Black History Month

Featured events

2014 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute | January 17, 2014 In-person

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. | Special event | Max M. Fisher Music Center

Wayne State University will host its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tribute at the Max M. Fisher Music Center on Friday, January 17, 2014....

25th Annual Reach Out to Youth | February 1, 2014 In-person

8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Community/Service | Scott Hall registration in lobby

Reach Out to Youth (ROTY) is an annual event held at the Wayne State School of Medicine that targets Detroit Public School students...

January 2013|March 2013

Showing 31 events for February, 2013.

Friday | February 1, 2013

When Art Works: African Utilitarian Objects from the Faxon Collection In-person

10 a.m. to 7 p.m. | Show/Exhibition | Old Main Elaine L. Jacob Gallery

Saturday | February 2, 2013

Julie Dash Selects: 'The Rosa Parks Story' screening at Detroit Film Theatre In-person

3 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Movie/Film | Detroit Institute of Arts DetroitFilmTheatre

Monday | February 4, 2013

The Radical Rosa Parks In-person

All day | Lecture | The Henry Ford

A Day of Courage In-person

2:35 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Lecture | The Henry Ford Museum

Tuesday | February 5, 2013

When Art Works: African Utilitarian Objects from the Faxon Collection In-person

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Show/Exhibition | Old Main Elaine L. Jacob Gallery

Wednesday | February 6, 2013

When Art Works: African Utilitarian Objects from the Faxon Collection In-person

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Show/Exhibition | Old Main Elaine L. Jacob Gallery

Emancipation Proclamation In-person

8 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Special event

BSU Presents... Talk that Talk In-person

8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. | Special event | Student Center Hilberry B

Thursday | February 7, 2013

When Art Works: African Utilitarian Objects from the Faxon Collection In-person

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. | Show/Exhibition | Old Main Elaine L. Jacob Gallery

Friday | February 8, 2013

When Art Works: African Utilitarian Objects from the Faxon Collection In-person

10 a.m. to 7 p.m. | Show/Exhibition | Old Main Elaine L. Jacob Gallery

Saturday | February 9, 2013

Julie Dash Selects: 'Funny Valentines' screening at the Charles H. Wright In-person

2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Movie/Film | Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History General Motors Theater

Tuesday | February 12, 2013

Cultural Grounding: Establishing Common Sacred Connections within the African Diaspora In-person

Noon to 1 p.m. | Special event | Student Center #289

WSUSOM Black History Month presentation: Race, Racism, and Illness in the Civil War In-person

5 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Seminar

Black History Bingo In-person

8 p.m. to 10 p.m. | Student activity | Helen L. DeRoy Apartments Activity room

Wednesday | February 13, 2013

Everyday Racism in American Restaurants In-person

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Lecture | Faculty/Administration Building #2339

BSU Presents... Talk that Talk In-person

8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. | Other | Student Center Hilberry B

Thursday | February 14, 2013

Local Governments Welcoming Immigrants In-person

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Lecture | Faculty/Administration Building #2339

Friday | February 15, 2013

Julie Dash Selects: An Evening of Julie Dash Film Shorts at the N'Namdi Center In-person

7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. | Movie/Film | N'Namdi Center for Contemporary Art

Saturday | February 16, 2013

GUN CONTROL RALLY In-person

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. | Other | Gibraltar Trade Center, Mt. Clemens

The Meaning of Hope debuts at DIA's Det. Film Theatre In-person

2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Special event | Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit Film Theatre

Wednesday | February 20, 2013

Beyond “Livin' la vida loca": The status of Spanglish in the U.S. In-person

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Lecture | Faculty/Administration Building #2339

BSU Presents... Talk that Talk In-person

8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. | Other | Student Center Hilberry B

Thursday | February 21, 2013

School of Social Work Sponsors Tour of Underground Railroad In-person

1 p.m. to 2 p.m. | Special event | First Congregational Church of Detroit,

Friday | February 22, 2013

Eugene Perrin Memorial Lecture In-person

2 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Lecture | Scott Hall

Sunday | February 24, 2013

Gift of Life Organ Donation Discussion & Drive In-person

2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Special event | Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Tuesday | February 26, 2013

Haitian Vodou and Cuban Santería: Acculturation of Catholic Saints in African Religions In-person

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Lecture | Faculty/Administration Building #2339

Wednesday | February 27, 2013

BSU Presents... Talk that Talk In-person

Noon to 1 p.m. | Special event | Student Center Hilberry B

Lecture/Recital: The Legacy of Moses Hogan, Composer In-person

12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Lecture | Schaver Music Recital Hall

African Dance Black History Program In-person

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. | Student activity | Helen L. DeRoy Apartments Activity room

Friday | March 1, 2013

8th Annual Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Alumni Association Symposium and Department Research Day In-person

8:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Conference | Margherio Family Conference Center

Saturday | March 2, 2013

Breast Cancer Symposium In-person

7 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Conference | Detroit Troy Marriot