Black/African Heritage Month 2019
Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education + LGBTQ Resources and African and African American Studies presents George Mason’s Black/African Heritage Month 2019. The theme for this month is The Awakening: Alive. Aware. Awake. and the programs will be centered on consciousness and awareness. We are committed to learning, engaging, realizing the dreams of our ancestors. Questions? Email bblake5@gmu.edu.
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Black/African Heritage Month Calendar
Signature Black/African Heritage Month 2019 Events
Stay Woke Silent Party: Kickoff Event
January 31st, 2019 at 10:00PM-1:00 AM
HUB Ballroom
STAY WOKE! As we end the MLK Commemoration: Dream and Nightmares: We Must Speak. Let us be reminded that we cannot afford to be silent or ‘asleep’ in the face of injustice, hence our Stay Woke Silent Party! Join us at the Kickoff event as we countdown to February 1st! There will be snacks, sounds provided by Live Life Silent Headphones, and family-style fun and games for all to enjoy.
Fourth Annual Black Excellence Gala
February 22, 2019 at 6:00pm
Johnson Center, DewberryHall
Description: The Black Excellence Gala is an annual event that highlights the academic achievements and talents of the Students, Faculty and Allies on the campus of George Mason University. 400 Mason community members will gather in Dewberry Hall to celebrate the closing of Black/African Heritage Month through food, music, and empowerment. The theme and attire for this event is A Trip to the Ancestral Plain. Dressing in white is encouraged.
Sponsored by University Life, Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education + LGBTQ Recourses & African and African American Studies
Legacies and Lineage: An Awakening Discussion of African Ancestries
February 25, 2019 at 6:00pm
Johnson Center, Dewberry Hall
2019 marks 400 years since enslaved Africans were taken from their home continent to the East Coast ports of the United States. With their capture, Africans were stripped of their identity, names, and religion. In an effort to connect Mason students and Staff back to their African Lineage, the African Student Association, Black Student Alliance, and Caribbean Student Association have collaborated with AfricanAncestry.com to conduct 10 DNA tests. Company CEO Gina Paige will be speaking with us on campus to explore the results. Join us and you may be selected to have a free AfricanAncestry.com DNA test done!
Sponsored by African Student Association, Black Student Alliance, Caribbean Student Association & Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education + LGBTQ Resources
Partner Black/African Heritage Month 2019 Events
NCPH Step Show
February 1, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Center for the Arts
Sponsored by National Pan-Hellenic Council
Black World AIDS Day
February 7, 2019, all day
Johnson Center, Kiosk
Sponsored by Student Support and Advocacy
Forgotten Heroes: Black Muslim History
February 7, 2019 at 4:00 PM
Johnson Center, George's
Sponsored by Access Islam
BSA Fashion Show: Heart, Body, Mind & Soul
February 15, 2019 at 7:00 PM
Johnson Center, Dewberry Hall
Sponsored by Black Student Alliance
African Dance Workshop
February 18, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Location TBD
Sponsored by International Student Programs (OIPS)
Black Spirit Fest
February 21, 2019 at 5:00 PM
SUB I, Patriots' Lounge
Sponsored by Black Mason
George Mason Homecoming Basketball Game
February 23,2019 at 4:00 PM
Eagle Bank Arena
Black Panther Event
February 26, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Johnson Center, George's
Sponsored by XRoads