Quaker Heritage Center invites you to join the Greene County Archives on for a special virtual program in which they will explore and examine the lives of freed slaves that settled in Greene County in 1859. Q&A Following the session.
ZOOM link .... passcode .. 472562
DNA Discussion Series Presents "Red Black & Blue - 2"
February 25th, 2021
7:30pm - TOP & Virtual
WC student led team DNA (Diversity In Action) is hosting part 2 of an event surrounding the discussion of Red, Black and Blues Lives and who actually “matters”. As always the objective of this program is to foster discussion and dialogue. Once again WC welcomes a distinct panel that will feature representatives from the Police, the Cincinnati Fire Department and a Black Lives Matter activist.
This event will be held in person for the WC community and streamed simultaneously