Celebrate Black History Month starting this Friday! Don't miss the Kick-Off Event on Monday 2/3 @ 12 Noon, McKeldin Mall!

University of Maryland

Black History Month

February 2020

For a full list of events click HERE

Black History Month Kick-Off
Monday, Feb. 3 // 5:30 pm // Multipurpose Room, Nyumburu Cultural Center
Celebrate the start of Black History Month 2020 with entertainment, trivia, dinner, and words from our guest speak Dr. Mia Smith Bynum.
Sponsored by: Nyumburu Cultural Center

Leyla McCalla Quartet
Friday, January 31 // 8:00 pm // MilkBoy ArtHouse
Cellist Leyla McCalla's succinctly elegant folk music is her way of processing the nation’s current political environment, where many of the issues are financial, but they’re rarely simply financial. The former Carolina Chocolate Drops member deepens her examination of Creole identities in her sound by bringing together her voice and her cello with fiddle, clarinet, piano and electric guitar. At the forefront of her work is her Haitian identity, singing many of her tunes in Creole, which she classifies as a language of resistance, especially as she explores its connections to New Orleans.
Sponsored by: The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Artist Partner Programs

Black History + Landmark Tours
Every week in February // Times vary by date
Explore the history of Black people at UMD and their contributions to the campus community. Tours

meet at the steps of the Rossborough Inn at varied times. Tour by Dr. Kim Nickerson. Please direct all questions and concerns to Kimberly Johnson kjohns16@umd.edu or 301-405-1094. See times and RSVP at go.umd.edu/bhmtours2020
Sponsored by: Dr. Kim Nickerson, BSOS, + MICA

The Black Student Ministries’ iWorship Chapel Service
Sunday, Feb. 2 // 10:30 am // Memorial Chapel
iWorship service, praise, worship, and communion. Lunch provided.
Sponsored by: Black Student Ministries + Kappa Phi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Black Quest/Super Bowl Watch Party
Sunday, Feb. 2 // 6:00 pm // Multipurpose Room, Nyumburu Cultural Center
Watch the Super Bowl and play Black Quest Trivia. Refreshments provided.
Sponsored by: Nyumburu Cultural Center

McKeldin Takeover
Monday, Feb. 3 // Noon // McKeldin Mall
A Black History Month Kickoff event! Show up dressed in all black at Mckeldin to help get Black History Month off to a great start. We want as many people to show up in Black to showcase how importance BHM is to the Black community on campus. We'll also be taking a ton of pictures, so bring you friends and wear our best!
Sponsored by: Black Student Union