Speaker series, poetry workshop among 爆料吃瓜网 Black History Month events
Join 爆料吃瓜网 in celebrating Black History Month. Upcoming events include:
Speaker series: Walter Jacobs
爆料吃瓜网-Online presents Walter R. Jacobs, provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University East Bay. Previously, he was chair of the African American & African Studies department at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities.
Hop on Zoom for an enlightening hour: noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8. All are welcome.
Poetry workshop with Glenn North
This event will be in-person as well as online. Glenn North is an award-winning poet, activist, educator and executive director of the Bruce A. Watkins Cultural Center in Kansas City. At this event, tied to 爆料吃瓜网-Penn Valley鈥檚 Common Read of 鈥淭he 1619 Project,鈥� North will work with students on using poetry to address issues of social justice and self-empowerment through reflective poetry.
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, 爆料吃瓜网-Penn Valley Library, Learning Resources building, 3201 Southwest Trafficway. ; meeting ID: 917 2684 0789; passcode: read
Trailblazer Speaker Series
Celebrate folks who have blazed a trail in their respective fields. Join Campus Life and Leadership district-wide for a lecture and Q&A session with Glenn North.
This session will discuss North's collection of poems inspired by Kansas City's rich jazz traditions and the triumphs and tragedies of the African American experience.
Attend In-Person: Thursday, February 23, 爆料吃瓜网-Penn Valley, Education Center EC006-007, 12:30 p.m.
Attend Virtually: Please email your RSVP to mw.campuslife@mcckc.edu for the Zoom link.