During the month of February, students, faculty and staff at the University of Utah will celebrate Black History Month, an annual celebration honoring the achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of blacks in U.S. history.
Here are a list of the events being held on campus:
Feb. 1–28, 2018
A. Ray Olpin Student Union, Lobby Display Case
Feb. 1, 2018 | 6 p.m.
Union Theatre
She was one of the icons of the gay rights movement in the 1960s, the self-described “street queen” of NY’s gay ghetto, and founded the Transvestites Action Revolutionaries with fellow luminary Sylvia Rivera. When Johnson’s body was found in the Hudson River in 1992, police called it a suicide and didn’t investigate. In David France’s new documentary, trans activist Victoria Cruz seeks to uncover the truth of her death while celebrating her legacy.
Pizza will be provided in the Student Equity & Diversity Meeting Lounge.
Feb. 2, 2018 | 6 p.m.
Union Theatre
February 2, 2018 | 6 p.m.
Utah Cultural Celebration Center (1355 West 3100 South – West Valley City, UT 84119)
Live Band | Casino | Dancing
$25 if pre-registered
$30 at the door
Discount tickets and tables are available for members. For member purchases, contact the chamber.
6 p.m. – Reception
7 p.m. – Dinner and program
8 p.m. – Casino and dancing (music provided by DJ)
Feb. 5, 2018 | 5 p.m.
Student Equity & Diversity Meeting Lounge
Feb. 7, 2018 | 8 p.m.
Location: TBA
The film depicts the interconnected lives of nine women, exploring their lives and struggles as women of color. It is the first film to be produced by 34th Street Films, an imprint of Tyler Perry Studios, and distributed by Lionsgate Films. It is also the first R-rated film in the Tyler Perry film series. With a budget of $21 million, For Colored Girls was released on November 5, 2010, grossing $20.1 million in its opening weekend.
The film’s lead cast consists of nine African-American women, seven of whom are based on the play’s seven characters, only known by color (e.g. “lady in red,” “lady in brown,” “lady in yellow,”). Like its source material, each character deals with a different personal conflict, such as love, abandonment, rape, infidelity and abortion.
Feb. 9, 2018 | 8 p.m.
Student Equity & Diversity Meeting Lounge
Feb. 15, 2018 | 6-8 p.m.
Hayes Christensen Theater at the Marriott Center for Dance

From the “Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission Records” Collection.
Original photograph scanned as TIFF in 1994-95 by MDAH pursuant to ACLU v. Fordice, 969 F.Supp. 403 (S.D. Miss. 1994); original rescanned as TIFF in accordance with MDAH digital archival specifications for photographs, 2002.
Credit: Courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
By the time she was 23 years old, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland—a Freedom Rider, a participant in the Jackson Woolworth’s sit-in, the March on Washington, the Meredith March, and the Selma to Montgomery March—had participated in over 50 sit-ins and demonstrations. For her actions and allyship, this White southern woman was disowned by her family, attacked, shot at, cursed at, put on death row, and sought by the KKK for execution. She has crossed paths with some of the biggest names in the Civil Rights Movement, including Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, John Lewis, Diane Nash, and Julian Bond. In 2015, at age 74, she was awarded the National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award. She has also received the Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.’s Annual Award of Honor and the Anti-Defamation League Annual Heroes Against Hate Award.
This event is free and open to the public
Direct inquiries to: irene.ota@socwk.utah.edu
Feb. 16, 2018 | 7:30 p.m.
Megaplex Theatre at the Gateway Mall
Concessions provided. Panel discussion to follow the film.
Feb. 20, 2018 | 3 p.m.
Union Den
Feb. 27, 2018 | 7:30 p.m.
Kingsbury Hall
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