News and Events

February 1
African American History Month Event
* Sankofa: African American Museum on Wheels
Student Union Ballroom
12:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Angela W. Jennings is the curator of her own museum entitled Sankofa: African American Museum on Wheels.  The Sankofa: African American Museum on Wheels provides a detailed display of artifacts commencing with the Middle Passage (slavery) to the era of King Cotton, to the days of Emancipation.  Additionally her exhibits informs her audiences of the contributions to society by African American evident in the plethora of their inventions.


February 12
African American History Month Event
*History of Southern Hip Hop
Student Union Ogeechee Theater
7 p.m.

Carlton Wade has written for XXL, the Source, and many of the national Hip Hop magazines.  He has taken that work and chronicled the South's contribution toward the culture of hip hop.  He will inform us of the south's contribution through lecture and also provide vignette of his new documentary scheduled out later this year.

February 12
African American History Month Event
Dirty South Hip Hop Party
Savannah Ballroom
9 p.m. - 12:00 AM (Midnight)

Join Carlton at the after party.  I'm no snitch, but I heard that you might not want to miss this one....

February 25
African American History Month Event
*History of Popular Black Music
Savannah Ballroom B & C 
7 p.m.

Darnell Levine and the History of Popular Black Music is an unforgettable musical experience that speaks to the heart of African American roots.  It contains the energy, talent, emotion, and drive that influenced what we now know as some of the greatest music ever recorded.  Darnell takes you on a journey through the lives of America's most gifted black talent in song.

All events sponsored by the Office Of Multicultural Affairs.
*These events are part of the OMA Reward Events