The Multicultural Center will kick off Black History Month Feb. 1 from 3-4 p.m., celebrating Black excellence on campus. At 6 p.m., the Office of the Chancellor and the Diversity Council will host Arkansas Sen. Linda Chesterfield at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall.

糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 Black History Month celebration will consist of events such as Black History Trivia, Movie Night, and a campus-wide scavenger hunt. The Multicultural Center will wrap up the month with a visual display of 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Black History and an announcement of the scavenger hunt winners.

The list of events is as follows:

Week 1

Feb. 1: Kick-Off: Highlighting Black Excellence on Campus, Multicultural Center, 3-4:30 pm

Feb. 1: An Evening with Sen. Linda Chesterfield, Stella Boyle Hall, 6 pm

Feb. 2: Soul Food Friday, DSC Ledbetter Hall, 11 a.m. 鈥�1  p.m. (students); 1-2 pm (faculty/staff)

Feb. 2: First Friday at The MC: All Black Everything, Multicultural Center, 12-2 p.m.

Week 2

Feb. 5: First Scavenger Hunt Clue Revealed

Feb. 6: Black History: Infinity and Beyond, Multicultural Center, 12鈥�2 p.m.

Feb. 7: Circle of Sisters Study Night, Multicultural Center, 6鈥�8 p.m.

Feb. 7: Initiatives Table, DSC Foyer, 11 a.m. 鈥� 1 p.m.

Week 3

Feb. 12: Second Scavenger Hunt Clue Revealed

Feb. 13: Mardi Gras Day with SAB, DSC Near Caf茅, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Feb. 14: L.O.V.E. @ the MC, Multicultural Center, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Feb. 14: Galentine鈥檚 with African American Female Initiative, Multicultural Center, 12-2 p.m.

Feb. 14: Initiatives Table, DSC Foyer, 11 a.m. 鈥� 1 p.m.

Week 4

Feb. 19: Third Scavenger Hunt Clue Revealed

Feb. 19: Dear Black Man with African American Male Initiative, Multicultural Center, 6-8 p.m.

Feb. 21: Initiatives Table, DSC Foyer, 11 a.m. 鈥� 1 p.m.

Feb. 21: Black History Trivia with SAB and NPHC, Trojan Caf茅, 12-2 p.m.

Week 5

Feb. 25: Final Scavenger Hunt Clue Revealed

Feb. 26: Movie Night with SAB, DSC, 5-8 p.m.

Feb. 27: Circle of Sisters Financial Literacy Workshop, Multicultural Center, 6-8 p.m.

Feb. 28: Initiatives Table, DSC Foyer, 11 a.m. 鈥� 1 p.m.

Feb. 29: Visualizing 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Black History, Multicultural Center, 12-2 p.m.

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The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. The public is invited to celebrate Black History Month through this special evening of education and reflection. Those who would like to attend Sen. Chesterfield鈥檚 lecture .

During her keynote lecture, 鈥淭he Importance of Black History,鈥� Sen. Chesterfield will share her insights on the importance of acknowledging, understanding, and teaching Black history to build a more inclusive and informed society. Guests will have the opportunity to learn about Sen. Chesterfield鈥檚 experiences as an educator and gain valuable perspectives on the role of Black history in shaping our present and future.

Sen. Chesterfield is a retired teacher with more than 30 years of classroom experience teaching. She is a past president of the Little Rock School Board and the Pulaski County Association of Classroom Teachers. She also served two terms as president of the Arkansas Education Association. She also served on the board of the National Education Association and is the only Arkansan to have been elected to the NEA鈥檚 nine-member Executive Committee.

In 2003, Sen. Chesterfield was elected to the House of Representatives, where she served through 2008. She was elected to the Senate in 2010, where she represents District 12 and serves as vice chair of the Senate Education Committee.

On Friday, Feb. 2, the university community will get the chance to experience the culinary delights of Soul Food Friday. Two Black-owned food trucks will serve lunch for students from 11 a.m. 鈥� 1 p.m. in the Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter Hall.

Faculty and staff are invited to join the feast from 1-2 p.m. While students will receive a complimentary lunch, faculty and staff will need to purchase their meals. Students can register for the event on the Trojan Engage App.

For more information, contact Melvin Beavers at mebeavers@ualr.edu.

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