Join us to honor black history month with some good food and music!!

Interested In A Movie Night? Watch this beloved throwback in The HUB! In collaboration with the Black Student Union (BSU). Snacks Provided. For more information please contact thehub@sonoma.edu

Resilience, resistance, and perseverance have been focal points of Black liberation, but there’s a more positive side, too: Black liberation is about Black folks experiencing joy. As influential “joymakers” put it, Black people have always experienced joy, even long before a more recent visible movement started highlighting joy online and in real life. The Black Joy Celebration aims to promote unity on campus, celebrate the journey and progression of Black history, as well as engage in cross-cultural exchange. For more information, contact hub@sonoma.edu

Come join Professor Kim Hester-Williams' lecture on this year's common read, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story.

Join us to witness the True Black History Museum- A traveling Black History exhibit with artifacts dating from the late 1700s to the 21st century. This museum was established to preserve the history of African American people and to educate others of the many great contributions that African Americans have made to mankind. The mission is to instill self-esteem and pride and to increase knowledge, awareness, cultural sensitivity, and understanding of the historic experience of African Americans. The collection takes you on a journey through the African American experience and includes over 1000 authentic artifacts and original documents from major historical figures. Attendants will be available  to answer any questions. QR codes will also be provided for a self guide experience. For any questions or accommodations, please contact aspevent10@sonoma.edu.

Join Us In The Hub Cultural Center To Celebrate The Beginning Of Black History Month With Conversations, Community, And Delicious Catering!

Join Associated Students and the HUB Cultural Center as we celebrate the final day of Black History Month with civil rights trivia, personal art creation, and lunch. For any questions or accommodations, please contact austindi@sonoma.edu.

FREE

The Black Joy Parade exists to provide the Black community and allies a live experience that celebrates our influence on cultures past, present and future. We will unite a diverse community by creating a space to express each of our unique contributions to the Black experience. We invite you to be creative, be open, be present, be free. The day will include the parade starting at 12:30pm, as well as the Black Joy Celebration(12-7pm) that will include 200+ Black-owned vendors including food, drinks, clothing, handmade items, and more, 2 stages of Black performances, and so much more!   Sign up for this and other campus events, at the Student Center Info + Tickets Desk or online at tickets.sonoma.edu

If you have issues signing up, email tickets@sonoma.edu WITH your SSU ID NUMBER

Contact mo.phillips@sonoma.edu for more information. 

Please note that the parade starts at 12:30pm but we will get there early to ensure parking and to find spaces along the parade route to get a good view of the parade and access to the celebration. 

Join us on February 22nd for the Social Justice In Action: The Artistry of Nipsey Hussle.

Resilience, resistance, and perseverance have been focal points of Black liberation, but there’s a more positive side, too: Black liberation is about Black folks experiencing joy. As influential “joymakers” put it, Black people have always experienced joy, even long before a more recent visible movement started highlighting joy online and in real life. The Black Joy Celebration aims to promote unity on campus, celebrate the journey and progression of Black history, as well as engage in cross-cultural exchange. For more information please contact thehub@sonoma.edu

Umoja Queens group was inspired by a group of students that identify as Black Womxn that expressed an interest in engaging with and being mentored by professional black Womxn that were part of the Seawolf community.  We strive to support, encourage, and empower Black Womxn as they explore their personal values, beliefs and ideas during their matriculation at SSU.

Join us in Ballroom A to view rare and authentic artifacts dating back to the 1600s brought to us from the traveling True Black History Museum.

Join us in The HUB to kickoff Black History Month with a lunch and opening ceremony highlighting hidden figures in history including Madam C.J. Walker, John Lewis, Billie Holiday, Stokely Carmichael, Dr. Mae Jemison, and Booker T. Washington.

Join the Black Student Union (BSU) for a general body meeting! The BSU aims to create a welcoming and supportive environment, promote student leadership, involvement and academic excellence, and provide opportunities for positive change within the community. All are welcome to attend! For more information about this event email bsu@sonoma.edu.

Resilience, resistance, and perseverance have been focal points of Black liberation, but there’s a more positive side, too: Black liberation is about Black folks experiencing joy. As influential “joymakers” put it, Black people have always experienced joy, even long before a more recent visible movement started highlighting joy online and in real life. The first annual Black Joy Fest aims to promote unity on campus, celebrate the journey and progression of Black history, as well as engage in cross-cultural exchange. Food will be provided. For more information about this event email gomezs@sonoma.edu.

Umoja Queens is SSU's mentorship group for students that identify as Black womxn within the Pan African Diaspora, to connect with staff/faculty that also identify as Black womxn. Since its inception in 2018, Umoja Queens has been an official SSU program in The HUB Cultural Center. Umoja Queens support, encourage, and empower Black womxn as they explore their personal values, beliefs and ideas during their matriculation at SSU. Food will be provided. For more information about this event email gomezs@sonoma.edu.

