Black History Month is celebrated annually throughout the month of February — and the campus community has a series of events, lectures and activities planned.
“These events provide an opportunity for the Carolina community to recognize the many contributions, the leadership and the advocacy, both past and present, of our Black students, faculty and staff,” Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer Leah Cox said in a statement.
Here are some events happening around campus throughout February that are open to students and staff:
2022 Black History Month Lecture
On Feb. 9, Marcia Chatelain, a professor of history and African American studies at Georgetown University and author of "South Side Girls: Growing up in the Great Migration," will give the University's 2022 African American History Month Lecture. Chatelain's work focuses on women’s and girls’ history and Black capitalism.
She is a 2021Pulitzer-Prize recipient in History, as well as a recipient of the Hagley Prize in Business History and the Organization of American Historians Lawrence W. Levine Award for Franchise.
Her lecture will be held via Zoom at 6:30 p.m. Access and registration information are available online.
Race and Memory at UNC with William Sturkey and Danita Mason-Hogans
On Feb. 18, UNC Associate History Professor in the Department of History William Sturkey and Civil Rights Historian Danita Mason-Hogans will discuss the history of race and memory at UNC from the founding days of the University to now.
