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.
Photo: Dick Gregory
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 Africana Studies.
To listen to a podcast featuring Africana Studies Director Sherri Burr discussing UNM's Black History Month visit: Black History Month 2009 at UNM
Story by Jazmen Bradford