Augusta, Ga.- Each year Augusta State observes Black History Month in February by hosting a month-long series of events to honor the African- Americans who have contributed to America’s history and culture.

Highlighting the month’s activities is a program, Thursday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. in 170 University Hall, by Dr. Mallory Millender, former Paine College professor, on America’s Debt to Haiti. Dr. Millender has written several articles including Haiti: African-American Contact to 1960, which was published in the Journal of Caribbean Studies in 2005. He is a former first vice president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The Alabama native has also served on the board of the directors for the American Red Cross and the Sickle Cell Center.

Witness the Civil Rights Movements from 1954-1985 in the award-winning documentary series, Eyes on the Prize. This film series will be presented on two Wednesdays, Feb. 17 and Feb. 24, at noon and 7 p.m. in 170 University Hall. The series has garnered six Emmys and numerous other awards including an Academy Award nomination, the George Foster Peabody Award, and the top DuPont-Columbia Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism.

The month activities conclude with the African American High School Scholar Program, to be held Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m. in the JSAC Ballroom. During the program, outstanding students representing more than 35 high schools throughout the CSRA will be honored.

A full schedule of events is listed below, and each activity is free with a valid JagCard unless otherwise noted. For more information, call the Office of Public Relations and Publications at 706-737-1444.

Feb.1- 5
Soul Food Week.  Jaguar Student Activities Center Dining Area.

Feb. 8
Movie. Off and Running.  7 p.m., 170 University Hall.

Feb. 11
Lecture. From Jesse B. Semple to Madea: How Langston Hughes’ Valorization of the Folk
Continues to Shape African American Culture. 10-11:15 a.m., E354 Allgood Hall.

ASU Jazz Ensemble. 7 p.m., Maxwell Theatre.

Feb. 15
Buffalo Soldier Day.  Soldier reenactment. 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Galloway Hall. Soldier
demonstration.  1-3 p.m., ASU’s Recreational Field (between JSAC and Science Hall).

Feb. 16
Africa Day. Not Gaddy Drummers.  Noon- 2 p.m., Jaguar Student Activities Center Ballroom.

Feb. 17
Movie. Eyes on the Prize. Noon and 7 p.m.,170 University Hall.

Feb. 18
Student Research Forum.  2:30 p.m., 170 University Hall.

Lecture. America’s Debt to Haiti. 7 p.m., 170 University Hall.

Feb. 20
Gospel Extravaganza. 3 p.m., Maxwell Theatre. Sponsored by the Black Student Union.

Feb. 22
African American Read-in. 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Jaguar Student Activities Center Coffeehouse.

Feb. 24
Movie. Eyes on the Prize. Noon and 7 p.m., 170 University Hall.

Black History Jeopardy. 1-3:30 p.m., Jaguar Student Activities Center Ballroom.

Feb. 25
African American Scholar Program. 7 p.m., Jaguar Student Activities Center Ballroom.

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