UNIVERSITY NEWS - FEBRUARY 2004

MEDIA CONTACT: Stacia Smith
561-297-2971, ssmith@fau.edu

FAU Commemorates Black History Month
with Films and Lectures

BOCA RATON, FL (February 2, 2004) - Dean William A. Covino of Florida Atlantic University's Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters is pleased to present a series of events commemorating Black history month. The events have been organized by Clevis Headley, newly-appointed Director of Ethnic Studies and Special Assistant to the Dean for Diversity Initiatives.

The College will have the following lectures and films on FAU's Boca Raton campus at 777 Glades Road:

Wednesday, February 4, 4 p.m., General Classrooms North, Room 102
Lecture: "Martin Luther King and the Perils of Preaching Peace"
Ronald Liburd, Florida Agricultural& Mechanical University

Thursday, February 5, 7 p.m., Performing Arts Building, Room 101
Film: "The Africans: A Triple Heritage," narrated by Ali Mazrui

Friday, February 13, 7 p.m., Performing Arts Building, Room 101
Film: "Lumumba," directed by Raoul Peck

Wednesday, February 18, 4 pm., General Classrooms North, Room 102
Lecture: "African, African-American, and Afro-Caribbean Philosophy"
Paget Henry, Brown University

Thursday, February 19, 7 p.m., Performing Arts Building, Room 101
Film: "The Middle Passage," directed by Guy Deslauriers

Wednesday, February 25, 4 p.m., General Classrooms North, Room 102
Lecture: "The Political Appropriation of Music in the African Diaspora: The Case of Hip-Hop Culture in Brazil"
Julio Cesar de Tavares, Federal Fluminense University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Thursday, February 26, 7 p.m., Performing Arts Building, Room 101
Film: "Sankofa," directed by Haile Gerima

These events, which are free and open to the public, are sponsored by the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters Diversity Initiative and the Peace Studies Program. For further information, contact Clevis Headley at 561-297-0155 or email headley@fau.edu.
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