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Black History Month

February 01, 2023

"Black Resistance"

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Alabama A&M University Honors Program 

Annual Blackout Photo 

Everyone is invited to meet on The Quad dressed in all black in honor of Black History Month. 

The Quad 

12 noon 

 

National Signing Day Celebration

Event Center - Room 107

Doors Open at 5:30 p.m.

2023 NSD Celebration

 

Wind Down Wednesday

(Discussion on Importance of Mental Health)

Host: The Voluptuous Bulldog Beauties

Hugine Living-Learning Complex - Reception Room

6:18 p.m.

 

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Mental Health Forum

"Self Love & Toxic Relationships"

Sponsors: Queens, Professionals and Common Ground

Hugine Living-Learning Complex - Ballroom

6:30 p.m.

 

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Only Day Register for "So Ambitious HBCU Tour" at AAMU!

The first stop of the So Ambitious HBCU Tour is Alabama A&M University! Join us from 2/9 - 2/11, 2023. Applications for participating in the HBCU Tour at AAMU are due on 2/3/23 by 5 pm EST. Apply: bit.ly/3HePXTs

 

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HBCU Basketball

Bulldogs vs. Southern

3 & 5 p.m.

 

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"Let's Talk about It: Professionalism at Internships"

(Please join in on this interactive discussion related to professionalism at internships! Hear 
from a Representative from Frito Lay!)

Presenter: AAMU MANRRS

Carter Hall Auditorium

Contact: dedrick.davis@aamu.edu or armitra.davis@gmail.com

12 noon

 

HBCU Basketball

Bulldogs vs. Grambling

5 & 7 p.m.

 

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North Alabama Clyde Foster STEM/Black History Month Program

Columbia High Schoool

300 Explorer Boulevard NW

Huntsville, AL 35806

Contact: juanitaboddielee@gmail.com

To enter Columbia you must complete this registration form https://form.jotform.com/230167034873051 

9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

 

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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

(Food, Giveaways, Free HIV Testing)

Alabama A&M University Wellness Center

Contact: Alison Barker, (256) 372-4737, alison.barker@aamu.edu

10 a.m.-2 p.m.

 

Alabama A&M University Honors Program 

Bulldog Blues 

Showcase of talent, with performances inspired by black activists and thought leaders. 

The Foundation Coffeehouse (Meridian Plaza)

5-7 p.m. 

 

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"The Lasting Impact of Dr. William Hooper Councill"

Exhibit Opening & Introduction

Sponsors: Office of Service and Learning and the AAMU Archives & Special Collections

Presenters: Mrs. Ollye Conley, AAMU Historian & Alumna; Mr. William Hampton, Founder & Director, Huntsville Revisited Museum

J.F. Drake Memorial Learning Resources Center (LRC)

Third Floor Lobby

12-2 p.m.

 

ice-skating

 

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AAMU at the Orion Amphitheater

Ice Skating Event ($5)

(Wear Your AAMU Gear!)

701 Amphitheater Drive NW

Huntsville, Ala.

5-9 p.m.

Contact: Dr. Pamela H. Little, (256) 372-4869

 

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So Ambitious HBCU Tour

AAMU Is the First Stop

 

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Grad Event - Spring 2023!

"Join Us!"

Elmore Gym

11 a.m.-6 p.m.

 

"We Love to Vote"

Voter Registration Drive

Knight Complex

11 a.m.-2 p.m.

 

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"Social Workers' Impact: Black History and Beyond"

Sponsor:  Social Work Department

Presenter:  Prof. Willie Diggs II, MSW, Director of Field Education

Buchanan Hall Auditorium

2-5 p.m.

 

 

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Alabama A&M University Honors Program 

Short Story 

Roundtable discussion on the short story "Sonny's Blues" by James Baldwin 

[Return & Stay Tuned] 

 

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Extension Open House

James I. Dawson Building

Alabama A&M University

Contact:   andrea.morris@aamu.edu; (256) 372-8082

9 a.m.-12 noon

 

BLACK HISTORY MONTH FILM FESTIVAL: Black Resistance in Alabama and Beyond

FILM: "Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power"

Sponsors: Office of Student Activities and Leadership and Development and the State Black Archives Research Center and Museum

Clyde Foster Auditorium

10 a.m.

 

BLACK HISTORY MONTH FILM FESTIVAL: Black Resistance in Alabama and Beyond

FILM: "Emancipation"

Sponsors: Office of Student Activities and Leadership and Development and the State Black Archives Research Center and Museum

Clyde Foster Auditorium

2 p.m.

 

Wear Your African Dashiki or Maxi Dress ... and Model!

Student Lounge

Councill Hall

6-8 p.m.

 

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"Civic Participation in the Black Community"

Speakers: April Hodges, Founder, Clay Strategies; and Camilla Admed, Community Organizer 

Buchanan Hall Auditorium

12-1 p.m.

 

Alabama A&M University Honors Program 

The Dilemma of Civil Disobedience: Debate & Discussion 

The Honors Speech & Debate Society will engage in IPDA style of debate on the topic of civil disobedience, followed by open discussion. 

Knight Center 

5:30 p.m. 

 

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Civic Engagement Week

 

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"Health Care and the Black Community"

Speaker: Tim Nolen, Thrive Alabama

Buchanan Hall Auditorium

12:30-1:30 p.m.

 

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"Poverty, the Legal System and the Black Vote"

Speaker: Kimberly Rucker

Buchanan Hall Auditorium

12-1 p.m.

 

Bulldog Players

"Where the Timelines Meet"

(A Black History Theatrical Presentation)

Contact: Danita.jones@aamu.edu, (256) 372-1096

(Seating Limited) Purchase Tickets Today!

Bradford Auditorium

7 p.m.

 

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91st South Eastern Regional Conference

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated

(Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama)

Huntsville, Ala.

 

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Travel to Scottsboro 

(Visit Scottsboro Boys Museum)

AAMU to Scottsboro, Ala.

10 a.m.-3 p.m.

 

An Evening of Black History

Councill Social

(Music, Movie and Food)

Councill Hall

5 p.m.-Until

 

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Bulldog Players

"Where the Timelines Meet"

(A Black History Theatrical Presentation)

Contact: Danita.jones@aamu.edu, (256) 372-1096

(Seating Limited) Purchase Tickets Today!

Bradford Auditorium

7 p.m.

 

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Bulldog Players

"Where the Timelines Meet"

(A Black History Theatrical Presentation)

Contact: Danita.jones@aamu.edu, (256) 372-1096

(Seating Limited) Purchase Tickets Today!

Bradford Auditorium

7 p.m.

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