Calendar of Events
Community Events

February 1, 12:15 p.m. – “African Americans in Tennessee, 1780-Present: From Slavery to Freedom”
Bobby L. Lovett, Ph.D. Professor of History
Location: Pellissippi State, Pellissippi Campus, Performing Arts Center
February 1, 2005, 25 African Americans in Knoxville "Making It Happen"
 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm, Beck Cultural Exchange Center at Gateway
900 Volunteer Landing Lane
February 1, 7 p.m. –“African Americans in Tennessee, 1780-Present: From Slavery to Freedom”
Bobby L. Lovett, Ph.D. Professor of History
Location: Pellissippi State, Magnolia Avenue Campus, Community Room
February 3, 9-10 a.m. – Blends of African Coffee
Location: Pellissippi State, Blount County, Student Lounge
February 4, 1-2 p.m. – Galen the Flutist in Concert
Location: Pellissippi State, Pellissippi Campus, Goins Student Lounge
February 4, 10:30 a.m. – Galen the Flutist in Concert
Location: Pellissippi State, Blount County, Student Lounge
February 5, 10 a.m - 2:00 p.m. - The Knoxville Ebony Network (KEN) in conjunction with the Children’s Defense Fund and the Literacy Imperative, Inc. will host a Tax Blitz for persons whose annual household income is under $35,000. The Tax Blitz will include assistance with tax preparation, financial planning and home ownership and is free to the public.
Location: Literacy Imperative, 201 Harriett Tubman Street, Knoxville
February 7, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. – HIV AIDS Awareness and Screening
Location: Pellissippi State, Magnolia Avenue Campus
February 9, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. – My Favorite Instructor Day!
The Active Black StudentAssociation will host a reception honoring favorite instructors
Location: Pellissippi State, Pellissippi Campus, Goins 140A

February 9th and the 16th, 9 - 11 p.m. on PBS
The four part series-Slavery and The Making of America
Produced by Dante James, and narrated by Morgan Freeman
February 10, 11 a.m. – Open Mic (music and poetry café)
Share your favorite African-American poetry, prose and music
Location: Pellissippi State, Pellissippi Campus, Goins Student Lounge
February 14, 6:45 p.m. – A Night of Fine Dining, Fellowship and Christian Entertainment featuring BET’s Comic View Christian Comedian CHOCOLATE. Also Performances by Angel Higgs and Evelyn Jack. Mistress of Ceremony, Sharon “The Gospel Train” Rucker. Tickets are $27 per person.
Location: Days Inn Conference Center, 5335 Central Avenue Pike
February 15, 10:30 a.m. – Black History Trivia
Location: Pellissippi State, Pellissippi Campus, Goins Student Lounge
February 15, 6 p.m. - Motivational Author and Speaker, Jewel Diamond Taylor
For questions contact Katatra Day, 558-5657 or Telicia Mims, 531-3543
Location: Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
February 16, 9 a.m. -1 p.m. – Gear up for College, a recruitment program for African-American high school students
Location: Pellissippi State, Pellissippi Campus, Goins Auditorium
February 16, 12:15 p.m. – Choosing a Purposeful Career
Speaker Mark Ritchie (former reporter for WATE)
Location: Pellissippi State, Pellissippi Campus, Goins Auditorium
February 16, 9:40-10:30 a.m. – Coffee Hour with John Sibley, Director of the Literacy Imperative
Location: Pellissippi State, Magnolia Avenue Campus, Community Room
February 17, 11:00 a.m. Black History Program
Location: Wackenhut on-site Theatre/ Conference Rm.
February 16, 1-2 p.m. – Screening of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” Act 1:
Location: Pellissippi State, Magnolia Avenue Campus, Community Room
February 17, 12:15 p.m. – “Classical and Spiritual Selections”
Featuring Soprano Jessica Usherwood (graduate of Lee University and Roosevelt University, understudy for the Cicago Opera Theatre)
Location: Pellissippi State, Pellissippi Campus, Performing Arts Center
February 17, 9 - 10 a.m. – Blends of African Coffee
Location: Pellissippi State, Blount County, Student Lounge
February 18, 7 p.m. - “Classical and Spiritual Selections”
Featuring Soprano Jessica Usherwood (graduate of Lee University and Roosevelt University, understudy for the Cicago Opera Theatre)
Location: Pellissippi State, Blount County, Student Lounge
February 18, 12 - 1 p.m. – Celebration of African-American Writers
Featuring Tracy Whitaker
Location: Pellissippi State, Magnolia Avenue Campus
February 18-19, Storyteller Chetter M. Galloway, American Museum of Science & Energy, Friday, February 18, 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 19, 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
February 21 – Covenant Health Check
Location: Pellissippi State, Magnolia Avenue Campus
February 22, 3 - 4:30 p.m. – “Meet the Artists” Reception
Location: Pellissippi State, Pellissippi Campus, Goins Rotunda
February 23, 2 - 3 p.m. - Screening of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” Acts 2-3:
Location: Pellissippi State, Magnolia Avenue Campus, Community Room
February 23, 1 p.m. - Celebration of African-American Writers
Featuring Tracy Whitaker
Location: Pellissippi State, Magnolia Avenue Campus

