Black History Month at Oberlin is a mechanism by which many of our community members have become enlightened by the history, politics, and economics of the African diaspora. Over the years, the celebration has extended into the arts, literature, and performance aesthetics that make the Oberlin experience much more enriching than what occurs at many other colleges and universities.
Oberlin students, the African American studies department, Afrikan Heritage House, and the Multicultural Resource Center work together each year to make this celebration a meaningful reality at Oberlin. Together, we want to engage the Oberlin community through academic, cultural, and social events that honor the history and legacy of the African diaspora. Programming is designed to stimulate dialogue about and increase awareness of issues facing black people throughout the world.
This year’s theme, From Where We Stand: Africa and Black Identity Politics in the Diaspora, is at its root a conversation about contemporary and ancestral Africa and the ways in which the continent, as both a place and a symbol, has shaped the identity politics of black people in the diaspora. Programs and events throughout the month seek to offer moments to help us reflect on our identities, on our politics, and on the future of racial politics and activism in the age of Barack Obama and in the wake of growing immigrant and transnational communities in the United States and abroad.
See 2010 Events Calendar and Poster
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