Black History Month Events 2023

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Schedule of Events

Entire Month of February

"Lynching of Mary Turner Art exhibit"
Archives, Odum Library, 4th floor William Mobley Reading Room

February 1, 2023 (Wednesday)

Black History Month Kick off
Sponsored by: Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Palms Dining
Time: 11am-2pm
Location: Palms Dining
Event Description: Lunch in Palms Dining Hall 

February 2, 2023 (Thursday)

Event #1: Black History Month Trivia
Time: 6pm-7pm
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description: Come learn and compete with Black History Month Trivia!
Register: Here

Event#2: Afro Movie Night  
Sponsored by: African Student Association and Africana Studies  
Time: 7pm 
Location: Student Union Theater 
Event Description: Movie Night   

February 3, 2023 (Friday)

A Journey Through Black History | from 1619 to 2023
Time: 7pm-8pm
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description: This guided story takes place throughout Black history through mindfulness practices, relaxing participants, and fostering empathy.
Register: Here

February 4, 2023 (Saturday)

Black History Game Night
Time: 7pm-10pm
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description: A night of virtual trivia that highlights many achievements in Black History. Be prepared to have many "I am today years old" moments.
Register: Here

February 5, 2023 (Sunday)

Black Conversation
Time: 5pm-6:30pm
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description: Join us as we have an open conversation about the things that affect the black community. An honest and open conversation
Register: Here

February 6, 2023 (Monday)

Black Business Fundamentals
Time: 2pm-5pm
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description: Black Business Fundamentals is an online event where we will discuss how micro black business can become large black businesses.
Register: Here 

February 7, 2023 (Tuesday)

BHM Art Spoken
Sponsored by: Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Art & Design Department
Time: 6pm
Location: Student Union Rotunda
Event Description: Art showcase

February 8, 2023 (Wednesday)

Event #1: Wednesday Wind Down (Black Love Movie Edition)
Sponsored by: Africana Studies
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Converse Hall 1204 Auditorium
Event Description: Movie Night

Event #2: Through the African American Lens: Afrofuturism: The Origin Story – A Smithsonian Channel Documentary
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Virtual Event
Register: Here

February 9, 2023 (Thursday)

Black Health Matters: Reimagining Healthy Black Futures
Time: 12pm-1:30pm
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description: Join us for conversation and community as we reimagine healthy Black futures in honor of Black Futures Month.
Register: Here

February 10, 2023 (Friday)

Black Histories Wikipedia & Wikidata Edit-a-thon (2023)
Time: 10am-1pm
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description: We invite you to celebrate Black History Month with us. Learn to edit Wikipedia or Wikidata and help us improve coverage of Black history!
Register: Here

February 11, 2023 (Saturday)

Black History Program
Sponsored by: Southside Library
Time: 2:00pm
Location: Willis Miller Library Community Room, 2906 Julia Drive in Valdosta
Event Description: Annual Black History program

February 12, 2023 (Sunday)

Black History Month Movie: Journey to Justice
Time: 1:30pm-4pm
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description: The documentary "Journey to Justice" (2000, 47 minutes, directed by Roger McTair) pays tribute to a group of Canadians who took racism to court. They are Canada's unsung heroes in the fight for Black civil rights. Presented in partnership with the Congress of Black Women of Canada.
Register: Here

February 13, 2023 (Monday)

Event Title: Work It!
Sponsored by: Human Resources and Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion
Time: 10am-11am
Location: Student Union Meeting Room 3 & 4
Event Description: Panel Discussion

February 14, 2023 (Tuesday)

Event #1: Community Conversations on Mental Health
Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description: A free virtual learning event focused on exploring experiences of mental health and unpacking stigma in the African American community.
Register: Here

Event #2: Titletown Jazz Concert
7:30pm
Whitehead Auditorium
Featuring the VSU Jazz Ensemble and New Jazz Ensemble, Valdosta High School Jazz Ensemble, Ware County High School Jazz Ensemble
Admission is free and open to the public

February 15, 2023 (Wednesday)

"How It Feels to Be Free" Film Screening
Time: 3pm-5pm
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description: Watch how iconic African American female entertainers challenged the entertainment industry while transforming themselves & their audiences.
Register: Here

February 16, 2023 (Thursday)

From Boys to Men
Sponsored by: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Time: 6pm
Location: TBA
Event Description: Panel discussion

February 17, 2023 (Friday)

Soul 2 Soul's Netflix Watch Party: Two Distant Strangers
Time: 10pm-12am
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description: Join us for Soul 2 Soul's Netflix Watch Party and Discussion. Facilitated by Soul 2 Soul's CEO Dr. Gregory Canillas.
Register: Here

February 18, 2023 (Saturday)

The Prep School Negro (Joan Countryman)
Time: 1pm
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description: A screening of the 2012 documentary in honor of trailblazing African American Quaker educator, Joan Countryman.
Register: Here 

February 19, 2023 (Sunday)

Black Everywhere® - Black Owned Business Showcase
Time: 6pm-7pm
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description: Want to share your Black owned business or learn about the businesses in our community? Join!
Register: Here

February 20, 2023 (Monday)

Professional, Black and Dating: a Conversation for Black Women
Time: 7pm-10pm
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description:  Unfiltered is back at it again with some real talk about what it looks like to be professional Black women on the dating scene.
Register: Here

February 21, 2023 (Tuesday)

Ira Knight Presents-From Myth to Man: Martin Luther King Jr., An Interpretation
Sponsored by: Office of Diversity and Inclusion, SGA, and NPHC
Time: 7pm
Location: Student Union Theater
Event Description: 30-minute play production followed by discussion Q&A

February 22, 2023 (Wednesday)

Wednesday Wind Down (Black History Month Movie Edition)
Sponsored by: Africana Studies
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Converse Hall 1204 Auditorium
Event Description: Movie Night

February 23, 2023 (Thursday)

Event #1: Blazer Pitch
Sponsored by: Office of Career Opportunities & Volunteer Services and Office of Student Diversity & Inclusion
Time: 6pm
Location: Student Union Heritage Room
Event Description: Supporting Blazer Entrepreneurs

Event #2: Lift Every Voice & Sing
Sponsored by: Courageous Campus Ministries
Time: 8PM
Location: Bailey Science Center Auditorium 
Event Description: Night of Praise & Worship

February 24, 2023 (Friday)

A Journey Through Black History | from 1619 to 2023
Time: 7pm-8pm
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description: This guided story takes place throughout Black history through mindfulness practices, relaxing participants and fostering empathy.
Register: Here

February 25, 2023 (Saturday)

Day of Service
Sponsored by: Black History Month Committee
Time: 10AM
Location: Student Union 

February 26, 2023 (Sunday)

Black Lotus Project - A Gathering of Black/African Bisexual+ Men
Time: 1pm-4pm
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description: A gathering of men of African descent who are sexually fluid, bisexual, queer, questioning, and/or pansexual, i.e., Black bi+ men.
Register: Here

February 27, 2023 (Monday)

The History of the Divine Nine Greek Fraternities & Sororities
Time: 1pm-2pm
Location: Virtual Event
Event Description: Great Plains Black History Museum Presents The History of the Divine Nine African American Fraternities and Sororities
Register: Here

February 28, 2023 (Tuesday)

Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever
Sponsored by: Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Campus Activities Board
Time: 7pm
Location: Front Lawn
Event Description: Screen on the Green (Movie Night)