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African Awareness Month

A guide to city, college and broadcast celebrations

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East Palo Alto
Feb 5: African American Read-In Day. The goal of this national event is to document at least 1 milion participants reading works by African American writers. 3-7pm; East Palo Alto Library, 2415 University Ave, East Palo Alto (415/321-7712).

Foothill College
(415/949-7282)

Feb 1: Opening ceremony. Noon; Campus Center.
Feb 2: Lecture and demonstration with Dallas Black Dance Theatre. 11:30am; Smithwick Theater.
Feb 2: Dallas Black Dance Theatre performance. 8pm; Smithwick Theater.
Feb 5: African American Literature Read-in. 11am; Language Arts Quad.
Feb 7: "Ancient African Civilizations: Understanding Our Story From Then to Now," with lecturer Professor Manu Ampim. 11am; Library 25.
Feb 10: Make a Joyful Noise VII gospel concert. 7pm; Smithwick Theater.
Feb 14: "The Cultural Legacy of Slavery: Examining, Challenging and Overturning Internalized Oppression," with lecturer Elena Featherston. Noon; Library 25.
Feb 20: "Bridge the Gap," rap session on contemporary issues. Noon; Campus Center.
Feb 21: "Reflections on Social and Political Activism Lessons from the '60s." Noon; Campus Center.
Feb 28: African American Crafts and Cultural Festival; soul food luncheon; guest speaker Dr. Julia Hare. Noon; Campus Center.

Mountain View
Feb 18: African American family concert with Dee Spencer, Phil Reed and Tim Bell. 2:30pm; free; Community School of Music and Arts, 253 Martens Ave (415/961-0342).

San Jose
Feb 17: An African American Youth/Adult Town Hall with keynote speaker Martin Luther King III and a panel discussion with city policy makers. 5pm; Emmanuel Baptist Church, 467 N. White Rd (408/274-4344).
Feb 17: Martin Luther King III speaks. 2-3pm; McDaniel Room, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Main Library, 180 W. San Carlos St (408/277-4874).

San José City College
(408/298-2181)

Feb 6: Screening of Sankofa. 11am-12:20pm; Room F-5.
Feb 8: Screening of Quilombo. 11am-12:20pm; Room F-5.
Feb 9: Soul Food Luncheon and Fashion/Hair Show. Noon-2pm; $10; Community Room.
Feb 14: Literature Presentation with poet Aliona Gibson. 11-11:50am; College Theater.
Feb 14: Jazz Concert with guitarist Darryl Stanley. Noon; College Theater.
Feb 21: Reader's Theatre. Noon-2pm; College Theater.
Feb 22: Affirmative Action panel discussion. 11am-12:30pm; call for location.
Feb 23: Gospel Extravaganza. 7pm; Bethel Church of San Jose, 1201 S. Winchester Blvd, San Jose (408/298-2181, x3984).
Feb 28: Literature Presentation with poet Devorah Major. 11-11:50am; College Theater.
Feb 28: Midnight Voices rap concert. Noon; College Theater.

San Jose State University
(408/924-6260)

Feb 1: Opening Ceremony. 6:30-9pm; Student Union.
Feb 3: Unity Jam. 2-7pm; Event Center.
Feb 8: Vernon Van, one-man Malcolm X show. 7pm; Ballroom.
Feb 15: Martin Luther King III. 7pm; call for location.
Feb 17: Delta Sigma Theta gospel concert. 7pm; Music Hall.
Feb 20: Harriet Tubman Candlelight Vigil. 7pm; call for details.
Feb 21: The Rev. Cecil Williams lectures; sponsored by the Institute for Social Responsibility. 12:30-1:30pm; Morris Dailey Auditorium; free.
Feb 22: Brothas and Sistas Day, Talent Showcase. Noon; Amphitheater. Male/Female Discussion. 6:30-9pm; Multicultural Room.
Feb 28: "Fighting Cultural Misinformation about African Americans." 7-9pm; Ballroom.
Feb 29: African Man Recognition Ceremony. 6pm; Student Union.

Santa Clara University
(408/554-4437)

