More January Events

Lots of African-American cultural events are happening around the country. Start your year with a new outlook. Attend a reading, art show, talk, concert or other event.

African-American Vibes of the City Phoenix Center for the Arts January 5 – 26, 1202 North Third Street, Phoenix, Arizona.

This free art exhibit explores the city’s African-American community. It is an annual juried show of art works by local African-American artists.

For more information call (602)-534-3788.

MLK Commemoration and Interactive Student Session with Charles Johnson January 18, Noon, Portland State University, Multicultural Center, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, Oregon.

Charles Johnson, nationally recognized author, delivers the keynote address at Portland State University's annual community-wide event celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

[Rescheduled to February 19 due to weather conditions.] For more information call (602)-534-3788.

Negritude as Performance in the African Novel and Film January 22, 2-5 p.m., 2006-2007 Visiting Fellow Seminar Series, The Institute for the Humanities, University of Illinois at Chicago, 701 South Morgan, Lower Level Stevenson Hall, Chicago, Illinois.

Manthia Diawara is a professor of comparative literature and film, and director of Africana studies and the Institute of African American Affairs at New York University.This seminar presents a reading of Negritude aesthetics in literature, arts and film. The focus is on classics such as L'enfant noir by Camara Laye and L'aventure ambigue by Cheikh Amidou Kane, and the film Trouki-Bouki by Djibrilk Diop Mambety.

For more information call (312)-996-6352 or email huminst@uic.edu.

Nikki Giovanni: Reading and Dialogue January 31, 7 p.m., Department of African American Studies, Glenn Auditorium, Emery University, Atlanta, Georgia.

Nikki Giovanni, world renowned poet, writer, activist, commentator and educator, presents a reading and dialogue. A book sale precedes the event at 6:30 p.m. and a signing follows the reading.

For more information call (404)-727-6847 or email aas@emory.edu.