Black History Month at LMU
February 1-28, 2021
This February, join us in honoring Black History Month. Together, we will reflect on the past, connect as a community, and celebrate and promote Black excellence, on and off the bluff.

Truth and Reconciliation: The Sin of Jesuit Slaveholding
Thursday, February 4, 4-5:30 p.m. PST
Part of the LMU Anti-Racism Project Virtual Forum Series
Panelists
- Tim Kesicki, S.J., President of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States
- Cheryllyn Branche, President of the GU272 Descendants Association
- Danielle Harrison, Co-Director of the Slavery, History, Memory and Reconciliation Project

More Events
Black History Month Kickoff Celebration
Feb. 1, 3-5 p.m. PST
CSJ Center Symposium Keynote Speaker: David C. Turner III
Feb. 1, 5:30-7 p.m. PST
Truth and Reconciliation: The Sin of Jesuit Slaveholding
Feb. 4, 4-5:30 p.m. PST
Being Black in Corporate America
Feb. 5, 2:30-3:30 p.m. PST
LMU x USC x UCLA BSU Game Night
Feb. 5, 6 p.m., students only
Ask Me Anything: Diversity, Inclusion, and Career Pathways at Disney Television Animation
Feb. 10, 4 p.m. PST
Sistah Chat with Dr. Tracy Shaw
Feb. 10, 5 p.m., students only
Guest Speaker Lecia Brooks of Southern Poverty Law Center
Feb. 17, 4 p.m. PST

Beyoncé-Inspired Pilates with Felicia Kelley
Feb. 17, 6-7 p.m. PST, students only
Mardi Gras Cooking Class with Celebrity Chef Jeff Henderson
Feb. 19, 5 p.m. PST
Black to the Bluff: Virtual Alumni Gathering
Feb. 20, 8 p.m. PST
First Amendment Week Kickoff Keynote: Angelica Ross
Feb. 21, 6-7 p.m.
Halfway Home: Race Punishment and the Afterlife of Mass Incarceration
Feb. 23, 6:30-7-45: p.m.
George Fatheree to Discuss Rescuing the Ebony and Jet Photography Archives
Feb. 24, 12-1 p.m.
First Amendment Week Finale Keynote
Feb. 24, 6-7 p.m., details coming soon
The Village: A Spoken Word Night with Aaron White
Feb. 25, 5 p.m.
Umoja Alliance Presents: Black Excellence Virtual Party
Feb. 28, 5 p.m., students only

Buy Black Marketplace
To support Black small businesses, LMU's Office of Black Student Services and The Learning Community launched the Buy Black Virtual Marketplace, a directory of Black-owned businesses, many owned by LMU students and alumni.
Buy Black Marketplace Directory
Celebrate Black History with LMU Athletics
Throughout February, we will celebrate and honor our Black student-athletes past and present and their contributions on and off the field. Follow along on @lmulions as together we will understand our past so we can shape our future.
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