EVENT LISTING
FEBRUARY 1
Students will have a chance to win a Nook as they submit essay’s specific to the Black History Month 2013 theme, “At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington”.
Portsmouth Campus
FEBRUARY 1
Students will watch movies that depict race relations, colorism in America, the role of the media in contemporary life, urban crime and poverty, and other political issues throughout history.
Norfolk Campus
Norfolk Student Center, 5509
12 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
757-822-1983
**Open to only TCC students, faculty, and staff with valid ID
FEBRUARY 4
An interactive workshop which captures the culture and history of the black community throughout the past century through the rhythm of movement and dance.
Portsmouth Campus
Building A, The Forum
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 4
Come learn strategies for improving health and wellness, both physically, emotionally, spiritually and financially. Demonstrations include simple healthy cooking tips, workout routines, stress reduction techniques and financial planning.
Virginia Beach Campus
Pungo Theater
11:00am - 1:30pm
FEBRUARY 5
Join Student Activities and Jonathan Green of the Virginia Beach Steppers as we enjoy a live band playing Chicago Style music, dance instruction, and refreshments. Come step with us!
Chesapeake
Whitehurst Student Lounge
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 5
Participate in a reading of the
Emancipation Proclamation by TCC
Virginia Beach Students. Free Black
History giveaways to the first 25
participants.
Virginia Beach Campus
Main Campus Courtyard
12:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 5
A powerful experience which retells the
Alabama 16th Street Baptist Church
bombing, which killed four little girls.
A funeral ceremony commemorating the
importance of learning from our past.
Portsmouth Campus
Building A, The Forum
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 5
Come display your talent or simply enjoy an
evening of gifted artists and soulful musical
renditions from Soul On!
Norfolk Student Center, Lobby
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
757-822-1983
**Open to only TCC students, faculty, and
staff with valid ID and 1 guest
FEBRUARY 6
Come out and enjoy the motion picture “The Help”.
Virginia Beach Campus
Pungo Auditorium - 12:00 p.m.
ATC Theater - 5:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 7
This is a panel discussion designed to offer
insight into our past and present.
Portsmouth Campus
Building A, The Forum
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
822-2258 or askportsmouth@tcc.edu
FEBRUARY 7
Participate in an open forum discussion
on the Emancipation Proclamation
and how it has affected, shaped and
influenced the African American
community and the country.
Chesapeake Campus
Whitehurst Conference
Room 2057
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 8
On the hottest day of the year on a street in
the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn,
everyone’s hate and bigotry smolders and
builds until it explodes into violence.
Norfolk Student Center, 5509
12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
757-822-1983
**Open to only TCC students, faculty, and
staff with valid ID
FEBRUARY 9
A half day summit designed to improve the
quality of life, health and wellness of African
Americans. This event will include health
screenings, HIV and STI testing, informational
resources and a “Zumba-Thon.”
Portsmouth Campus
Building A, The Forum
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
822-2258 or askportsmouth@tcc.edu
FEBRUARY 11
As Assistant
Democratic
Leader in the
113th Congress
and the number
three Democrat
in the House,
James E. Clyburn
is one of the Democratic Caucus’
primary liaisons to the White House.
Congressman Clyburn has been a civil
rights pioneer spanning several decades,
and is a national leader supporting
higher education. Representative Clyburn
has served as the Chairman of the
Congressional Black Caucus and is a
former House Majority Whip.
TCC Roper Theater
6:00 p.m.
Co-Sponsored by The Urban League of
South Hampton Roads,
Omega Psi Phi, Inc., and 200+ Men of
Hampton Roads, Inc.
FEBRUARY 12
Witness the evolution of fashion and
music from the Harlem Renaissance,
through the eras of Motown, Funk, the
Disco Scene and Early Origins of Hip Hop.
Virginia Beach Campus, Student
Activities Lounge (Virginia Beach Building) - 12:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 12
A conversation between civil rights activist
Martin Luther King Jr. and “by any means
necessary” leader Malcolm X. A dialogue
surrounding the past and the sacrifices
made to provide present day opportunities.
Portsmouth Campus
Building A, The Forum
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
822-2258 or askportsmouth@tcc.edu
FEBRUARY 13
What is the make-up of the black
family? Has it changed over time?
Come join us for an open forum and
discussion and share your opinions as
we discuss various views and changes
over history.
Norfolk Student Center, Lobby
7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
757-822-1983
**Open to only TCC students, faculty, and
staff with valid ID
FEBRUARY 13
Student club members compete to test their knowledge of black history such as Famous Firsts, Who Am I?, Lecturers, Inventors, and Writers.
