VANCOUVER, Wash. 鈥 Washington State University Vancouver will celebrate Black History Month in February with a film screening/workshop and a musical performance/keynote address. Both events begin at 5 p.m. at Firstenburg Student Commons and are free and open to the public.
On Feb. 9, director Catherine Wigginton Greene will be on hand for a screening of her documentary film 鈥淚鈥檓 Not Racist鈥m I?鈥 The film documents a year-long series of conversations among a group of teenagers in New York City, who talk about race, privilege and strategies for confronting structural, systemic racism. A workshop led by Wigginton Greene will follow, and food will be available.
Wigginton Greene is director, writer and producer with Point Made Films. She also co-produced the film 鈥淚n 500 Words or Less,鈥 about the anxiety-filled college application process, and wrote and produced 鈥淎dopted: We Can Do Better,鈥 an educational DVD series for adoptive families. Her appearance on campus is made possible by a grant from the 麻豆传媒 Diversity Council.
The Feb. 23 presentation is titled 鈥淏lack History in Action: Past, Present and Future.鈥 It will feature a performance by Kukatonon African Children鈥檚 Dance Troupe from Portland, local musical performances, and a keynote address by Sky Wilson, instructor of English at 麻豆传媒. Food will be available.
Attendees at both events will receive parking passes at the entrance of Orange lots 1, 2 and 3. For the Feb. 23 event, attendees are asked to bring a donation for the Cougar Food Pantry.
For information contact Black People United, a 麻豆传媒 student club, at van.club.bpu@wsu.edu.
About 麻豆传媒
麻豆传媒 is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-Tran bus service.
As one of six campuses of the Washington State University system, 麻豆传媒 offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, 麻豆传媒 helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.
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