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WELLESLEY, Mass. - Wellesley College celebrates Black History
Month during February with a variety of lectures, exhibitions,
and performances under the theme, "Respect our Past,
Enjoy the Present, Planning our Future."
| Ongoing through February: |
Exhibition and display of
the Harambee Quilt, a patchwork of unity and artwork
by Ife Art. Ife Art is owned by a local African American
female textile artist. Hours and info at 781-283-2133.
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Harambee House |
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| Feb. 6 - 8 |
Conference: "Power of
Women Conference on African-Rooted Dance & Music."
Co-sponsored by DeAma Battle, Harambee House, Departments
of Music and Physical Education, and the Martin Luther
King Memorial Fund. Direct questions to dbattle@wellesley.edu
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Jewett Auditorium |
7-9 pm |
| Feb. 11 |
Reception for Black faculty
and students
Co-sponsored by Harambee House and the Pforzheimer Learning
and Teaching Center.
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Harambee House |
12:30 pm |
| Feb. 13 |
Lecture: Dominique Dawes,
athlete, actress, and women's health activist, delivers
the annual Quintessence Day Lecture entitled "The
Art of Self Love: Empowerment through Strength, Service,
& Sisterhood." Free and open to public.
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Alumnae Hall Auditorium |
6 pm |
| Feb. 18 |
Lecture: "Female Circumcision:
A Cross-Cultural Perspective" by Dr. Nawal Nour,
ObGyn at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Layla Guled,
a Somali interpreter. Co-sponsored by Harambee House
and Health Services.
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Collins Cinema |
6 pm |
| Feb. 20 |
Lecture: Bernestine Singley,
author of "When Race Becomes Real." Sponsored
by the Africana Studies Department. |
Collins Cinema |
7-9pm |
| Feb. 26 |
Film and lecture: "Coffee
Coloured Children" Ngozi Onwurah and "Coffee
Cup" by South African artist Robin Rhode, followed
by a discussion with Robin Rhode. To precede the opening
of "The Space Between" and the Rose Art Museum's
exhibition "Co-Existence: Contemporary Cultural
Production in South Africa." Sponsored by the Davis
Museum and Cultural Center. |
Jewett Auditorium
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7 pm |
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