Black History Month

Wear All Black in solidarity with supporting and celebrating Black History Month.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.

The pressure to compromise our values in order to advance our careers is especially great in the entertainment industry, where competition is fierce. We will learn how to be faithful in our careers and lives from CeCe Winans, who is the best-selling and most-awarded female gospel artist of all time. Among her honors are 15 Grammy Awards and 23 Dove Awards. She has numerous gold and platinum albums, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and was a founding co-pastor of Nashville Life Church, as well as a Belmont trustee.

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When we talk about who you are, we tend to look around and look backward, but not forward. What if the most important aspect of your life and personality is who you are becoming? And how can you work toward that today? Join us as Sean Palmer, pastor of Houston Ecclesia and author of 40 Days as an Enneagram 3, to explore who you are becoming.

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Join the BSA officers on Instagram Live as we discuss how black history was taught to us in school prior to secondary education.

God loves everyone equally, yet our healthcare system leaves millions of children and adults without the basic services they need. We will learn about how we can be part of the solution from Katina Beard, who serves as CEO of the Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, which is part of a national system of 1,400 clinics that together take care of 28 million people, regardless of their ability to pay. She has undergraduate and graduate degrees from TSU and Meharry Medical College, which helped prepare her to fulfill her calling to serve the underserved and overlooked.

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This event is a panel-led discussion on the emotional and physical impact of black hair in terms of dealing with interactions with non-Black people and those within the black community.

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All are invited to the Black History Month Reception at the Nashville Public Library, 615 Church St., and announcement of the Belmont- Fisk Social Justice Collaborative. The program will begin at 4:30 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr., co-founder of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) will present as the keynote speaker. Lelan A. Statom, Senior Meteorologist CBS, Nashville will emcee, with remarks from Belmont University President Dr. L. Gregory Jones. 

Tours of the Civil Rights Room and Votes for Women Room will be available.  

Please RSVP by Feb. 7 by calling 615-460-6241 or emailing canesha.conger@belmont.edu

Come join us for an hour of celebration of African American Literature as we participate in the Annual National African American Read-In! Faculty and students will read from their favorite works created by African American authors. You may bring your favorites to share (reading time 2 minutes or less for the first round), or you're welcome just to listen to a sampling of the wonderful contributions of African American poets, novelists, essayists, memoirists and playwrights.

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The Director of Community Accountability will be presenting on how student conduct came to be through the Dixon vs. Alabama and the Civil Rights Movement.

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What does healthy sexuality look like in a culture like ours that has commodified and cheapened something so central to who we are? We will explore this topic with Dr. Christina Edmondson, a trained trauma therapist, who served as Dean for Intercultural Student Development at Calvin University. She has a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, an M.S. in Family Therapy and a B.A. in Sociology. Her award-winning podcast is also the title of her most recent book, Truth's Table: Black Women's Musings on Life, Love and Liberation.

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Watch BSA models strut down the runway as we walk down memory lane presenting popular styles in the black community throughout history as well as model the styles that we wear now.

Social Change & Multicultural Experiences: (SC&ME) is an interactive overview of socially responsible leadership. During this two-day option on Feb. 20 or Feb. 22, students will learn and understand the 7 C's of socially responsible leadership. Student leaders will demonstrate the ability to engage effectively about and across difference in groups, organizations or cultures.

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Curtains Up! Belmont University will host a discussion about works that center around Black lives (i.e. Raisin in the Sun, The Wiz, etc.) and encourage students to prepare a monologue or song from a show that is written by or focuses on Black lives.

Social Change & Multicultural Experiences: (SC&ME) is an interactive overview of socially responsible leadership. During this two-hour option on Feb. 21 from 4:30-6:30 p.m., students will learn and understand the 7 C's of socially responsible leadership. Student leaders will demonstrate the ability to engage effectively about and across difference in groups, organizations or cultures.

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Social Change & Multicultural Experiences: (SC&ME) is an interactive overview of socially responsible leadership. Students will learn and understand the 7 C's of socially responsible leadership. Student leaders will demonstrate the ability to engage effectively about and across difference in groups, organizations or cultures.

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Social Change & Multicultural Experiences: (SC&ME) is an interactive overview of socially responsible leadership. During this two-hour option on Feb. 23 from 4:30-6:30 p.m., students will learn and understand the 7 C's of socially responsible leadership. Student leaders will demonstrate the ability to engage effectively about and across difference in groups, organizations or cultures.

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Join BSA as we discuss and celebrate the Black History at Belmont University! This is a formal, all-black affair.

We live a dark time of division and anxiety, with threats of violence looming in the shadows and so many of us have let the darkness inside, caught in cycles of worry and anger. Join Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, IL named one of the “twelve most effective preachers in the English-speaking world,” as he shares a life-affirming guide to the practical, political and spiritual challenges of our day and become living embodiments of Psalm 30: “You have turned my mourning into dancing.”

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When asked about the purpose of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. MLK Jr. once explained, "Our goal is to create a beloved community, and this will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives."

Join the Office of Hope, Unity and Belonging as we explore the history of the beloved community vision and discover how "loving our neighbor" can help this vision become our reality.

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This event will take attendees on a journey through music and storytelling to learn more about communities and cultures of the Black Diaspora. The first part is a drum workshop where attendees will learn about African drums and their roles in storytelling. Clifford Kouffman and renowned percussionist Sory Diabate from Mali will offer a class on percussion and balafon.

The second part will be a series of readings in different languages from Africa to the Spanish Caribbean to Brazil to the United States. Students and professors from diverse backgrounds will read or perform spoken word to give voice to members of the Black Diaspora.

If you are interested in attending the workshop, please, send an email to Dr. Pelaz (natalia.pelaz@belmont.edu) no later than February 17.