black history month

Feb. 1-March 11: African American surgeons focus of exhibit

By Lorraine Nelson, WSU Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. – A traveling exhibit from the National Library of Medicine featuring the contributions of African American academic surgeons to medicine and medical education will be at the Washington State University Spokane library Feb. 1-March 11 for Black History Month in February.

Alumnus lectures on black freedom movement

PULLMAN – Dr. Stefan Bradley, historian and WSU alumnus, will present a talk titled “College Kids, CORE, Cats, and Cooler College Curriculum: The 1960s Black Freedom Movement” at the WSU campus in Pullman, Wash., during Black History Month.   The presentation will be given at 4 p.m. Feb. 7 in the Smith Center for Undergraduate […]

WSU Vancouver celebrates Black History Month

VANCOUVER – The Minorities Reconstructing Culture Club at Washington State University Vancouver invites fellow students, as well as staff, faculty and community members to attend Back History Month events. All events are free and open to the public. Feb. 8: Earl Ford, Vancouver NAACP, “Black History and Segregation,” 3 to 4:15 p.m., Administration building, Room […]

Lecture focuses on African Americans in the military

In observance of Black History Month, the History Department at Washington State University in Pullman will offer a public lecture on Feb. 14 at 12:10 p.m. George Tamblyn, who currently teaches Europen History at WSU Vancouver, will present a lecture titled “African Americans in the U.S. Military: From the Revolution to Iraq” in Murrow 53/55.   […]

Presentation to discuss Jim Crow in the Tri-Cities, 1940s

In the 1940s, during the build-up of atomic weapons development at Hanford, Pasco was the only one of the three Tri-Cities that allowed black residents.It1s a fact that shocks many modern-day residents of the region, but it’s not surprising to Professor Robert Bauman of WSU Tri-Cities.“Not only were blacks limited to living in Pasco, they […]

Jazz concert to celebrate Black History Month

A concert featuring the award-winning Washington State University Jazz Big Band and VOJAZZ vocal jazz ensemble will celebrate Black History Month at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 in Kimbrough Concert Hall.The concert will open with VOJAZZ performing under the direction of Noel Barbuto. Barbuto has sung as a featured artist with Opera Plus, the Coeur […]