Thursday, February 17, 2011
Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter Rooms A, B, & C
6:00 pm
Come and enjoy a discussion hosted by the author, “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf,” Ntzoke Shange. She will be on campus to discuss and signing of her book of poems. Coffee and Tea will be served.
Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter Rooms A,B, & C
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
6:00 pm
A Tyler Perry movie production which is based on Ntozake Shange’s play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf.” Unlike the original play which featured only 7 women known by colors performing the collection of 20 poems, the movie has given each of the 20 characters names. Each of the poems deal with intense issues that particularly impact women in a thought-provoking commentary on what it means to be a female of color in the world. UALR faculty members, Dr. Tim Edwards and Ben Fry will host a viewing and talk back of the film, Glory. Refreshments will be served.
Season Five Project Runway Finalist Korto Momolu provides real clothes for real women. Pragmatic clothes that make all women look and feel good is exactly what she looks to bring to the table during her UALR Fashion Show during Black History Month. Come out and enjoy the viewing of nice fashion and styles from extraordinary talent, Korto Momolu.
This event is co-sponsored by the University Program Council.
Thursday, February 3
Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter Rooms A,B & C
3:30 - 4:30 pm
A free panel discussion of “A Raisin in the Sun: A play that changed the face of American theatre” will be provided as one of the highlighted events of the production. The cast will be lead by UALR faculty and Arkansas Repertory Theater staff, discussing how historical events are reflected and refracted in dramatic literature.
Panelists will take you behind the scenes as they address the play’s themes and discuss the struggle that ensues when one dream is fulfilled, and another deferred, in this powerful and unforgettable portrait of one family’s quest for the American dream.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Arkansas Repertory Theatre - 7:00pm
601 Main Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
(501) 378-0445
This award-winning drama tells the story of an African American family living on Chicago’s south side in the 1950s. This story describes how an African-American family struggles with poverty, racism, and inner conflict as they strive for a better way of life. Tickets are limited. Please see the Office of Campus Life, DSC 216, for more ticket information.
Arkansas Repertory Theatre website
Black History Month Kickoff Event
DSC Diamond Area - Monday, January 31 - 12:00 pm
Enjoy smooth sounds featuring Galen Abdur-Razzaq and Flute Juice Ensemble as you sit and dine during the lunch hour.
Tuesday, February 1 - 6:00 pm
DSC Ledbetter Rooms A & B
Free Food!
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War’s first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
Hispanic Heritage Month
Dia de la Raza - LULAC Night and Film Screening: Walkout
Monday, October 12, 2009 - 6:30pm -9:00pm
Stabler Hall Room 107
Councils 750 and 756 of the League of United Latin American Citizens will be hosting a membership drive and showing the film “Walkout.” Refreshments will be served.
Hispanic Heritage Month - Dr. Marcelo Suarez-Orozco - Immigration and Education
Monday, October 5, 2009 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter Rooms A, B, & C
We are in the midst of the largest migratory wave in human history. What is the impact of globalization and immigration on businesses around the world? How do we educate newly arrived immigrant children? These are some of the major questions that Marcelo Suarez-Orozco addresses. A distinguished voice on immigration, globalization and education (separately and in relation to each other), he is the co-founder of the Harvard Immigration Projects, and has lectured around the world, including at the UN and the Vatican. He is currently the Courtney Sale Ross University Professor of Globalization and Education, at New York University.
Hispanic Heritage Month - Community Support for Latinos in Little Rock Panel Discussion
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Donaghey Student Center Leadership Lounge
Little Rock Police Chief Stuart Thomas, Lisette Yang, Latino Victim Advocate and Outreach Coordinator for Safe Places, FBI Special Agent in Charge Thomas Browne from the Little Rock field office, and local immigration lawyer and UALR alum Leo Monterrey, J.D. will be on hand to share information on how Latinos in Little Rock can find community support.