Film and Lecture Series Focuses on Black History

To celebrate Black History Month and the Year of Unity, the Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution, in collaboration with the Cooper-Woodson College Enhancement Program and the Black Staff and Faculty Association, is offering a month-long series of videos and films, lectures and panel presentations.

All films will be shown on CSUS Closed Circuit TV viewed in LIB 2023. The schedule is:

Tuesday, Feb. 13
Film: "Eyes on the Prize: Ain't Scared of Your Jails (1960-61)," noon to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Films: The Dreamer: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: "Martin Luther King," 2 p.m., "Legacy of a Dream," 3 p.m.; "King Montgomery to Memphis," 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 14
Lecture Presentation: "Race, Gender and Power: People of Color Along the American River," Shirley Moore, 9 a.m. to noon, Union Redwood Room

Film: "Eyes on the Prize: No Easy Walk (1962-66)," noon to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 15
Film: "Eyes on the Prize: Is This America? (1962-64)," noon to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Lecture Presentation: "Racial Profiling," Ernest Uwazie, 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., library 2023

Friday, Feb. 16
Film: "Eyes on the Prize: Bridge to Freedom (1965)," noon to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 19
Film: "Eyes on the Prize Part II: Emerging Voices (1959 - 66)," noon to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 20
Film: "Eyes on the Prize Part II: Fire Next Time, (1965-68)," noon to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Films: African American Women in the Struggle for Justice: "Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad," 2 p.m.; "Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice," 2:30 p.m.; and "The Education and Empowerment of Black Women: Crucial Issues for Us All," 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 21
Film: "Eyes on the Prize Part II: Power (1967-68)," noon to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 22
Film: Eyes on the Prize Part II: Promised Land (1967-68)," 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Films: African American Artists: "African Art and Women Artists," 2 p.m.; "Against the Odds: The Arts of the Harlem Renaissance," 2:30 p.m.; and "James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket," 3:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 23
Film: "Eyes on the Prize Part II: Nationtime (1964-72)," noon to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Films: African American Artists: "African Art and Women Artists," 2 p.m., "Against the Odds: The Arts of the Harlem Renaissance," 2:30 p.m., "James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket," 3:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 26
Film: "Eyes on the Prize Part II: Law and Order (1968-71)," noon to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Films: Supreme Court Decisions That Changed the Nation: "Part One: The Dred Scott Decision," "Part Two: Plessy vs. Ferguson," and "Part Three: Brown vs. Board of Education," 2 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 27
Film: "Eyes on the Prize Part II: Keys to the Kingdom (1974-80)," 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 28
Film: "Eyes on the Prize Part II: Back to the Movement (1979-Present)," noon to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m.

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