{"id":25015,"date":"2023-01-31T18:32:50","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T23:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=25015"},"modified":"2023-02-06T10:41:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T15:41:23","slug":"marshall-kicks-off-black-history-month-celebrates-winners-of-poster-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/marshall-kicks-off-black-history-month-celebrates-winners-of-poster-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall kicks off Black History Month, celebrates winners of poster contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum at Marshall University kicked off Black History Month 2023 Tuesday, unveiling the 2023 Official Black History Poster and honoring the Marshall University and K-12 student winners of the Black History Poster Competition and their teachers.\u00a0 The event featured keynote speaker Dr. Leonard White, physician, and associate dean for diversity at Marshall\u2019s Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s theme is \u201cBlack Contributions in American Life and History.\u201d The winning poster was created by Marshall University senior Gracie Stephens, who is from Willow Wood, Ohio, and is working on a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) degree with an emphasis on printmaking. A merit award was presented to Cassandra Bhagroo from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. She is also a Marshall senior and is studying toward a B.F.A. with an emphasis on graphic design.<\/p>\n<p>The K-12 students whose posters were recognized include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pippa Oxley of Meadows Elementary, first place, whose art teacher is Charity Baker;<\/li>\n<li>Madison McCallister of Barboursville Middle School, first place, whose art teacher is Jessica Minnix;<\/li>\n<li>Nevaeh Farmer of Barboursville Middle, runner-up, whose art teacher also is Minnix; and<\/li>\n<li>Jocelyn Baker of Huntington High, first place, whose art teacher is Marisa Main.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Carter G. Woodson Lyceum has been helping educators integrate Black history into school curricula since 2016 and serves as a forum that provides opportunities to address this and other education issues. Woodson was a Huntington educator and West Virginia coal miner who is recognized as the Father of Black History.\u00a0 The lyceum is a resource for the region on the observance of Black history and Woodson\u2019s teachings about improving education.<\/p>\n<p>The Black History Month schedule of events for February was also shared during the event. They include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Continuing through Thursday, Feb. 9, Student Gallery in the Visual Arts Center \u2013\u00a0 Exhibition of Student-Designed Posters, School of Art and Design. Contact: Sandra Reed, <a href=\"mailto:sandra.reed@marshall.edu\">sandra.reed@marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Friday Feb. 3, 10, 17 &amp; 24, 6 p.m. \u2014 \u201cFood for the Soul: A Cooking Show,\u201d MarshallU YouTube Channel, <a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40HerdVideo&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSTams%40marshall.edu%7C33750eeab1b64b7ba1b908db03db98a1%7C239ab2783bba4c78b41d8508a541e025%7C0%7C0%7C638108013989619535%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=68tkPlyBt82I73lgyHm1bBqdeQ%2F%2BZq1x97VgOhsX3z8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HerdVideo<\/a>. Easy-to-follow cooking demonstrations for tasty, traditional African and African American foods. Sponsored by the Center for African American Students. Contact: Shaunte Polk, <a href=\"mailto:polk4@marshall.edu\">polk4@marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, 6 p.m., Joan C. Edwards Playhouse \u2013 \u201cFrom Slavery to Freedom: The Power of Music.\u201d An aural history tour through time in a one-of-a-kind musical performance by gospel singer and educator Mary D. Williams, who combines spirituals sung by the enslaved and Civil Rights Movement protest songs, highlighting the power of music in building community and resisting injustice and oppression. Sponsored by the Center for African American Students. Contact: Shaunte Polk, <a href=\"mailto:polk4@marshall.edu\">polk4@marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 8:30 a.m., Henderson Center \u2013 \u201cSpotlight on Athletics: Black History.\u201d Join our discussion with a panel of athletics community members speaking on Black history in Thundering Herd Athletics and the impact it has on who WE ARE and where we are going. Attendees will receive free tickets to the Marshall women\u2019s basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 11, vs. Texas State. Contact:\u00a0 Arlin Vieira, <a href=\"mailto:vieiraa@marshall.edu\">vieiraa@marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Monday, Feb. 13, 4 p.m., Memorial Student Center, Shawkey Room. Dr. Karsonya Whitehead, associate professor, communication and African and African American studies, Loyola University, Maryland. Topic: \u201cBlack Resistance: Centering Voices From Within the Veil,\u201d addressing the National Black History theme. Contact: Burnis Morris, <a href=\"mailto:morrisb@marshall.edu\">morrisb@marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, Feb. 15, 4:30 p.m., Memorial Student Center, Shawkey Room\u2014 Drinko Academy\u2019s Annual Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lecture. Presented by Dr. Ericke S. Cage, president, West Virginia State University, \u201cThe Future of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.