Portsmouth Campus
Building A, The Forum
12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
822-2258 or askportsmouth@tcc.edu
FEBRUARY 13
Staring Academy Award Nominee Al Freeman Jr. & Phylicia Rashad; Based upon the critically acclaimed book by Clifton L. Taulbert, the movie chronicles the author’s coming of age in the segregated south.
Virginia Beach Campus
Student Activities Lounge - 12:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 14
Despite the racial barriers that it promoted,
the Cotton Club was one of the great
nightclubs in history. Travel back in time as
singers, musicians, and poets share being
young, gifted and black.
Building A, The Forum
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
822-2258 or askportsmouth@tcc.edu
FEBRUARY 15
A frustrated African American TV writer
proposes a blackface minstrel show in
protest, but to his chagrin it becomes a
hit. Directed by Spike Lee.
Norfolk Student Center, 5509
12 00. to 2:00 p.m.
757-822-1983
**Open to only TCC students, faculty, and
staff with valid ID
FEBRUARY 19
A one act play depicting “What if Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had met?”. Differing in their philosophies but alike in their mutual respect, the two men debate their varying approaches to the same grave social problems, both prepared to die for their beliefs but neither aware of how soon their assassins’ bullets would await them.
Virginia Beach Campus, Student
Activities Lounge (Virginia Beach Building)
12:30 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 19
Join us as we enjoy a live musical
performance from local artists Soul On!
Refreshments will be served.
Chesapeake Campus
Pass Theatre
7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
FEBRUARY 20
Narrated by Quincy Jones, this “irresistible”, Academy Award nominated documentary examines the fascinating lives of the musicians that represented one of the greatest periods in American History-the Harlem Renaissance.
Virginia Beach Campus
Pungo Auditorium - 12:00 p.m.
ATC Theater - 6:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 21
In celebration of Black History Month and Dr. King’s legacy, renowned speaker, Jullien Gordon, will teach students how to D.R.E.A.M
Awake - having
your Desired Relationships And
Money.
Virginia Beach Campus
Bayside Building, Room B100
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 21
Byron Motley tells of an American
Legacy in a unique lecture/film
highlighting a little known era of
American sports history.
Portsmouth Campus
Building A, The Forum
12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
822-2258 or askportsmouth@tcc.edu
FEBRUARY 22
Students will visit a former plantation,
the “Great Blacks in Wax” Museum, and
the Reginald F. Lewis African American
History Museum.
Virginia Beach Campus
For TCC Students Only
FEBRUARY 22
The true story of how a group of African
American pilots overcame racist
opposition to become one of the finest
US fighter groups in World War II.
Norfolk Student Center, 5509
12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
757-822-1983
**Open to only TCC students, faculty, and
staff with valid ID
FEBRUARY 26
Based on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s
speech, this forum features leading civil
rights and local community leaders.
This distinguished group includes Carlos
Clanton, Executive Director, Norfolk
Educational Foundation and President,
Urban League of Hampton Roads Young
Professionals; local community activist
Clever Speaks; Louisa Strayhorn, the 1st
African American woman elected to the
Virginia Beach City Council; Dr. Cassandra
Newby-Alexander, NSU professor, and
Wanda Cooper, Esq., of the Cooper Law
Firm and TCC Alumna.
TCC Roper Theater
6:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 26
Joins us as fellow TCC student and
published author Richard A. Taylor tells
his life story of overcoming obstacles
and keeping his eyes on the prize of
achieving the positive things life has
to offer. Although he experienced a
long path of bad decisions, he has not
allowed it to define his future.
Norfolk Student Center, Lobby
12:00 to 2:00 p.m.
757-822-1983
**Open to only TCC students, faculty, and
staff with valid ID and 1 guest
FEBRUARY 26
An eclectic group of African-American
men take a cross-country bus trip in
order to participate in the Million Man
March.
Building A, The Forum
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
822-2258 or askportsmouth@tcc.edu
FEBRUARY 27
Student Activities welcomes former
Harlem Globe Trotter, motivational speaker
and comedian Melvin Adams. Join us as
we listen to his story, how he overcame
adversity and became motivated by his
passion to reach out to the youth of
America. Refreshments available.
Chesapeake Campus
Pass Theatre
7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 28
Participate with students and staff in
the reading of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
Virginia Beach Campus
Main Campus Courtyard
12:00 p.m.
FEBRUARY 28
March with us as we commemorate
the 50th anniversary of the March on
Washington, a moment in history that
changed the world forever.
Building A, The Forum
12:30 to 2:00 p.m.
822-2258 or kbarnes@tcc.edu
Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Events are subject to change without notification. If special accommodations are needed, please call Disability Services at 757-822-1213 two weeks prior to the event. Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Tidewater Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, political affiliation, veteran status, gender, age, sexual orientation, or disability in its programs or activities.
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