Mon
Feb 11
Cookbooks by Early Black Californians 1900-1936
Noon – 1pm
@ Geisel Library, Seuss Room
Free
This talk by Dr. Hanna Garth (Anthropology) documents culinary practices in early patterns of Black migration to Southern California.
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Mon
Feb 11
Let it Flow
7 – 9pm
@ Multipurpose Room in the Student Services Center
Free
Let it Flow is an event of spoken word, poetry and art from UCSD and local Black artists sharing their experiences as Black individuals in society and at UCSD.
Tues
Feb 12
“Juke Jam" Tiny Desk Tuesdays
Noon – 1pm
@ Student Center West, between Mandeville Center and the Original Student Center
Free
Join us at the Women’s Center as we celebrate Black artists and bring visibility to the healing power of song, spirit of soul, and expressive power of poetry, with NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts.
Wed
Feb 13
22nd Annual Black History Celebration: Poetry and Migration
11am – 8pm
@ Marshall College, OceanView Restaurant
Free (menu items available for purchase)
This year, our Black History Celebration is an all-day event! Come for lunch, stay for dinner, all the while enjoying art, music, dance, spoken word, a special themed menu, and raffle prizes. Menu info and more at hdh.ucsd.edu/bhm
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Thurs
Feb 14
Film Screening of "An Opera of the World" and Lecture by Professor Manthia Diawara, Cinema Studies, New York University
3:30pm
@ Social Science Building, Room #101
Free and open to campus and general public
Malian Filmmaker Manthia Diawara reflects upon the perils of south-north migration and the hopes and dreams of refugees fleeing from Africa to Europe. Film: 70 minutes, preceded by a lecture. Refreshments will be served.
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Fri
Feb 15
UniverCities: How Higher Education is Transforming Urban America
2 – 3:30pm
@ University Art Gallery
Free Refreshments provided. Please RSVP.
Davarian Baldwin, Professor of American Studies at Trinity College, will talk about the growing influence of higher education on urban development, especially in communities.