January 13, 2006 == MEDIA ADVISORY
Calvin College will present a variety of events in early February as
part of its celebration of African American History Month. Calvin has a
new minor in African and African American Diaspora Studies and professor
Randal Jelks is director of that program.
He says it's important for the next generation of leaders, including
college students, to both prepare for the future and remember the past.
The upcoming events at Calvin will help students, and others, do both.
Titled "Five Days in the Black World," the series includes special
chapels, a history of coffee, a panel discussion on Africa and the
diaspora, several films, a discussion on Grand Rapids' black leaders and
more (see complete schedule below).
"I think it's a good series," says Jelks, author of the
soon-to-be-released African Americans in the Furniture City: The
Struggle for Civil Rights. "My hope is that it will appeal not just to
Calvin students, but anyone in west Michigan interested in learning more
about black history."
For the complete schedule and a pic of Jelks see
http://www.calvin.edu/news/releases/2005_06/aahistory.htm
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