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Happenings in the Keweenaw Peninsula February 21, 2005 Press Release © 2005 Michigan Technological University. Reprinted with permission.

MTU to celebrate Black History Month Feb. 21-25

HOUGHTON -- Michigan Technological University will present several talks and films in honor of Black History Month during the week of Feb. 21-25. Included are the films Malcolm X: The Death of a Prophet and the Academy Award nominee Ray, the story of Ray Charles, as well as student, faculty and staff presentations.

All events will be held in Memorial Union Ballroom B, unless otherwise noted below. In addition, a variety of books and displays will be available for viewing each day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the ballroom.

The week starts off at noon on Monday, Feb. 21, with a presentation by Brenda Cross of Houghton. Cross will read 
selections on the work of actor and author Ossie Davis. The readings will be taken from No Surrender! No Retreat! -- a book by Glenda Gill, MTU humanities professor.

At noon on Tuesday, chemical engineering graduate student Rodrick Barton will present "Remembering Shirley Chisholm," on the congresswoman who became the first Black person to run for the presidency. 

Three films will be shown on Wednesday: The Quilt Makers of Gee's Bend at noon, Malcolm X: The Death of a Prophet at 2 p.m. and The Original Kings of Comedy at 4 p.m. 

At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Academy Award nominee Ray, starring Jamie Fox, will be featured in EERC 103; and, at 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 25, the African Student Organization will give a presentation on Pan-Africanism and African freedom fighters, "Mandela, Kenyatta, Nkrumah" in Memorial Union Ballroom B.

All the events are free and open to the public. These Black History Month observances are sponsored by Educational Opportunity's Outreach and Multiethnic Programs. For more information, call 487-2920.

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