校园庆祝黑人历史月

Emilie Jenson, Public Information Office
2/1/2024

为了纪念2月的黑人历史月，爱荷华中央社区学院将在整个月举办各种各样的活动。

Events kicked off Thursday in the Triton Café student chosen lunch serving up favorites such as fried chicken, sweet potatoes, macaroni and cheese, corn bread and collard greens.

The Iowa Central Diversity Team had the “I have a Dream” board set up near the café entrance where students could write down their dreams and post them to a “Wall of Dreams” alongside posters sharing the stories of black influencers throughout history such as Rosa Parks, Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, and George Washington Carver.

“It is important that we recognize the many valuable contributions that these individuals have had in history,” said Kris Nerem Lowery, a member of the Iowa Central Diversity Committee.

“Black history is a significant part of all history,” said Brandon Bush, student activities assistant director at Iowa Central. “We have a very diverse campus, and it is important for us to recognize all cultures on our campus. We do events like this, the Afro-Latino Festival, the Native American Walking Gallery to recognize the significance to American history that they have had.”

整个月计划的其他活动包括周五晚上以黑人历史类别为主题的琐事之夜，2月16日晚上7点在堡垒博物馆歌剧院由爱荷华州中央声乐系举办的黑人历史月音乐会，以及2月26日在学生资源中心举办的步行图片库。

A screening of Dr. Emma Christopher’s documentary “They Are We” sponsored by the City of Fort Dodge, Iowa Central and the Blanden Memorial Art Museum will be shown at 6:30 p.m. on February 15 in the BHS Auditorium. “They Are We” tells the story of the reunion of a family more than 170 years after they were driven apart by transatlantic slave trade. 该活动将由文化记忆专家尼格斯·鲁迪森-伊姆霍特普博士主持，随后是由北爱荷华大学向上发展三人组主任威尔弗雷德·m·约翰逊博士主持的讨论； 活动家和文化能力顾问雷纳尔多·约翰逊； 退休教育工作者、学习教练辛西娅·胡纳法； 以及Androgyne Studios首席执行官Gerald Cornelius。