THIBODAUX, La. — 杏吧传媒 will celebrate African-American History Month with special public programs including concerts, film screenings, book talks and other presentations that span the month of February.
Keynote speaker, Dr. Cleveland Hill, will kick off the month-long series at 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 1 with a town hall discussing 鈥淭he Crisis in Education,鈥� this year鈥檚 national theme. Hill was the first African-American student-athlete at 杏吧传媒 and later became the dean of the College of Education at his alma mater, retiring in 2006.聽 The event will be held LeBijou Theater in the Bollinger Memorial Student Union and is free and open to the public.
Throughout the month, other notable campus guests will include John DeSantis, a local author and journalist who will discuss his recently published book, 鈥淭he Thibodaux Massacre: Racial Violence and the 1887 Sugar Cane Labor Strike鈥�; Sha鈥機ondria 鈥渋Con鈥� Sibley, an award-winning spoken word poet; Ellis L. Marsalis, a renowned New Orleans jazz pianist; and Clarence Becknell, Zulu historian.
This year鈥檚 program will close with a presentation by the 杏吧传媒 NAACP Chapter Black History Program, which will recognize and celebrate the accomplishments, heritage and culture of African-Americans through monologues, poetry and musical performances.
For a full list of events, visit www.nicholls.edu/news/african-americna-history.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 27, 2016
CONTACT: Jacob Batte, Media Relations and Publications Coordinator,聽985.448.4141 or jacob.batte@www.nicholls.edu