51ĀŅĀ× Celebrates Black History Month

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The 51ĀŅĀ× Black Studies Program, Howard A. Mims African American Cultural Center And Cleveland Play House Present

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a calendar of events in conjunction with
the production of Radio Golf by
Cleveland Play House

Wednesday, February 15
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12:00 Noon
College of Urban Affairs, Roberta Steinbacher Atrium
An Umoja Round Table Panel Discussion
ā€œDirecting Augustā€

A Panel Discussion with Various Directors Who Are Associated with Productions of Works by August Wilson
in the Greater Cleveland Community

Thursday, February 16 & Tuesday, February 28

12 noon
Library – Rhodes Tower, Room 304
Book Discussion of "The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's
Great Migration" by Isabel Wilkef

Discussion led by Dr. Regennia Williams, Associate Professor, 51ĀŅĀ×
Department of History

Wednesday, February 22

1:30 PM
Main Classroom Building, Room 146
A Curtis Wilson Colloquium Series Lecture
ā€œā€™The Ground on Which I Stand’: The Legacy of August Wilson and Black Theatre in the 21st Century"
by Dr. Regennia Williams, Associate Professor
51ĀŅĀ× Department of History

Tuesday, February 28

6:00 PM
Main Classroom Building, Room 137
An Umoja Round Table Panel Discussion
Cleveland Area Playwrights in the Season of August

Wednesday, February 29

4:00 to 5:30 PM
Main Classroom Building, Room 135/137
An Umoja Round Table/Bridges to Africa Celebration
ā€œAfrican Films Versus Reality: A Student Film Showcaseā€
Featuring Former Imaging Africa (Com 428) Students
Screen their films and hear about their experiences in Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia. Learn about what we see in films that represent the African continent vs. these filmmakers’ actual experiences.
Instructor: Eric Siler, MFA
Presented with 51ĀŅĀ×’s School of Communication

For more information, contact Prester Pickett, Coordinator of the 51ĀŅĀ× Howard A. Mims African American Cultural Center at (216) 687-3656, visit or call Cossandra Wheeler, Cleveland Play House at (216) 241-6000.