This Black History Month, we celebrate the achievements and history of Black Americans across the nation. Our community of educators and students are sponsoring a wide range of events. All are free and require no RSVP, unless otherwise noted. View the schedule of campus events below.

You can also review books, videos and other resources available from McGraw-Page Library. Visit our social media channels throughout the month for features of individuals from the history of Randolph-Macon College.

Black History Month Events

Expressions of Art

When: February 10, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Where: Dollar Tree Room, Brock Commons

A fun paint night, hosted by the Multicultural Programming Board, to celebrate the joy and significant role art has in Black culture.

Remember These Words – Celebrating Black Voices in Poetry

When: February 15, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Where: Haley Hall, Room 112

A night dedicated to poetry to highlight the prominent Black voices and poets. Hosted by Multicultural Programming Board, in collaboration with the Department of English.

Real Conversation: Young, Educated, and Black

When: February 16, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Where: Haley Hall, Room 106

The Multicultural Programming Board will host a conversation to discuss the experience of navigating higher education, what it means to be both black and educated, and how resiliency is a necessity.

Film and Discussion – The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution

When: February 17, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Where: Brock Commons Theater

Presented by the Department of History, The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution details the rise and fall of the Black Panther Party, one of the 20th century’s most alluring and controversial organizations that captivated the world’s attention for nearly 50 years.

BLACKCHELLA, Hosted by the Black Culture Society

Throwback Thursday

When: February 17, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Where: Andrews Multipurpose Room

Throwback Thursday is a 90s – early 2000’s game night. The night of fun features clothing, music, dancing, and games for a celebration of culture.

Feels Soul Good

When: February 18, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Where: Around the Table, 155 Junction Drive, Ashland, VA 23005

As a collective, Black Cultural Society will support a local Black business by having a dinner at Around the Table.

SATURDATE

When: February 19, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Where: Andrews Multipurpose Room

When you look good, you feel good! A night for couples, friends, and individuals to dress nicely and get together to listen and dance to music.

Sunday Service

When: February 20, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Where: Andrews Multipurpose Room

An hour dedicated to wellness with a guided meditation and talk led by Amanda Lynch on mindfulness.

No Stone Unturned: The Lives of the Enslaved at Virginia Universities

When: February 23, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Dalton Family Dining Room, second floor of Birdsong Hall

Dr. Lynn Rainville, Director of Institutional History and Museums at Washington and Lee University, will discuss her extensive work on uncovering the lives and labors of enslaved people at institutions of higher learning in Virginia.

Men with a Purpose Week of Purpose

Spoken Word & Symposium

When: February 21, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Where: Brock Commons Living Room

An educational experience about honoring Black pioneers & innovators through spoken word and poetry as well as through a historical research fair.

Looking in the Macon Mirror Panel

When: February 22, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Where: Brock Commons Theater

An educational experience to learn more about the individuals of color who have graduated, been a professor, or have earned significant accolades from Randolph-Macon College. Come to listen and ask questions. There will be time for networking at the end of the event.

Been Seen & Significant Shirt Display

When: February 23, 6:00-7:00 p.m.

Men With A Purpose will be hosting a social gathering where we invite all members of cultural alliance groups from the Office of Diversity & Multicultural Affairs and their supporters to eat together during dinner time in Brock Commons at the Birdsong Café. We find it essential to get together more often as a community of people, to share our support for one another.

No Cap & Play No Games

When: February 24, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Where: Haley Hall, Room 112

A forum for reflection and discuss relating to our overall theme of “Still, I Rise.”

Time Capsule Presentation

When: February 25, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Where: Multicultural House

Students are encouraged throughout the week to join Men with a Purpose to create legacy letters to look back on one day in connection with our theme, “Still, I Rise.” We will also welcome students to have photos, and very small significant items to place inside a safe-keeping container to be added on for years to come.

Virginia Union University’s “Dream Team”: Leaders in Intersectional & Interracial College Basketball

When: February 24, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Dollar Tree Room, Brock Commons

Dr. Marvin T. Chiles, Assistant Professor of African American History at Old Dominion University, will speak to how HBCUs created a vibrant sports culture that improved black education in Jim Crow Virginia and specifically on how the Virginia Union University “Dream Team” (1939-1942) led the wave of intersectional and interracial basketball play across the nation.

Finding Your Purpose: From Baltimore to Broadway’s “Hamilton” – Bryan Terrell Clark, Actor
Watkins Lecture

When: February 28, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Blackwell Auditorium

Drawing on real-life lessons from his humble beginnings in Baltimore to his starring career on Broadway – most notably as George Washington in Hamilton: An American Musical – Bryan Terrell Clark inspires others to reach their full potential in life while leaving a positive impact on the world. Tickets are required.