Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By richards on February 6, 2017

A Place for All People exhibit is on display at Hughes Main Library in observance of Black History Month.(Photo: Provided)

Organizations, churches, and institutions throughout the Upstate will observe Black History Month with a variety of events.

Below is a list of the information about some of the events, along with their hosts.

Hughes Main Library on Heritage Green is hosting a one-of-a-kind exhibit known as "A Place for All People," that celebrates the historic opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.

The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES), the National Museum of African American History and Culture is providing this opportunity for the Upstate to survey the African American communitys deep and lasting contributions to the American story.

Visit Hughes Main Library in downtown Greenville from February 1-28 to tour the 20-piece gallery. This exhibit has been made possible by the Springle Family and the Greenville Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Visit greenvillelibrary.org for more information about A Place for All People.

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St. Philips Episcopal Church will have its Black History Month program at 2 p.m. on February 25. Dr. Cedric Adderley, president of the South Carolina School Governor's School for the Arts, will be the featured speaker.

The church is located at31 Allendale Ln, Greenville, SC 29607.

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Oldways' culturally inspired, nutritional cooking program, A Taste of African Heritage (ATOAH), will kick off a series in Clemson on Feb. 6 in observance of Black History Monthand African Heritage & Health Week (Feb. 1-7), providing two reasons to discover the foods and flavors found throughout the African diaspora. The six-week cooking series will be held at the Clemson Area African American Museum and led by Tiffany Davis, a local volunteer who has taught ATOAH numerous times over the past four years Clemson ATOAH class series begins Monday, February 6, at the Clemson Area African American Museum, and will be held weekly each Monday until March 13, 2017. For more information, visit ashley@oldwayspt.org or call (617) 896-4888.

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Furman Universityhas talks, films, music and other events scheduled on campus in celebration of Black History Month.All events are free and open to the public except Hairspray the Musical. Most events are part of Furmans Cultural Life Program (CLP) and are so noted:

Feb. 1 Black History at Furman: From Desegregation to Now, CLP Johns Hall 101, 7 p.m. Hosted by NAACP

Feb. 2-4 Hairspray the Musical McAlister Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Hosted by the Pauper Players

Feb. 7 Message in the Music: The Role of Hip Hop Music in Social Movements, CLP

Featuring Dr. James B. Stewart Trone Center, Watkins Room, 7 p.m. Hosted by NAACP & Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives in Student Life (DIISL)

Feb. 10 Black Lives Matter and the Anthropology of Racism, CLP Featuring Dr. Kwame Harrison Johns Hall 101, 4:30 p.m. Hosted by the Department of Anthropology

Feb. 13 The Struggle for Civil Rights in Greenville, CLP Plyler Hall, Patrick Lecture Hall, 7 p.m. Hosted by NAACP

Feb. 15 Gullah Geechee Connections, CLP Featuring Gullah Culture Preservationist Ron Daise Plyler Hall, Patrick Lecture Hall, 7 p.m. Hosted by NAACP & DIISL Feb. 18 Gospel Fest, CLP Daniel Recital Hall, 4 p.m. Hosted by Furman University Gospel Ensemble

Feb. 20Pink goes Red for Heart Health: Line Dancing Class Trone Center, Watkins Room, 6 p.m. Hosted by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Feb. 20The Life and Legacy of Malcolm X, CLP Physical Activities Center 116, 7 p.m. Hosted by NAACP

Feb. 21 Screening of Rosenwald, CLP Q&A follows with Peter M. Ascoli Younts Conference Center, 7 p.m. Hosted by the Furman Departments of Education and History, and the Greenville Jewish Federation

Feb. 22 The Third Reconstruction, CLP Featuring Rev. William Barber and Rev. Johnathan Wilson-Hartgrove Daniel Memorial Chapel, 7 p.m. Hosted by Mere Christianity Forum & NAACP

Feb. 24 Screening of Skin Trone Center, Burgiss Theater, 6 p.m. Hosted by Baba Africa

For more information, please contact Deborah Allen at 864-294-2076, or deborah.allen@furman.edu.

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