Presented by the Regis University Diversity department, we are proud to announce the following events in celebration of Black History Month. We hope you can join us.
Wednesday, February 9, 2012
Catholic Speaker Series: “Vatican II: Fifity Years Later” by Fr. Thomas P. Rausch, SJ
7:00 pm, St. John Francis Regis Chapel, Regis University Lowell Campus in Denver
Friday, February 24, 2012
An Evening of Spirituals
African American spirituals, most commonly known as simply “the spirituals,” are the religious folk songs created and first sung by African Americans in slavery. The songs such as “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and “Wade in the Water” and many others, are some of the best known survivors of the hundreds of remarkable songs that were created by enslaved African Americans. The Sankofa Ensemble of Spirituals Project combines 20 voice choir which performs many of the songs with a talk about the history and origins of the spirituals.
Additional Spirituals Project event information / hear a sample medley from the choir at at http://www.spiritualsproject.org/
7:00 pm, St. John Francis Regis Chapel, Regis University Lowell Campus in Denver
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
“Bold Faced Lies”, an Evening with Author Charlene Porter and Professor Dennis Gallagher
Bold Faced Lies tells the story of a Black family fighting to survive life in the American West around 1925. Set in Denver, the story is about a Black slave merchant from Colorado who passed for white, his undeniably Black twin sister and his very white-looking daughter. The merchant, in an effort to give his daughter a better life, marries her to an ambitious KKK leader. His daughter discovers her true ethnic identity, and from there, the story tells a riveting tale about betrayal, truth, injustice and victory. Please join us as Charlene and Dennis share stories about the history of Denver and our Regis Community.
4:00-6:00 pm, Main Hall 333, Regis University Lowell Campus in Denver