February 24, 11:30 a.m. – Oak Ridge Chapter of Blacks in Government and USDOE Oak Ridge Operations is sponsoring the 11th Annual BIG Scholarship Luncheon
Location:  Oak Ridge Mall Cumberland Room
For additional information call, Tanisha Smith-Wimes at 865 576-1025 or Teresa Fritz-Powers at 865-241-8308

February 24, 6:00 p.m. – The Cost of Racism to Whites
Featured Speaker - Tim Wise, noted lecturer and author
Location:  Pellissippi State, Magnolia Campus Community Room

February 25, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. – Soul Food Luncheon
Location: Pellissippi State, Magnolia Avenue Campus
February 25, 9 p.m. – Knoxville Ebony Network (KEN) will host its 3rd Annual Black Out Affair. The Black Out Affair (All Black Attire) is an upscale social event that serves as the culmination of Black History Month.
Location: Urban Bar and Corner Café (formally BW3), The Old City, Knoxville

February 28, 1 p.m. - Book Discussion of “The Bondswoman’s Narratives”
Edited by Henry Louis Gates (maybe the only known novel written by a fugitive female slave) Leb by Bookie Reynolds (Books will be available for purchase in the Pellissippi State Bookstore)
Location: Pellissippi State, Pellissippi Campus, Goins Student Lounge

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1st week of February, Cafeteria, 10:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. – Special Menu Selections in Celebration of Black History Month

February 9, Building 5100, Lecturer Hall Auditorium, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Candi Castleberry-Singleton, Director of Global Inclusion at Sun Microsystems

February 1-22 – Trivia Contest
Test your knowledge of Black History Facts.
Enter on-line or get a form from the Cafeteria. Winner will be announced at the Program on February 23, 2005.

February 23, Main Street, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Celebration On Main Street, One Grand Event, Three Exceptional Activities-Music in African-American Culture, Soul Food Tasting And the Vendor Fair
A percent of the funds raised will benefit three schools in the KnoxvilleArea-Fair Garden, Sam E. Hill and Maynard Elementary

Fair Garden, Sam Hill and Maynard Schools’ Wish List
Throughout the Month
Pellissippi State, Pellissippi Campus: Each Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Blends of African Coffee, Goins Rotunda
Art Display - Bill Capshaw (pottery) Gloria Colquitt and son, Joe Nathan Colquitt (paintings) in the Goins Rotunda
Black History Display - Educational Resources Center
Pellissippi State, Division Street Campus: Art Display - Featuring the art of Pellissippi State student Stephanie Treadwell
Book Display - Educational Resources Center

 

 
  
   
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