Shades of Color – Black History Month 2020

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Santa Fe Community College Celebrates Black History Month

SHADES OF COLOR
2020

A multicultural journey to learn about and recognize the accomplishments of African diaspora and/or LGBTQ+ individuals and organizations. As active participants in the various activities, the organizers hope to raise awareness of how members of these groups have contributed to the growth and diversity of the United States.

February 4
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Jemez Room 1
‘400 years of slavery in North America’ as part of the New York Times: The 1619 Project and at noon ‘The Journey of Man’ genetics video. Introduced by Stephen Martinez, Ph.D., SFCC history professor.
February 5
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Jemez Room 1
African American food history, Blues Guitar demo by Andrew Lovato, Ph.D., SFCC professor and author of The Big Book of Blues Guitar: The History, The Greats and How to Play’and short videos featuring Black artists.
February 11
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Jemez Room 1
‘Bayard Rustin’ video – Civil and Gay Rights Leader, read more at https://www.biography.com/activist/bayard-rustin.
February 12
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Jemez Room 1
Poet Tyrone Wright and “PBS Reconstruction Part I,’ introduced by Stephen Martinez, Ph.D., SFCC history professor.
February 19
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Jemez Room 1
Poet Tyrone Wright and ‘PBS Reconstruction Part II’ (Post Civil War) introduced by  Stephen Martinez, Ph.D., SFCC history professor.
February 20
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Jemez Room 1
The MASTERS Program NAACP Youth ‘Justice and Culture’ discussion and ‘I Am Me’ video.
February 27
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Campus Center
Entertainment — Oriana Lee’s Variety Show.