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All events are free to students, faculty, staff and the community. 

This year���s Black History Month celebration features a series of events designed to promote inclusiveness, understanding, and dialogue.

���We invite 窪做惇蹋厙���s campus community to join us in celebrating the many ways that Black history and culture has enriched our way of life,���  said Alma Jam, program manager for the 窪做惇蹋厙 Diversity Resource Center. ���Recognizing the historical contributions of African Americans allows us to create a more inclusive community today.���

            Events scheduled include: 

• Monday, Feb. 24 ���  "Coming to America,"  Panel discussion at 4:30 p.m. in the Pond Student Union Little River Room: A historical review of migration from the transatlantic slave trade to pan-African migration today.

• Tuesday, Feb. 25 ��� ���Raising Your Black Son in America," Panel discussion at 4:30 p.m. Pond Student Union Little River Room: Exploring the identity of black males in the education, workforce and criminal systems in America.

• Wednesday, Feb. 26 ��� Black History Symposium: "Missing Chapters���, Four 30-45 minute video sessions from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Pond Student Union Bengal Theatre and Lobby, on the following topics:

          ��� ���Human Zoos: America's Forgotten History of Scientific Racism���

          ��� ���Wilmington 1898: The Overthrow of a Democratically Elected Government���

          ��� ���The Massacre of Tulsa's ���Black Wall Street"

           ��� ���Where Does The Rise of Identity Politics Leave People of Mixed Race?���

• Thursday, Feb. 27 ���  Women���s Healing Circle, 5 p.m., Diversity Resource Center, Room 129, Rendezvous Complex: Come connect, share, support and honor one another in the individual and collective conscience. 

• Friday, Feb. 28 - Bengal ���Black Out," All-day campus-wide event inviting students, faculty and staff to wear all-black clothing in honor of Black History Month. 

      ��� The 窪做惇蹋厙 Bengal Theater will also show the following movies for the month of February.  The movies are free for 窪做惇蹋厙 students with a Bengal ID, $2 for 窪做惇蹋厙 faculty and staff, $3 for guests and $2 for children 12 and under. 

       A listing of movie titles, dates and times follows.

        ��� ���Harriet��� ��� PG-13, shows at 7 p.m. Feb. 24, 25 and 26.

        ��� ���Just Mercy��� ��� PG-13, shows at 7 p.m. Feb. 27, 7 and 9:45 p.m. Feb. 28 and 4:30 and 7 p.m. Feb. 29.