Black History Month 2021
Publish Date: Feb. 9, 2021
The CHC Black History Month Planning Committee has organized virtual activities each
Wednesday at noon through the month of February to celebrate the achievements of African
Americans and recognize their central role in U.S. history.
The Black History Month 2021 theme, “Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity,”
explores the African diaspora and the spread of Black families across the United States.
Crafton’s activities will begin on February 3 with the viewing and discussion of a
documentary on Daisy Bates, an American civil rights activist, publisher, journalist,
and lecturer who played a leading role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis of 1957.
Attendees will have the opportunity to watch the documentary and discuss the impact
of desegregation in education and how her legacy lives on today.
On February 17, a screening of the documentary film, “Back to Natural”, will explore
universal aspects of the Black experience and the new Natural Hair movement, highlighting
issues of hair, politics, and racial identity in Black communities. Following the
screening, the committee will host a discussion to explore how race, identity, and
hair are all related.
Additional activities include a lecture entitled Profiles of African Americans in
the Arts and a presentation by CSUSB theatre professor Kathy Ervin. All events are
open to the entire campus community, and registration links are available through
the campus calendar at www.craftonhills.edu.
