(Bluefield)—Eight major events highlight Bluefield State College’s celebration of African Heritage Month. Dr. Raphael Heaggans, Multicultural Affairs Director at BSC, noted that Omarosa Manigault Stallworth, a well-known participant in the popular NBC hit show “The Apprentice,” will speak at Bluefield State College on February 2 at 11 a.m. in the Basic Science Auditorium. Her lecture is entitled “An Analysis of ‘The Apprentice.’”
The BSC student organization “Minorities on the Move” will honor regional African-American leaders during a February 5 program, beginning at 2 p.m. in the Harris-Jefferson Student Center. Students are invited to “produce” their own CDs during an entertaining program on February 8, 11 a.m., in the Hebert Gallery, Student Center. The following Tuesday, February 15, at 11 a.m. in the Hebert Gallery, BSC Assistant Professor of English & Speech Dr. Tamara Meade will be the featured speaker during a Commemorative Stamp Ceremony honoring Marian Anderson.
West Virginia State University administrator Don Gresby will deliver the program, “Students’ Rights & Responsibilities during a February 16 (11 a.m.) program in the Tierney Center, Dickason Hall. On February 17 (11 a.m.), the BSC Associate Degree Nursing students’ program “Black Nurses: Unknown Heroines,” will be presented in the Tierney Center.
On February 22 (11 a.m.) in the Hebert Gallery, regional author/speaker Joan Browning will discuss “Whites’ Contribution to Black History,” and on February 27 (2 p.m.), a “Chitterling Strut/Soul Food Fest” will be held in the Hebert Gallery.
“There is no admission charge to these programs,” noted Dr. Heaggans. “We invite the residents of this region to join the College community in this monthlong celebration of African leaders, heritage, and vision.”
January 26, 2005