March 2003
  • Tuesday, March 4 – Thursday, March 6

    Coffee House
    Featuring the New Directional Players
    BCC 7pm

    The coffee house will feature tow one act plays. Both plays deal with jutice and brutality (or lack of justice). One of the plays is called "Motherhood 2000" by Adrienne Kennedy. It explores a mother's quest for justice after witnessing the brutal beating of her son after he is stopped for a malfunctioning taillight. The second play, "Sunday Morning in the South", by Georgia Douglas Johnson, examines the South of old. View news story on this event.

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  • Friday, March 7 – Saturday, March 8

    Dred Scott and Katherine Dunham Discovering African American St. Louis
    Museum Trip
    Pre-Registration Deadline February 21, 2003

    Visit the Black World History Museum and the Missouri Historical Society and learn more about historical figures such as Dred Scott, Katherine Dunham, and the contributors of many African Americans to the city of St. Louis. Participate in a tour of the city and visit African American sites that have been ignored, overlooked, and unrecorded until now. Registration: $50/students, $100/general public. View news story on this event.

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  • Wednesday, March 26 – Thursday, March 27

    PlayWright Haraka Fest
    Featuring the Haraka Writers
    Fowler Hall 7pm

    The Haraka Writers are committed to literary expression of the Black experience. Through essays, prose, poetry and shories, they stive to reinforce the essential bonds that give hope and strength to people.

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