Jan 30-Mar 17: Personal Icons exhibit by African American artist Betye Saar at de Saisset Museum. Tue-Sun, 11am-4pm; free.
Feb 1: Kick-off Reception. 4-6pm, Adobe Lodge Faculty Club. "A Conversation With Two Generations of Artists: Betye Saar and Alison Saar." 7pm; de Saisset Museum; free.
Feb 5: Lecture, "Right Answers, Wrong Questions: Critical Race Theory and Affirmative Action." 7pm; de Saisset Museum; free.
Feb 7: Soul Food Potluck, sponsored by Black Law Student Association. Noon; Bannon Hall.
Feb 8: Marjorie Craig, Owner Yakini and Uwezo, "Storytelling: Telling It Like It Was or Is." Call 408/554-4437 for details.
Feb 11: Stephanie Etukudo, "African American Students: Issues, Methods of Coping and Resources." Noon; Benson Center.
Feb 13: Herbert Aptheker, "African Americans' Response to Slavery: The Real Truths." Call 408/554-4437 for details.
Feb 17: "An Afternoon of African American Storytelling With Marijo. 2pm; de Saisset Museum; free.
Feb 20: Screening of W.E.B. DuBois: A Biography in Four Voices. 7pm; O'Connor Hall, Rm 205.
Feb 25: "Everyone Can Be an Artist: A Children's Assemblage-making Workshop." Noon-4pm; de Saisset Museum; free (but must reserve at 408/554-4528).
Feb 26: Chrystal Tunstall, "Black Women and H.I.V., an Outreach Program." Call 408/554-4437 for details.
Feb 29: Annual Soul Food Dinner; reception at de Saisset Museum; 5:30pm; dinner at Adobe Lodge Faculty Club; 7:30pm.

Stanford University
(415/723-1587)

Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, 29: Rejoice Ministries, 7:30pm.
Feb 4: Convocation, 7:30pm.
Feb 9: Diaspora, 9-11pm. Call 415/725-0031 for details.
Feb 12: Black Faculty/Student Lunch. Noon-1:30pm.
Feb 15-16: Trial of the Century, 8pm.
Feb 23: BSU Soul Food Dinner.

UC-Santa Cruz
(408/459-3207)

Feb 1: African American Theater Arts Troupe performs Tambourines to Glory by Langston Hughes. 5pm; College Eight Dining Hall; $2.75.
Feb 6: "Retracing Our Roots," African American history program. 11am-2pm; College Eight Multipurpose Room.
Feb 6: "Multicultural Theater," Stanley Williams, artistic director of the Historic San Jose Lorraine Hansberry Theater talks with Don Williams. 4pm; Porter College Fireside Lounge.
Feb 7: Tambourines to Glory dress rehearsal performance. 7pm; Performing Arts Theater.
Feb 9: "Black History and Culture in America: Grace Under Fire," a symposium panel discussion. The evening features dinner and music. 6:30-10:30pm; Cabrillo College Student Center; $8.
Feb 11: Gospel Extravaganza. 2-4pm; Louden Nelson Community Center. Call First Congregational Church at 408/429-3504 for details.
Feb 16-17: Tambourines to Glory. 8pm; Louden Nelson Center.
Feb 23: "Comedy of Color." Cowell College Dining Hall.
Feb 23: Spike Lee Film Festival; Porter College.
Feb 29: A Campus Tribute to Barbara Jordan, "Remembering a Great Lady." Tributes in poetry, song, dance and personal expressions.
Feb 29: A Campus Tribute to Barbara Jordan, "Remembering a Great Lady." Call 408/459-3207 for details.

KQED-TV, Ch. 9
Feb 1: Richard Wright: Black Boy, 10:25pm.
Feb 2: Tina Turner: What's Love?, 10:55pm.
Feb 3: Gandy Dancers, 5:30pm; Lynching in Marion, 6pm.
Feb 4: African American Artists: Affirmation Today, noon.
Feb 7: Crossroads: A Story of West Oakland, 7:30pm (also Feb 11 at 11pm).
Feb 8: Curtis Mayfield: Darker Than Blue, 10:25pm.
Feb 9: B.B. King: Live at the Woodlands, 11pm.
Feb 11: You Don't Have to Ride Jim Crow!, 11:30pm.
Feb 12: Tuskegee Airmen: Men of Distinction; 11pm.
Feb 13: Rock & Roll Crossroads/Eight Miles High, a documentary about the influence of the blues on British rock; 9pm.
Feb 17: California's Gold: A Closer Look, a documentary about a unit of the black Buffalo Soldiers; 3:30pm.
Feb 18: Nothing But a Man, a 1964 drama starring Ivan Dixon and Abbey Lincoln, 10:30pm; Parliament of Souls: Forgiveness, interview with Imam W.O. Mohammed of the Black Muslims, midnight.
Feb 19: Zero Street, a story about an inner-city youth dealing with life on the streets; 10:30am.
Feb 22: Black Is ... Black Ain't, a documentary by Marlon Riggs; 10pm.
Feb 23: "Comedy of Color." Cowell College Dining Hall.
Feb 29: Sweet Honey in the Rock concert, 7:30pm.
Feb 23: Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat, 10:55pm.
Feb 29: A Campus Tribute to Barbara Jordan, "Remembering a Great Lady." Tributes in poetry, song, dance and personal expressions.

KTEH-TV, Ch. 54
Feb 5: Langston Hughes: A Poet in Our Hearts and The Spirit of Allensworth, 10pm.
Feb 9: Mike Malone interviews Henry Louis Gates Jr. on Malone, 7:30pm.
Feb 18: Flight to Freedom, a documentary about the Underground Railroad, 1pm.

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