MLK Esports Gaming Event
Date: Wednesday, January 30, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Cabaret
In honor of Dr King’s legacy, the Office of Community and Belonging, in partnership with Marist Athletics Esports Club, and the Center for Multicultural Affairs. Participate in friendly matches alongside Marist’s Esports Team – awarded “MAAC Esports Program of the Year: for the past 5 years.

James Cannavino Library Display
Date: Month of February
Venue: James Cannavino Library
There will be a Black History Month display located on the 2nd floor of the library for the month of February. The display will feature books, graphic novels, poetry selections, films, and children's books from the library's collection, along with infographics.

Black History Month Dinner – Taste the Culture
Date: Tuesday, February 3, 4:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Murray SC Dining Hall
In collaboration with Gourmet and the Black Student Union, enjoy cuisine and music inspired by some of the many traditions of Black communities. Find the Black Student Union’s table to learn more about BSU and taste the culture through a taste test.

Social Justice Conference Panel Discussion – Intersection of Identity and Mental Health
Date: February 3, 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Dyson Lecture Hall (DY1008)
The panelists include:

• Emma Fredrick, Associate Professor of Psychology, School Social & Behavioral Sciences
• Matteo Undici, BSW Practicum Coordinator and Lecturer of Social Work
• Megan Deichler, Executive Director of the Catskill Hudson Area Health Education Center. She specializes in the social determinants of access to adequate healthcare.
• Edward Antonio will moderate the discussion.

Social Justice Conference Keynote Speaker: Ebony Stewart
Date: February 4, 12:30 p.m.
Venue: McCann Arena
Ebony Stewart will be speaking; she is a contributor to the Common Read, Ab(solutely) Normal anthology on mental health. She is a poet and will be reading some of her poems, touching on identity and social justice.

Art, Race, and Labor in Latin America
Date: February 5, 5:00 – 6:15 p.m.
Venue: SC 3101
A talk exploring race and labor in Colombia and Brazil after emancipation led by Dr. Gabrie Chagas P. Souza (English Department) in collaboration with the Marist Hispanic/Latino Club and the Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies Program.

Night at the Apollo
Date: February 11, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Venue: Winter Garden in Steel Plant
Experience the Apollo through the lens of fashion with this Black Student Union and SNR collaboration. Step into the legacy of the legendary Apollo Theater, the historic Harlem venue where icons like Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown, and Aretha Franklin got their start and where generations of Black artists and audiences shaped American culture.

A Celebration of the Arts with Bettina Wilkerson aka Poet Gold
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Venue: Cabaret
The Office of Community and Belonging, in collaboration with the English and Music Departments, a cultural event with a student and community poet/music showcase and performance.

Poetry during the Harlem Renaissance
Date: Thursday, February 26, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Cabaret
Speaker: Dr. Shane Vogel, Yale University 
This event is co-sponsored by the Office of Community and Belonging and the English Department for a lecture on poetry during the Harlem Renaissance

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