College celebrates Black History Month
February 2 , 2007
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Dr. Rosetta Ross |
The arrival of February marks the beginning of Black History Month, four weeks dedicated to remembering the significant achievements of black individuals throughout history. This year the College is helping celebrate the month with two special events.
LaGrange will form a link in the 18th Annual National African-American Read-in Chain on Monday, Feb. 5. The event will be held at 4 p.m. in the Assembly Room and offers students the opportunity to earn a Cultural Enrichment credit.
This is the fifth consecutive year the College has participated in the Read-in, which calls for volunteers to read aloud brief selections from black writers.
“We’re trying to get as many people as we can to participate,” said the event’s organizer, Chair of English Dr. Laine Scott. “The readings can be anything by a published African-American writer, and I ask that participants limit their reading to no longer than two minutes so that we can fit as many people as possible into our 60-minute slot.”
Sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English and the Black Caucus of NCTE, the goal is to have one million or more readers participate nationwide. For information, contact Dr. Scott by calling (706) 880-8309 or e-mail lscott@lagrange.edu.
Dr. Rosetta Ross, Chair of the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Spelman College, will be this year’s Black History Month speaker. She will deliver her address in the Bailey Room on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 11:15 am.
Considered one of the leading authorities on the roles of black women during the civil rights movement, Dr. Ross is author of the book “Witnessing and Testifying: Black Women, Religion, and Civil Rights,” which uses first-hand biographical interviews and original research to underscore the role religion and faith had in the work of seven African-American women activists.
Students attending Dr. Smith’s lecture will receive a Cultural Enrichment Credit.