This Town Hall will provide a welcoming space for discussion among Black students, staff, faculty, and community members of the Black diaspora in Sonoma County. Attendees will be able to listen, learn, as well as air their experiences, sentiments, grievances, and thoughts about how they navigate their Black experience in Sonoma County. Light refreshments and appetizers will be provided immediately following the Town Hall. For more information about this event email austindi@sonoma.edu.

This Town Hall will provide a welcoming space for discussion among Black students, staff, faculty, and community members of the Black diaspora in Sonoma County. Attendees will be able to listen, learn, as well as air their experiences, sentiments, grievances, and thoughts about how they navigate their Black experience in Sonoma County. Light refreshments and appetizers will be provided immediately following the Town Hall. For more information about this event email austindi@sonoma.edu.

The HUB Cultural Center and the SSU Common Read committee will host a reception to honor and uplift the voices of our Black students. We will feature 10 Black student responses to the question “What has been your experience being Black at SSU? Feel free to give voice to your experience in any way that works for you: personal narrative, creative writing, poetry, even photography or visual art! With your permission, submissions will be respectfully curated, commemorated, and displayed at the event. Students are encouraged to submit your responses here. Light refreshments and appetizers will be provided. For more information about this event email austindi@sonoma.edu.

Join the Black Student Union (BSU) for a general body meeting! The BSU aims to create a welcoming and supportive environment, promote student leadership, involvement and academic excellence, and provide opportunities for positive change within the community. All are welcome to attend! For more information about this event email bsu@sonoma.edu.

 Join the Black Student Union (BSU) and the Visionaries. Inspiring. Black. Educated. Students (VIBES) to celebrate the kickoff to Black History Month with a BBQ, live music, and beautiful Black fellowship! Food will be provided. For more information about this event email austindi@sonoma.edu.

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter — Martin Luther King, Jr.

Through his commitment to non-violent social justice activism, and from the well of his deep faith, Dr. King helped secure legal equality for Black Americans, and civil rights for people of color across the country. Join the HUB Cultural Center as we kickoff Black History Month at the MLK Memorial at the SSU Lakes. Those interested should meet the HUB staff in front of the Student Center at 12pm so we can walk over together. For more information about this event email austindi@sonoma.edu.

Ballroom A or Zoom Livestream

We will close out Black History Month highlighting the achievements, successes, and overcomings that have been present in the Black community since the beginning of time. Join the many Black identified organizations at Sonoma State University as we close out the month with an interactive dialogue on the topic of “What it means to have Black PRIDE” For more information about this event or the month, contact murraymen@sonoma.edu.

Ballroom A 

Come join Student Involvement and The HUB as we make some art while meeting new friends! You can draw or paint while chatting and building community with other Seawolves. There will be a DJ with music and art supplies will be provided. Using our proven methodology, we combine experiential learning, the arts, and cutting-edge facilitation to address your challenges and goals. Each customized workshop is designed to elevate communication and culture, in the most unique way possible. For more information, email gomezs@sonoma.edu

Student Center Ballroom B

The Black &... is a HUB dialogue series about blackness, broadly speaking. This month Rohnert Park Mayor Jackie Elward will share her journey in politics in a conversation facilitated by BSU student Elijah Harris. For more information about this event, contact gomezs@sonoma.edu.

Please register in advance for the Zoom Link

This talk will be facilitated by Dr. Kyla Walters Doughty (Sociology)

See the texts below that are being assigned for this reading group workshop. The first two are podcasts, and the third is an attached peer-reviewed scholarly article.

• "Segrenomics: The Long History of Cashing In on Unequal Education." Have You Heard? Episode 33. https://soundcloud.com/haveyouheardpodcast/segrenomics

• "Miss Buchanan's Period of Adjustment." Revisionist History. Season 2. https://www.pushkin.fm/episode/miss-buchanans-period-of-adjustment/

• Morris, Jerome E. 2001. "Forgotten Voices of Black Educators: Critical Race Perspectives on the Implementation of a Desegregation Plan." Educational Policy 15(4): 575-600.

Student Center Ballroom A

Hypnotized is a critically acclaimed hypnotic masterpiece that is considered the best in the world. You will be amazed as volunteers will fall asleep at the snap of Michael’s finger and obey the most ridiculous suggestions. Michael has been seen on CBS, ABC, NBC and Fox. He also won Male Entertainer of the Year with Campus  Activities Magazine! The show is a MUST SEE!

For more information, contact Mo.phillips@sonoma.edu

Please register in advance for this Zoom meeting

The Native American & Indigenous Studies Reading Group is an intellectual community exploring topics and issues in Native American & Indigenous Studies. In this session, we will discuss the Ties That Bind: The Story of an Afro-Cherokee Family in Slavery and Freedom by Tiya Miles. This reading group meeting will be co-facilitated by Mendel Murray and Dr. Erica Tom. For more information please contact Erica, tome@sonoma.edu