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William Paterson University Celebrates African Heritage Month Lectures, music, performances, and other
celebratory events are among the highlights of William Paterson
University's annual month-long observance of African Heritage
Month during February. "The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. & the Montgomery Boycott," is the topic of a lecture by Daniel Meaders, associate professor of history, in the Paterson Room of the Sarah Byrd Askew Library from noon to 2 p.m. on February 6. A gospel concert will be held on Sunday, February 11 in conjunction with the William Paterson Fellowship in the White Hall Lounge at 7 p.m., and a Unity Dinner is scheduled for Thursday, February 15 from 6 to 11 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. Flutist Keith Marks will perform in Billy Pat's Pub on February 16 at 9 p.m. African cuisine is on the menu for lunch on February 20 during the program "A Taste of Africa: Exploring the World of Kenya" to be held in the Paterson Room of the Sarah Byrd Askew Library on campus from noon to 2 p.m. Dr. Manning Marable, professor of history and political science and founding director of the Institute for Research in African American Studies at Columbia University, will speak on February 21 at 3 p.m. in the Library Auditorium. A prominent lecturer and interpreter of the politics and history of race in America, Marable is the author of 13 books, including "Black Leadership" (1998) and "Black Liberation in Conservative America" (1997), as well as more than 200 articles for academic journals, edited volumes and other scholarly publications. Since 1976, he has written "Along the Color Line," a syndicated commentary on African American politics and public affairs published in more than 325 newspapers and magazines in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the Caribbean and India. "Seven Quilts for Seven Sisters -- A Stitch in Time," a play featuring song, dance, history, stories, skits and quilts, will be performed on February 22 at 7 p.m. in the Machuga Student Center Ballroom. The show, set in the time of slavery, depicts the joys of sisterhood and the trials of slave life and how quilting helped them cope. The program also includes a display of colorful quilts Most African Heritage Month events are
free and all are open to the public. For additional information,
call the University's Office of Minority Education at 973-720-
3103.
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