EVENT ALERTS

by Gloria Dulan-Wilson

This is the last week in Black History Month, and everybody is scrambling to present programs in celebration of or for the furtherance of our accomplishments. It is quite possible, particularly in New York, to go to 6 events in one day. The list below is not exhaustive, but just some events you may want to be aware of and participate in.

I don't apologize for the format. Sometimes this quirky blog program gives me a fit. I'm much more interested in the information being there for you, sometimes, than I am about the appearance. Besides, it looked good when I did it in Microsoft. It's obviously something in the blog formatting itself. It won't let me adjust it the way I want to.

That said, if you make at least one of these events -- particularly the Delta Sigma Theta Black College Fair -- you will have done much to keep our tradition of intraaction alive.

Stay Blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
Gloria Dulan-Wilson

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010

HONORING THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MAKEDA SEARSON
1070 Bedford Ave. (Bet. Clifton & Greene)
Honoring a beloved Brooklyn sister who made her transition on
Valentine's Day, February 14, 2010
6:00 pm - MIDNIGHT

DECEMBER 12 MOVEMENT
REPARATIONS
MT. Olivet Church
201 Malcolm X Blvd (a/k/a Lenox Ave)
New York City, NY
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

TANGLED ORIGINS (second in a series of 3)
Institute of African American Affairs
41 E. 11th St, 7th Floor New York City, NY
6:00 pm

PART II - "Shades of Difference: Coloring Ethnicities"
Screening and Panel Discussion
"A Question of Color" - a film by Kathe Sandler
Professor Tanya Hernandez, Fordham University – School of Law
Professor Darrick Hamilton, Milano - The New School for Management & Urban Policy
The ways that people of African descent in the U.S. have defined themselves have always been complex, but recent demographic changes are posing new questions and new challenges. Can one become Black? Can one “migrate” into blackness? What does it mean to be Black when you aren’t African American? What are the processes that permit or discourage changes in our understanding of blackness?
 
 “Tangled Origins: Race, Culture & Black Identity in the U.S. ” is a series of three conversations at New York University that will look at the shifting notions of race and the current redefinitions of “blackness” throughout the U.S.    Discussions will center on the overlapping complexities in the histories, cultures and politics among people of African descent.

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2010

COME OUT AND CELEBRATE THE PUBLICATION OF
BRAINWASHED
BY TOM BURRELL
AT THE JUNE KELLY GALLERY
16 Mercer Street, New York 10012
(Bet. Houston & Prince)
RSVP (646) 484-4963
Sponsored by: 100 Black Men, NY Coalition of 100 Black Women, Lola C. West

Note: I received a preview copy of this book from Terrie Williams, and have been reading it with great interest. This and Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome are extremely insightful, and vital for our arsenal of self-liberation, self-determination, and the education of our youth, and the redemption of our adults. Read it, absorb it, apply it. GDW

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2010
                      
DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.
 BROOKLYN ALUMNAE CHAPTER
  COLLEGE FAIR
   SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2010    
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
     BOYS AND GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
      1700 FULTON STREET – BROOKLYN, NY
       (BETWEEN SCHENECTADY AND UTICA AVES)
         REPRESENTATIVES TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
RECRUITMENT / COUNSELING / MATERIALS / CAREERS /DOOR PRIZES
             
 DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.
              PROUDLY SALUTES
 
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE * XAVIER UNIVERSITY
GRAMBLING * ST. AUGUSTINE
WINSTON-SALEM STATE * FISK UNIVERSITY
TENNESSEE STATE * SPELMAN COLLEGE
WILEY COLLEGE *  SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
BETHUNE-COOKMAN * BENEDICT COLLEGE
CLARK ATLANTA * BARBER-SCOTIA
LIVINGSTONE * MILES COLLEGE
DELAWARE STATE * TUSKEGEE UNIV.
NORFOLK STATE * SHAW UNIVERSITY
WEST VIRGINIA STATE * VIRGINIA UNION
MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE * LANE COLLEGE
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL * HOWARD UNIVERSITY
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY * NORTH CAROLINA A&T
JOHNSON C. SMITH * DILLARD UNIVERSITY
SAVANNAH STATE * KENTUCKY STATE
VIRGINIA STATE * TALLEDEGA COLLEGE
MORGAN STATE * BENNETT COLLEGE
VOORHEES * ALABAMA STATE
CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY * LINCOLN UNIVERSITY,PA
ELIZABETH CITY STATE * FAYETTEVILLE STATE
JACKSON STATE * MOREHOUSE COLLEGE
FLORIDA A&M * MORRIS BROWN
WILBERFORCE * ST. PAUL’S COLLEGE
LANGSTON UNIVERSITY, OK * CENTRAL STATE UNIVERSITY

3rd ANNUAL “I LOVE TO READ” MULTI -CULTURAL BROOKLYN  BOOK FAIR 2010”   
LIVE TAPING VIA THE BASHA RIDDICK EMPOWERMENT SHOW  SATURDAY FEBRUARY 2010 BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION RSVP NOW SPACE IS LIMITED 718-436-1079 FREE TO THE PUBLIC Merchandise & Food VENDORS ARE WELCOME Call 718-436-1079

www.TheBashaRiddickShow.4t.com E-mail bbeedda@yahoo.com Authors will be able to read excerpts from their books and will be taped LIVE VIA THE BASHA RIDDICK EMPOWERMENT TELEVISON SHOW FREE TO THE PUBLIC SPACE IS LIMITED  Do you have a banner, brochures and want to make a special presentation?  THEY ARE ALSO SEEKING SPONSORS FOR THIS EVENT

Hope you all have a happy, blessed and productive Black History Month. Do something to celebrate each other. We've come a long way, despite the road blocks, trickery, lies, deceit that have been leveled on us. Spend some time meditating on what it would look like and feel like if we really did have it all together - socially, politically, economically, spiritually. See where you are in that fantasy, and begin to make it a reality (No Emperor Jones fantasies allowed, however, we're talking from a positive stand point, not from an "If I ruled the world" standpoint).  

And remember, if we do it right, we can make Black History every day of the year.

ps: if you have events of relevance to Black people, please email me at gloriadulanwilson@gmail.com. If you send it to me at least two weeks before the event, I will try to post it on my blog.

Stay Blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
Gloria Dulan-Wilson