Purdue News

August 29, 1997
Black Cultural Center announces fall cultural arts series
NOTE TO JOURNALISTS: Black-and-white photos of most of the artists are available from
Frank Walker, Black Cultural Center, (765) 494-3095.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Twelve events are planned for the Black Cultural Center's fall
Cultural Arts Series at Purdue University.
- A BCC open house from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, kicks off the series with
a display of black-and-white photos and text from the Million Man March. The display
was created by Frank X. Walker, BCC assistant director and multidisciplinary artist. It focuses on the men, women and families who participated in the march. The BCC
is at 315 University St.
- Anthony T. Browder, an internationally recognized artist, author, publisher, cultural
historian lecturer and educational consultant, will present a free lecture, "Survival
Strategies for Africans in America," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, in the Drawing Room, Purdue Memorial Union.
- Surfing the Internet is the topic for four free workshops on Thursday, Oct. 2. "Researching
the Black Experience in Cyberspace" is scheduled with BCC librarian Dorothy Washington
in the BCC library for 9-10 a.m., noon-1 p.m., 2:30-3:30 p.m. and 4:30-5:30 p.m. Participants will learn about searching on the World Wide Web. Registration
is required for all four workshops.
- On Saturday, Oct. 4, the BCC teams up with the Greater Lafayette Museum of Art to
present "Recalling the Middle Passage," 1-3:30 p.m., at the Greater Lafayette Museum
of Art, 101 S. Ninth St. This free event is an artist workshop and slide presentation
with illustrator and author Tom Feelings, who wrote "The Middle Passage." Teachers
Encouraging Love for Literature (TELL) is co-sponsoring the presentation.
- Actress h.t. McNair will be featured in "Hiding Out" at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16.
The drama production is subtitled "What You Do in the Dark Is Going to Come to Light."
It focuses on searching for love, security, purpose, acceptance and approval, all
in the wrong places. This free show will be staged in Fowler Hall, Stewart Center.
- The BCC Coffee House Series will open Friday, Oct. 24, with an evening of theater
and dance featuring the New Directional Players and the Jahari Dance Troupe, two
of the BCC's performing arts ensembles. The free performance will be at 8 p.m. in
Room 210, Matthews Hall.
- Author and lecturer Earl Hutchinson takes part in the Cultural Arts Series with his
presentation, "The Assassination of the Black Male Image." The lecture is scheduled
for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, in Room 206, Stewart Center. Some of Hutchinson's
work is available in the BCC library.
- Float like a butterfly to Fowler Hall, Stewart Center, on Friday, Oct. 31, for "When
We Were Kings -- The Untold Story of 'Rumble in the Jungle.'" This 1997 Academy Award
winner for Best Documentary Feature Writer features the 1974 heavyweight championship boxing match between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. It begins at 8 p.m. Admission
is $2. The film is co-sponsored by the Purdue Student Union Board.
- The Black Voices of Inspiration, the BCC's vocal performing arts ensemble, will present
a free campus concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6. in the Purdue Memorial Union Ballroom.
- A program in connection with the historically black institution visitation program
is scheduled for 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, in Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. The program
is yet to be announced.
- "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a film weaving together the testimony of those whose
complexion, class, gender, speech or sexuality has made them feel "too black" or
"not black enough," will be featured at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21, in the BCC Multipurpose
Room. This free film features scholars, artists and ordinary African-Americans who recall
their own struggles to discover a more inclusive definition of "blackness." A panel
of Purdue students will review and discuss the film.
- The 23rd Cultural Arts Festival rounds out the semester Friday, Dec. 5. The cultural
extravaganza features the Black Cultural Center's four student performing arts ensembles:
the Black Voices of Inspiration, the Haraka Writers, the Jahari Dance Troupe and the New Directional Players. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in Loeb Playhouse,
Stewart Center. Admission is $5 for the public and $3 for Purdue students with a
valid ID.
CONTACT: Frank X. Walker, BCC assistant director, (765) 494-3095; e-mail, fxwalker@hfs.purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu
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