February is Black History Month, and UK will celebrate with events throughout the month designed to celebrate African American culture and achievement.
The centerpiece for the Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Center’s programming will be a speech on Feb. 26 entitled “What Obama Means: … for Our Politics, Our Culture, Our Future.†Jabari Asim, writer and editor in chief of national NAACP’s magazine The Crisis, will speak at the free event.
The MLK Center will also host a photo exhibit of protest activities in Lexington in the 1960s, as well as a series of films on moments in African American history.
EVENTS IN THE MLK CENTER
All events begin at 4 p.m. in the MLK Center unless otherwise noted.
Feb. 4 and Feb. 5: Photos of protest activities in 1960s Lexington taken by Calvert McCann will be on display from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the MLK Center.
Feb. 11: “February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four,†which tells the story of four college freshmen who held a sit-in at a Woolworth’s counter in 1960, one of the events that helped spark the Civil Rights Movement. A question-and-answer segment following the film will be led by UK Professor Dan Smith, who served as a writer and co-producer of the film.
Feb. 17: “Fabourge Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans†tells the story of a historic section of New Orleans. Lolis Elie, a co-producer of the film and a New Orleans Times Picayune columnist, will provide commentary after the screening.
Feb. 24: “Boycott†uses real and fictional footage, as well as scripted film, to dramatize the events that triggered the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycotts. UK Assistant Professor Herman Daniel Farrell III will provide commentary and guide discussion.
Feb. 26: Writer Jabari Asim will give a speech entitled “What Obama Means: … for Our Politics, Our Culture, Our Future.†The speech will begin at 7 p.m. in Worsham Theater.
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