Celebrating More Than A Month, Celebrating A Movement
UIC’s community honors the legacy and contributions of African Americans. Black History Month 2016 promises to be informative, enlightening and exciting! For a detailed list of events please visit go.uic.edu/BHM2016.
Preview of events for Black History Month:
Tuesday, February 2: Opening Reception/Game Show
Friday, February 5: African American Academic Network’s Annual Hoop It Up Basketball Tournament
Friday, February 12: The Heritage Ball
Thursday, February 18: Keynote Speaker Jonathan Butler, student activist from the #ConcernedStudent1950 movement
Tuesdays, February 9, 16, and 23: the Teach-In series highlighting a mixture of UIC faculty/staff sharing their experience and knowledge
Thursday, February 25: Show Stoppers Showcase featuring UIC students