Join the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the Black Student Union and many other campus groups for a series of events in celebration of Black History Month. Browse the schedule below, and watch your email for more event details.

  • Feb. 6 at 4:15 p.m. in Rosse Hall: West African drumming workshop with Ibrahim Saani sponsored by African Diaspora Studies, History, Music, ODEI, Asian and Middle East Studies, the Provost and KCCDT
  • Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in Rosse Hall: Baba Ngida West African traditional band
  • Feb. 12 at 4:30 p.m. in Chalmers 320: "Say His Name: An Enslaved Founder of Kenyon" lecture by Adele Davidson sponsored by the Department of English
  • Feb. 12 from 8 - 10 p.m. in Weaver Cottage: Black History Jeopardy sponsored by the Black Student Union and ODEI
  • Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Lowry Center: Movie night sponsored by Men of Color
  • Feb. 14 from 8:30 - 11 p.m. in the Horn Gallery: "Echoes of Love" open mic night, sponsored by Men of Color
  • Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. in Community Foundation Theater (Gund Gallery): "Belle" film screening sponsored by the Program in African Diaspora Studies, the Department of History, the History Club and the African Students Association
  • Feb. 19 from 4 - 6 p.m. in Weaver Cottage: Sip and paint event sponsored by the Natural Hair Club and Snowden Multicultural Center
  • Feb. 20: Affinity group collective community dinner (invitation only)
  • Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. in the Community Foundation Theater: "History of Black Folks at Kenyon" lecture by Ric Sheffield, followed by a reception in the Fischman Lobby, sponsored by the Black Student Union and ODEI
  • Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. in the Community Foundation Theater: "Hidden Figures" film screening sponsored by the Black Student Union
  • Feb. 24: "Breaking Barriers: Activism and Sports in Black History," a candid conversation about Black athletes at Kenyon (invitation only)
  • Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. in Peirce Lounge: "Putting in the Work to Preserve Democracy," a lecture by Hasan Jeffries, associate professor of history at Ohio State Unversity, sponsored by the Black Student Union and ODEI

Please email odei@kenyon.edu if you have any questions or to discuss access considerations needed to participate fully in our events.

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