{"id":8054,"date":"2020-01-28T18:44:40","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T18:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=8054"},"modified":"2020-01-28T18:44:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T18:44:41","slug":"nicholls-black-history-month-aims-to-celebrate-enlighten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2020\/01\/28\/nicholls-black-history-month-aims-to-celebrate-enlighten\/","title":{"rendered":"麻豆果冻传媒\u2019 Black History Month Aims to Celebrate, Enlighten"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
THIBODAUX, La. — 麻豆果冻传媒\u2019 Black History Month draws upon the 150th anniversary of several landmarks, including women\u2019s suffrage and the right to vote for black men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year\u2019s theme is \u201cLift Every Voice and Vote.\u201d Events throughout the month will examine the ongoing struggle for black men and women to vote. The month will also highlight advances, prominent people and fighting for equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Black History Month is an annual celebration during February of people of African descent in the United States and Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the month, 麻豆果冻传媒 will feature athlete spotlights at basketball games, themed cuisine in Galliano Hall, concerts, panels, open-mic events, book displays at the library and parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The celebration will begin on Jan. 31 with the musical, \u201cThe Color Purple.\u201d Based on the book by Alice Walker, \u201cThe Color Purple\u201d follows several black women in the early 1900s as they navigate an often brutal society. Performances will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31 and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The official kick-off event, set for 10:45 Monday, Feb. 3 in the LeBijou Theatre, is the panel \u201cBlack Voices Amplified: The Importance of Communicating Our Ideas, Stories, and Perspectives Throughout the Community.\u201d Community leaders will address successes, contributions, challenges and where we go from here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Panelists are moderator Richard Adams, Louisiana Senator Edward J. Price, Thibodaux councilwoman Constance Johnson, retired NFL player Clarence Verdin, Lafourche Parish School Board member Cheryl Thomas, former Pine Bluff Superintendent Dr. Michael Robinson and 麻豆果冻传媒 Director of Human Resources Steven Kenney Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The month includes several key events: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information and other events, visit www.nicholls.edu\/black-history-month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/strong>Jan. 28, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n MEDIA CONTACT: <\/strong>Jacob Batte, Media Relations and Publications Coordinator, 985.448.4141 or jacob.batte@nicholls.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n THIBODAUX, La. — 麻豆果冻传媒\u2019 Black History Month draws upon the 150th anniversary of several landmarks, including women\u2019s suffrage and the right to vote for black men. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cLift Every Voice and Vote.\u201d Events throughout the month will examine the ongoing struggle for black men and women to vote. The month will also […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,9,11],"tags":[156],"class_list":["post-8054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature","category-in-the-news","category-news","tag-black-history-month"],"yoast_head":"\n
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