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University Celebrates African Heritage
Month Lectures, music, performances and other celebratory events are among the highlights of William Paterson University's annual monthlong African Heritage observance "Straight from the Root" which begins on Tuesday, February 1. The opening ceremony will be held on February 1 from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. in the Machuga Student Center Ballroom. Brother Muhamad Abdul Rahman will present a lecture, and performances by the University's Gospel Choir and the Creative Source Dance Ensemble are scheduled. "A Celebration of Dance and Music," to be held on February 3, will feature traditional food and African music by the Universal Creative Arts Ensemble and UPK Pasha Generals and University students from 12: 30 to 1:45 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. The "Ujamaa Market" will offer clothing, books and jewelry among other items for sale in the Student Center Ballroom from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on February 8. Lectures include "From Queen Nzinga to Queen B: The Assassination by the Black Woman," on February 8 at 7 p.m. in the Ballroom; "Careers in African, African American and Caribbean Studies" on February 9 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Library Auditorium; and "Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X: A Comparison of Two Great Men," by Daniel Meaders, professor of history, from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. on February 22 in the Ballroom. An African Heritage Celebration will be held on Sunday, February 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Catholic Campus Ministry Center. Arts events include "Back to Jazz Night" from 7 p.m. to midnight on February 10 in the Ballroom; "A Night in Africa," an interpretive play, at 7 p.m. on February 19 in the Ballroom; and "Straight from the Roots-the Origin of Poetry," an open mike poetry and spoken word session on February 24 from 8 p.m. to midnight in Starbucks Café on campus. On February 25, a national symposium, "The
Coloring of American Sport: Black and Latino Athletes Change
the Nature and Meaning of Competition During the 20th Century,"
will be televised from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Martini Teleconference
Center in Hobart Hall to a national audience of more than 150
colleges, universities and high schools via satellite. Arnold
Rampersad, author of "Jackie Robinson, A Biography,"
is the keynote speaker. The program features a panel composed
of pioneering athletes who pierced the color barrier.
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