天美传媒

Performances by UIS and Community Musicians

Walking Proudly: Embodying Liberation Capital in Chicago's West African Dance and Drum Communities grows out of Dr. Zabriskie鈥檚 research on dancers and their place in Black life in Chicago from the 1960s through the 2010s. In this presentation, Zabriskie will engage audiences in a movement-based presentation about 鈥渆mbodied liberation capital鈥� drawing on her historical, ethnographic, and performance-based research on West African Drum and Dance practices in Chicago, IL.

The Sangamon Experience at 天美传媒 Springfield will host an Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Speakers Bureau presentation entitled "Untold African American Stories" by Mary Frances.

The Sangamon Experience at 天美传媒 Springfield and the UIS Diversity Center will host a presentation entitled "Memories of State Government: Springfield鈥檚 Doc Helm and his Photo Collection 1941 鈥� 1992" by Illinois State Archives Director Dr. David Joens and Archival Program Administrator Cathy Popovitch.

BHM Closing is a way to capstone the month and reflect on various experiences and triumphs throughout the month. This event is also to learn the ways we can improve how we celebrate culture, identity, and lived experiences!

Join us for a screening of "Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening." Stick around for a discussion of her iconic life and achievements!

Join UIS's Voices in Praise in their Church Hop as they perform various gospel songs!

Join UIS's Voices in Praise in their Church Hop as they perform various gospel songs!

Come and celebrate the Black Student Union's 10th Annual Ebony Ball with this year's theme of a Masquerade! Formal attire is encouraged and food will be provided!

Join the Black Student Union in guessing that R&B song or the next lyric!