ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, January 12, 1996 TAG: 9601120013
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: TRACY GALLIMORE STAFF WRITER
A young man born to a poor family in 1875 in New Canton in central Virginia mined Kentucky coal to support himself, until at age 20 he was able to enter high school. Carter G. Woodson finished two years later, taught high school, and earned his doctorate from Harvard University in 1912.
In 1915, Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, which sponsored the first Negro History Week in 1926. This week of celebrating black history eventually became Black History Month.
The organization, the first devoted to the professional study of black history, helped train black historians, created texts, and gathered books and documents on black history.
Woodson's work to focus attention on and celebrate contributions of blacks continues. Following is a list of events sponsored by Virginia Tech and Radford University as well as other local organizations in celebration of Black History Month:
PROGRAM FOR YOUTH: Saturday, 3-5 p.m., Christiansburg High School auditorium, 100 Independence Blvd. Sponsored by the Black Awareness Club of Christiansburg High School.
A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR: Sunday, 3:30 p.m., Schaeffer Memorial Baptist Church, 580 High St., Christiansburg. Guest speaker is Linda Byrd-Harden, executive secretary of the Virginia State Conference of the NAACP. Sponsored by the Floyd-Montgomery County and Pulaski County NAACP and the Coalition for Community of Montgomery County. 382-6751.
VIRGINIA TECH
For further information, call 231-5661 or 231-5355.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CELEBRATION: Monday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m., Black Cultural Center, Squires Student Center, room 126.
WHAT DOES MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. MEAN TO ME? Monday, 7 p.m., Squires Student Center's Haymarket Theater. Music, remarks from university officials and discussions about King's message. Sponsored by Virginia Tech's Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
SIT IN: Tuesday, 8 a.m., participants meet at the Black Cultural Center, Squires Student Center, room 126.
CANDLELIGHT VIGIL: Wednesday, 7 p.m., Black Cultural Center, Squires Student Center, room 126.
NAACP/BOC NETWORKING SOCIAL PROGRAM: Thursday, 7 p.m., Squires Student Center's Old Dominion Ballroom.
DISPLAY OF GREAT AFRICAN AMERICANS: Works on display through Feb. 28. Squires Student Center, Black Cultural Center, room 126.
TEACHING OUR CHILDREN: EXPLORING AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY: Feb. 3, 1 p.m., Squires Student Center, Brush Mountain Room. Sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta.
GHETTO DIPLOMATS: Feb. 4, 1 p.m., performance by a Black arts group. Sponsored by Kemetic Benu Order. McBryde, room 100. Free.
TRIBUTE TO BLACK FEMALE LEADERS: Feb. 7, 7 p.m., Squires Student Center, rooms 341-345. Sponsored by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
A HARLEM RENAISSANCE RENT PARTY: Friday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., University Club. Sponsored by Nikki Giovanni and the Black Studies Program.
CHRISTIANSBURG INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE HISTORICAL EXHIBIT: Feb. 11, 2-4 p.m., Scattergood Drive, Christiansburg. Sponsored by CIAA, Inc.
BLACK SAGA: THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Feb. 12, 4 p.m., Squires Student Center, Black Cultural Center, room 126. Lecture by Charles Christian. Sponsored by the Black Studies Program.
ARTICLES OF THE CONFEDERACY: Feb. 13, 7 p.m., Squires Student Center, room 140. Discussion. Sponsored by Multicultural Awareness Peer Educators, Dean of Students Office.
PAST AND PRESENT CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS TO VIRGINIA TECH ATHLETICS: Feb. 15, 7 p.m., Jamerson Athletic Center, Bowman Room. Sponsored by the Virginia Tech Athletic Department.
BALL: Feb. 17, 9 p.m., Marriott Hotel, 900 Prices Fork Rd., Blacksburg.
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN FOOD TASTING: Feb. 18, 1 p.m. Black Cultural Center, Squires Student Center, room 126. Sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Alumnae chapter.
HISTORY OF SLAVE REVOLTS AND THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY FORUM: Feb. 20, 6 p.m., Johnston Student Center, room 100. Sponsored by the NAACP.
RELEVANCE OF AFRICAN ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY TO AFRICAN CULTURE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO AFRICAN AMERICANS: Feb. 21, 7 p.m., Squires Colonial Hall. Sponsored by the African Students Association.
BLACK HISTORY QUIZ: Feb. 22, 7 p.m., Squires Student Center, Jamestown Room. Sponsored by the Black Graduate Student Organization.
LECTURE BY DICK GREGORY: Feb. 26, 7 p.m. Squires Colonial Hall. Reception follows in Williamsburg room. Sponsored by the Black History Month Committee and Kemetic Benu Order.
UJIMA WITH CONTEMPORARY DANCE ENSEMBLE: Feb. 28 and 29, 7:30 p.m., Squires' Haymarket Theater. Sponsored by the Center of Dance.
RADFORD UNIVERSITY
For further information, call Kathie Dickenson at 831-5324.
LECTURE BY POET NIKKI GIOVANNI: Thursday, 7 p.m., Preston Auditorium. Nikki Giovanni of Virginia Tech will speak on her determination and commitment to equality in education and civil rights. The lecture is sponsored by the Black Awareness Programming Board.
"AMERICAN PICTURES:" MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION: Feb. 6, 7 p.m., Preston Auditorium. Portrayed in music, words and more than 3,000 photographs, "American Pictures" is Danish photographer Jacob Holdt's in-depth analysis of the America that he saw while traveling and living in 400 American homes, from the Rockefellers to the poorest Southern sharecropper. "American Pictures" looks at racism and stereotypes in America and has been shown at more than 200 colleges. Its presentation at RU is sponsored by Student Life.
"AIN'T I A WOMAN?": Feb. 13, 7 p.m., Preston Auditorium. Free. A dramatization of the life of Sojourner Truth by Charmaine Crowell of Richmond. Sojourner Truth was a 19th-century women's rights and emancipation advocate and one of the most powerful, controversial and quick-witted orators America has ever heard. "Ain't I A Woman?" is sponsored by the Black Awareness Programming Board.
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