Black History Month @ NWHC 2014 February 1, 2014, 11:00 am-­‐-­‐ Black History Family Health Day Health care representatives—Red Cross, Health Services Department, Cooperative Extension-­‐-­‐
Health screenings, blood pressure, HIV, diabetes-­‐-­‐healthy food recipes and demonstrations. Mental Health Wellness, Sponsored by the Cooperative Extension, Total Wellness Initiative Program February 6, 6:00 pm, Dr. Terence Hicks, Dean of the College of Education-­‐-­‐ “A Lecture from the Children of the “Lost-­‐Generation” of Students from Prince Edward County” Dr. Hicks provides ground-­‐breaking research on the historical events surrounding the Prince Edward County's school closings. For five years (1959-­‐1964), the families of 1,700 African American students were forced to cope with the absence of public schooling in the county. Their efforts led to the case Davis v. the County School Board of Prince Edward County, which was one of the cases that were consolidated with Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. Dr. Hicks will have books for purchase at the presentation. February 12, 6:00 pm, Elizabeth Jean Brumfield, Distance Services Librarian—
“Empowering Your Past—Telling Your Stories” Presentation will discuss the importance of documenting our history and will provide information on researching, writing and publishing historical genealogies. February 18, 6:00 pm, Lavonda Broadnax, Digital Reference Specialist-­‐-­‐
“Documenting Civil Rights” Winner of the Zora Neale Hurston Award for Leadership in promoting African American literature, author of several books including "Selected Literature Published by the Civil War Soul Sisters", Ms. Broadnax will discuss the documentation of civil rights by the U.S. government in the largest library in the world and the U.S. oldest cultural institution. February 25, 6:00 pm, Dr. Halcyon Watkins-­‐-­‐“Personal reflections of Civil Rights” Dr. Watkins will discuss her personal experiences during the Civil Rights Movement including her participation in the lunch counter protests. February 27, 6:00 pm, “Dinner and a Movie”-­‐-­‐The African Americans: Rise! The Road to Civil Rights (2013) by noted scholar Henry Louis Gates Conclude BHM with an informal light dinner and a Black History movie with discussion