Kick off Black History Month at the Lylle Reynolds Parker Black Cultural Center with the Soul2Soul community networking event. Students, faculty, staff members, and alumni are invited.
More at the
Lylle Reynolds Parker Black Cultural Center
Feb 7  | 6 PM | LRPBCC

State of Blackness is the center’s quarterly series discussion where students, faculty and staff come together to discuss an important topic in the Black community. This term and in conjunction with Black History Month, the discussion will focus on Nuance Noir(e) and the differences within the Black community.
Feb 10  | 6 - 8PM
STRAUB HALL, ROOM 156

Sponsored by the UO Women's Center and the Lylle Reynolds Parker Black Cultural Center
Feb 25 | 4:30 PM | LRPBCC

Sponsored by Portland National Pan-Hellenic Council and UO Fraternity and Sorority Life
Spencer Paysinger
Keynote Speaker
Feb 28 | 5:30 PM | TBD

Sponsored by the Lylle Reynolds Parker Black Cultural Center and Intercollegiate Athletics.

Spencer Paysinger is a UO alum and former professional NFL player.
Speed Friending
Feb 14 | 6 PM | LRPBCC
Offered by the Black Male Alliance, Black Women of Achievement, Muxeres, and Latinx Male Alliance and Allies
by Yvette Alex-Assensoh
Vice President for Equity and Inclusion.
Black History Month doesn’t exist in a vacuum. A year ago this time, we found ourselves wrapped up in the aftermath of two historic moments illustrating the competing visions for the future of our country. Many of us were recognizing the results of the historic 2020 general, which included a number of Black firsts, while also sounding the alarm that the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was not a culmination, but rather a sign of things to come... Read more
Lectures, Workshops and Panels
Learn the history of Black entrepreneurship and from successful brand strategists, venture capitalists, and connoisseurs.

Hosted by the Financial Wellness Center, Multicultural Center & LCB Center for Entrepreneurship. RSVP Required

Lezley Saar: "Surrealism, Symbolism, and Significance"
February 3 | 4 PM
Virtual Lecture*

Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Presented by the Department of Art and Center for Art Research



*Open to the Public
A’Lelia Bundles
February 9 | 5:30 PM
In-Person and Live-Streamed*
110 Knight Law Center
*Open to the Public
Fanny Brewster*

"Letting My Heart Be Broken: Healing Cultural Trauma"
February 11 | 5 PM
Virtual Talk


"Dreaming in Black and White: Race in the Unconscious"
February 12 | 10 am to 3 pm
Online Workshop

*Both open to the Public
Claudia Schreier
February 22 | Noon
 EMU Redwood Room 214
In person and live-streamed

Creating Passage: Reflections on Choreographing for Dance Theatre of Harlem*

*Open to the Public
February 22 | 5:30 - 7:30PM EMU BALLROOM

Drake is passionate about the intersection of sport, race and culture and will discuss his work as it pertains to intersectionality in sport and his pathway into the sports media industry. 
Open to all students who identify as BIPOC and Non-Binary People of Color.
The panel will discuss current mental health concerns impacting the Black community and present ways to promote Black healing and wellness.
BLACK EXCELLENCE
Annual
Black Excellence Gala
February 19 | 6 - 9PM
EMU Redwood, Room 214
Theme: Harlem Renaissance
Semi-formal attire
Black Excellence Games
 February 12 | 2:30 - 4:30PM
Sponsored by
Black Women of Achievement
Black Excellence
Pop-up Exhibit
February 9 | 11AM - 1PM
200 Lawrence Hall
Design Library
Design Library (Lawrence 200)
Films
Public Plea
February 1 | 6 PM
Allen Hall 14

New documentary film produced by Professor Ed Madison and a team of School of Journalism and Communications.alums and current students. The film explores the dilemma facing Ricky Gaters, a young Black male, and others incarcerated under Measure 11.
Department of Linguistics
Talking Black In America
February 8 | 5 PM
Straub Hall, Room 156
"Signing Black In America"
February 15 | 5 PM
Straub Hall, Room 156

Loyola Project
February 16 | 6PM | Virtual

Presented by the Multicultural Center
Loyola basketball player and co-captain, Lucas Williamson examines the Loyola Ramblers of Chicago who in 1963 broke racial barriers and changed college basketball forever.  
Ducks After Dark
All Films:
7:15 - 10:30pm
EMU, Redwood Auditorium, Room 214
Respect
February 3

Black Panther
February 10
King Richard
February 17
Encanto
February 24
Digital Exhibit
Honoring Black Scholars
UO Libraires
All February

A digital exhibit from UO Libraries featuring open scholarship from Black scholars across the disciplines.
Community
Freedom Fund Dinner
February 25

The Freedom, fund dinner is NAACP's largest fundraiser of the year, and a way to highlight the work of some of their local partners.
Strides for Social Justice

This free app routes you to local Black history landmarks and lets you see the powerful influence of Black residents in our community during your journey.
Division of Equity and Inclusion