Tag: Black History Month
February 2024
Understanding Systemic Racism in Policing and the Failed Promise of Body Cameras
Please join us on February 27 in the free slot from 12:40-1:30 p.m. in Clark Hall room 212 to hear Dr. Christopher Schneider’s presentation on Understanding Systemic Racism in Policing and the Failed Promise of Body Cameras. This timely presentation comes off the heels of the UofM International student who was shot and killed by […]
Find out more »Black Mental Health & Black Excellence
Join us Thursday, February 15 from 5pm-8pm in the Mingling Area at Bailey’s. We will have special guest presenters Akech Mayuom and Sheika Henry to speak on our theme of Black Mental Health & Black Excellence. Bailey’s will be running drink and food specials, and there will be appetizers and drinks for everyone to share […]
Find out more »January 2024
Renaissance Ball
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Join us for the Renaissance World Tour themed Ball, hosted by BUSU and the Racialized Collective. This is our special celebration in honour of Black History Month, aiming to pay tribute to the rich heritage of Black history and acknowledge the invaluable contributions of the LGBTTQ* community. Special performance by the House of Hex. Theme: […]
Find out more »February 2020
Cabin in the Sky Movie Screening
Come and celebrate Black History Month with a movie screening at the Music Library! Cabin in the Sky was one of six films released from 1927-1954 that featured an all-black cast. It is a folkloric “parable of Southern Negro life” (Green, 195, p. 111) that was controversial during a time when there were increasing demands […]
Find out more »February 2019
Big Band Dance
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A night of jazz music for the community and Brandon University, hosted by the Brandon University Music Students, with real live jazz by the Brandon University Big Band, directed by Prof. Michael Cain.
Find out more »February 2018
Brandon University Big Band Dance
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This year's Big Band Dance will kick off Black History Month celebrations at Brandon University. This year’s Big Band Dance, staged by the Brandon University Big Band (BUBB), kicks off Black History Month at BU. Under the direction of Michael Cain, the BUBB will play a wide range of music from the black diaspora. Selections […]
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