February is Black History Month, and Cleveland State University has plenty of special programming in store for the community in the coming weeks and throughout the rest of the semester.

Thursday, February 1:

• Let Freedom Ring Solidarity Day, featuring an exhibition on student organizations and presentations by the Shaw High School Cosmetology Department from 11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. in Berkman Hall, room 137, 1899 East 22nd Street.
   
• Cleveland State University’s Protest to Progress: 60 Years of Cleveland State and Civil Rights—a powerful reflection on the history of CSU set against the backdrop of the American civil rights movement in the city of Cleveland—is located in the first-floor atrium of CSU’s Berkman Hall—home to the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Honors College. The exhibit will officially open for public viewing at 3:30 p.m. and remain open through the remainder of Black History Month.

Saturday, February 3: Hip Hop Workshop sponsored by Black-on-Black Crime, Inc., a free and open to the public from 1:55 – 6 p.m. in Berkman Hall, room 136, 1899 East 22nd Street.

Thursday, February 6: The Black History Mannequin Challenge in partnership with the Mareyjoyce Green Women’s Center and Military Student Success Center, 11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. in Berkman Hall, room 137, 1899 East 22nd Street.

Wednesday, February 14: Black History Month Kick-Back, 3-5 p.m. in the Student Center 3rd Floor ballroom, 2121 Euclid Avenue.

Thursday, February 15: Umoja Roundtable with medical professionals, in partnership with the Office of Career Development and Exploration, 11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m., Howard A. Mims African American Cultural Center, 1899 East 22nd Street.

Tuesday, February 20: Bridging the Financial Gap: Black History Empowerment Session, 1-2:30 p.m. in the Fenn Tower Ballroom 303 3rd Floor

PNC Bank’s African American Business Group employees and Cleveland State University Multicultural Engagement and Student Success Initiatives employees and students will discuss identifying financial struggles learned and experienced and how to navigate over those obstacles with available resources and strong financial practices.

Thursday, February 22 – Sunday, March 3: Outcalt Theatre at Playhouse Square, 7:30 p.m. performances with a 2 p.m. Sunday Matinee, Outcalt Theatre at Playhouse Square, 1501 Euclid Avenue.

Ancestra, an original production written by Holly Holsinger and Chris Szajbert, and directed by Holly Holsinger, was inspired by the 1853 National Women’s Rights Convention. American Sign Language supported performance will be Thursday, February 29. (Free tickets are available for Africana Studies students, faculty, and staff.  Please inquire about tickets with Ms. LaDonna Simmons, Administrative Secretary)

Friday, February 23 and Saturday, February 24: Project 400, Setting the Record Straight: Don’t Believe the Hype – Hip Hop @ 50 Conference through the Diversity Institute, 9:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Student Center Ballroom, 2121 Euclid Avenue. Register to attend.

Thursday, February 29: Black History Month Team Legend: The Voice Competition with a Tribute to Black Poets in partnership with the Department of Residence Life and Housing, 11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m., Berkman Hall, room 137, 1899 East 22nd Street.

Saturday, March 2: Hip Hop Workshop sponsored by Black-on-Black Crime, Inc., a free and open to the public from 1:55 – 6 p.m. in Berkman Hall, room 136, 1899 East 22nd Street.

Tuesday, March 5: Honoring Black Women’s Contribution to the 1963 March on Washington in partnership with the Mareyjoyce Green Women’s Center and the Veteran and Military Student Success Center with remarks by Dr. Adrienne Gosselin, Associate Professor of English and Africana Studies, 11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. in the Student Center Atrium, 2121 Euclid Avenue.

Tuesday, March 26: Ujima Writing Workshop facilitated by Dr. Mary McDonald in partnership with the Writing Center, 11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. in Berkman Hall, room 136, 1899 East 22nd Street.

Thursday, March 28: Sankofa Screening of the film, Hidden Figures, featuring a discussion with the National Association for Black Engineers, 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. in Berkman Hall, room 136, 1899 East 22nd Street.

Saturday, April 6: Hip Hop Workshop sponsored by Black-on-Black Crime, Inc., a free and open to the public from 1:55 – 6 p.m. in Berkman Hall, room 136, 1899 East 22nd Street.

Thursday, April 11: Educational Field Trip to Cozad-Bates House, one of Ohio’s Underground Railroad sites, 3 – 6 p.m., departing from Berkman Hall, room 137, 1899 East 22nd Street.

Thursday, April 18: Unity Day featuring games and activities in the Howard A. Mims African American Cultural Center, 11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. in Berkman Hall, room 137, 1899 East 22nd Street.

Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27: Educational Field Trip to the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and the Motown Museum|History of Hitsville, USA, departing from Berkman Hall, room 137, 1899 East 22nd Street.

Thursday, May 2: Kujichagulia Study Session in the Howard A. Mims African American Culture Center, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. in Berkman Hall, room 137, 1899 East 22nd Street. Light refreshments will be served.

Saturday, May 4: Hip Hop Workshop sponsored by Black-on-Black Crime, Inc., a free and open to the public from 1:55 – 6 p.m. in Berkman Hall, room 136, 1899 East 22nd Street.