FAIRFIELD, Alabama -- Black History Month, celebrated each February, is a marvelous opportunity for African-Americans to celebrate their culture.
It is also a great time for people of other ethnic groups to learn more about the enormous contributions that African-Americans have made to the United States.
Miles College has hosted numerous events this month, including speakers, film screenings and musical performances.
And there are several events remaining at Miles before the end of Black History Month for 2013.
Monday, Feb. 18. Miles College and Civil Rights in Birmingham. Brown Hall Auditorium. This discussion is part of the Chapel Forum Programs. 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 20. Excerpts from Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats and music from The Inspirational Singers. Brown Hall Auditorium. Crowns is a play by Regina Taylor. Part of the Chapel Forum Programs. 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 20. An "Expression" of the Voice. Woods Auditorium, Pearson Hall. This forum discussion will be hosted by Charles E. Stallworth of the Miles College Division of Humanities. 6 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 21. Spoken Word. Student Union Building. Snacks provided. 6 p.m.
Monday, Feb. 25. Topic: ?National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Then & Now. Brown Hall Auditorium. This discussion is part of the Chapel Forum Programs. 11 a.m.
Monday, Feb. 25. Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats. Birmingham Public Library--Avondale Branch. 509 40th St. South. The Miles College drama department will perform excerpts from Regina Taylor's play. Free. 6 p.m. 205-324-8428.
Wednesday, Feb. 27. Miles College Choir. Brown Hall Auditorium. The choir will perform under the direction of Dr. Bernard Williams. Part of the Chapel Forum Programs. 11 a.m.
Thursday, Feb. 28. One College, One Book -- Leaving Birmingham: Notes of a?Native?Son, by Paul Hemphill.?Learning Resources Center. This discussion of a work of non-fiction by acclaimed writer and Birmingham native Hemphill will be led by Tony Bingham of the Miles College Division of Humanities. 11 a.m.
Black History Month, or National African-American History Month, began as Negro History week in 1926, thanks to the efforts of historian Carter G. Woodson and clergyman Jesse E. Moorland. Woodson and Moorland picked February because of the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. The two men were also the founders in 1915 of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History.
By the late 1960s, Negro History Week evolved into Black History Month, especially on college campuses, including Kent State. President Gerald R. Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976.
The theme of Black History Month 2013 is "At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington," marking the 150th and 50th anniversaries of those events.
Miles College is located at 5500 Myron Massey Boulevard, Fairfield. For more information, call 205-929-1000 or go to www.miles.edu.
Source: http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2013/02/black_history_month_events_con.html
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