Celebrating Black Joy
About the Event
Come enjoy an open space for celebrating African American heritage! This event features games, trivia and conversations all surrounding the theme of Black History Month.
H.S. to College Mixer
About the Event
Our annual mixer invites high school students from Chicago and Springfield to visit UIS.
African Dance and Drum ECCE
About the Event
"Walking Proudly: Embodying Liberation Capital in Chicago's West African Dance and Drum Communities" grows out of Queen Meccasia Zabriskie’s research on dancers and their place in Black life in Chicago from the 1960s through the 2010s. In this presentation, Zabriskie will engage audiences in a movement-based presentation about “embodied liberation capital” drawing on her historical, ethnographic and performance-based research on West African Drum and Dance practices in Chicago.
Aids Awareness & BHM Ribbon Tabling
About the Event
Students can grab pamphlets and safe sex kits. At this tabling event, we will also pass out BHM ribbons and allow students to answer two questions about BHM.
U of I System Kickoff
About the Event
Students and campus members will have the chance to engage in an interactive art exhibit that demonstrates the arch/history of each campus center. You will be able to navigate through each area and see the foundations of the diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ) work that exists within and between the different eras on each respective campus, learning about the progress, struggle, and continued advocacy/activism that each center endures. Finally, it will culminate in a panel discussion of former and current directors of each center.
Black History Month Candlelight Vigil
About the Event
The UIS Diversity Center uses this event to open Black History Month and begin the month-long celebration of Black/African culture. The event will feature performances and reflection on those who have paved the way during the candlelight vigil.
Walking Proudly: Embodying Liberation Capital in Chicago's West African Dance and Drum Communities
ECCE Speaking Series: UIS Black History Month Event
Walking Proudly: Embodying Liberation Capital in Chicago's West African Dance and Drum Communities
Lift Every Voice: Black History Month Celebration
Performances by UIS and Community Musicians
Black History Month: Embodying Liberation in Chicago's West African Dance & Drum Communities
Walking Proudly: Embodying Liberation Capital in Chicago's West African Dance and Drum Communities grows out of Dr. Zabriskie’s research on dancers and their place in Black life in Chicago from the 1960s through the 2010s. In this presentation, Zabriskie will engage audiences in a movement-based presentation about “embodied liberation capital” drawing on her historical, ethnographic, and performance-based research on West African Drum and Dance practices in Chicago, IL.
Untold African American Stories
The Sangamon Experience at the University of Illinois Springfield will host an Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau presentation entitled "Untold African American Stories" by Mary Frances.