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January 20, 2009 UNM Africana Studies kicks off Black History Month Jan. 31 The UNM Africana Studies Department kicks off Black History Month with a brunch on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 11 a.m. in the Student Union Building, ballrooms A and B. The brunch features a lecture by influential civil rights activist and comic Dick Gregory. The lecture, titled “From Civil Rights Activism to the Election of Obama: Has the Dream Been Fulfilled,” will discuss current equality and race issues in the African American community. A leader from the 1960s civil rights movement, Gregory is a comedian, social activist, entrepreneur and author who has conveyed his political message on civil rights to both white and black audiences. Tickets for the brunch are $35 for adults or $25 for UNM students and are available at unmtickets.com or by calling (877) 664-8661 or (505) 925-5858. For more information, contact Africana Studies at 277-5644 or afamstds@unm.edu or visit http://www.unm.edu/~afamstds.
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