\u201d Co-sponsored by the Woodson Lyceum. Contact: Burnis Morris, <a href=\"mailto:morrisb@marshall.edu\">morrisb@marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, Feb. 16, 4-6 p.m., Memorial Student Center \u2013\u00a0 \u201cFrom the Valley to the Mountaintop: Hip-Hop Appalachia.\u201d A panel discussion and performance around hip-hop, Black culture and Appalachian identity. Contact: Dr. Cicero M. Fain, III, <a href=\"mailto:fainc@marshall.edu\">fainc@marshall.edu<\/a>; phone: 304-696-3347.<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, Feb. 16, 6:30 p.m., documentary screening; 7:30 p.m., blues concert, Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center \u2013 Documentary: \u201cThose Who Came Before\u201d celebrates the history and culture of Black music in West Virginia. Performer Lady D is known as West Virginia\u2019s \u201cFirst Lady of Soul,\u201d and her song \u201cGo Higher\u201d won the national competition for best Obama Inaugural song. Free tickets for Marshall students.<\/li>\n<li>Monday, Feb. 20, 6 p.m., Memorial Student Center, Shawkey Dining Room \u2013 \u201cMy Beautiful Black Hair,\u201d presentation with author St. Clair Deitrick-Jules, award-winning documentarian and photographer, in a powerful discussion exploring the deep, complex relationships across generations between Black women and\u00a0their hair. Sponsored by the Center for African American Students. Contact: Shaunte Polk, <a href=\"mailto:polk4@marshall.edu\">polk4@marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Monday, Feb. 27<sup>, <\/sup>6 p.m., Memorial Student Center, Shawkey Dining Room \u2013 \u201cAm I Black Enough: Growing Up Biracial\/Multiracial,\u201d a panel discussion. Sponsored by the Center for African American Students. Contact: Shaunte Polk, <a href=\"mailto:polk4@marshall.edu\">polk4@marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>*TBA \u2013 Black History Month Music Power Hour, WMUL-FM radio station, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wmul\/\">https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/wmul\/<\/a>\u00a0 \u2014 \u201cCelebrating Black Culture through Music.\u201d Break out your bell bottoms, leg warmers or parachute pants as we take you on a musical journey each Friday afternoon in February. We will play R&amp;B\u2019s biggest and best hits of the \u201970s, \u201880s, \u201990s and 2000s. Sponsored by the Center for African American Students. Contact: Shaunte Polk, <a href=\"mailto:polk4@marshall.edu\">polk4@marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, March 30, 10 a.m., Smith Recital Hall. \u201cArtist Talk and Panel Discussion,\u201d School of Music. Contact: Dr. Carline Waugh, <a href=\"mailto:waughc@marshall.edu\">waughc@marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Friday, March 31, 7:30 p.m., Smith Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. \u2013 \u201cHeard but not Seen:\u00a0The African American Voice Within the Musical Landscape.\u201d Performance featuring distinguished guest artist Daniel Washington, Marshall University choirs and faculty members in the School of Music. Contact: Dr. Carline Waugh, <a href=\"mailto:waughc@marshall.edu\">waughc@marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>June 19-23, Institute on Black History \/ Program for Teachers \u2013 The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum is offering a Black History Institute for K-12 teachers, especially those who teach art, English, literature, history and social studies. Teachers selected for the program will receive $500 stipends, and they may receive three graduate professional development credits with paid tuition. This is the lyceum\u2019s fifth institute since 2017. Deadline: by 5 p.m. March 31, 2023. Contact: Burnis Morris, <a href=\"mailto:morrisb@marshall.edu\">morrisb@marshall.edu<\/a>. Locate the application process and link soon, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/woodsonlyceum\">www.marshall.edu\/woodsonlyceum<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, contact Burnis R. Morris, director of the Carter G. Woodson Lyceum, by e-mail at <a href=\"mailto:morrisb@marshall.edu\">morrisb@marshall.edu<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum at Marshall University kicked off Black History Month 2023 Tuesday, unveiling the 2023 Official Black History Poster and honoring the Marshall University and K-12 student winners of the Black History Poster Competition and their teachers.\u00a0 The event featured keynote speaker Dr. Leonard White, physician, and associate dean for diversity at Marshall\u2019s Joan C. 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