The University of Lynchburg is celebrating Black History Month with a series of events, including public lectures, student game nights, and concerts. Among the highlights of the month is the annual Gospel Concert, which takes place at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, in Schewel Hall’s Sydnor Performance Hall.
The jam-packed month also includes a motivational speech by Claudio Otero III ’20, ’22 MEd on Wednesday, Feb. 7, and virtual Courageous Conversations on Friday, Feb. 9, and Wednesday, Feb. 28.
Cecilia Smith will present the Feb. 9 Courageous Conversation and perform a concert on Saturday, Feb. 10, with LaFayette Harris. Tickets are free for University of Lynchburg students, faculty, and staff. The Black Student Association All Black Party will take place on Friday, Feb. 16, and there’s a keynote address by Ted Delaney on Wednesday, Feb. 21.
A full list of public events is below. For more information and last-minute details, please contact the Office of Equity and Inclusion at oei@lynchburg.edu.
- Alpha Psi Lambda Motivational Speaker: Claudio Otero
Feb. 7, 6 p.m., Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center - AAAG Minority Business Expo
Feb. 9, 2-7 p.m., Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center - Courageous Conversation with Cecilia Smith
Feb. 9., 4 p.m., virtual - Cecilia Smith and LaFayette Harris Concert
Sydnor Performance Hall, Feb 10, 7:30 p.m.
Free tickets for students/faculty/staff - Black Student Association All Black Party
Feb. 16, 8 p.m., Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center
$5 entry fee for University of Lynchburg students ($3 pre-sale tickets), $10 for non-Lynchburg students - Double header basketball game
Feb. 17, Turner Gymnasium
2 p.m.: Men’s game vs. Averett University
4:30 p.m.: Women’s game vs. Virginia Wesleyan University - Keynote Speaker: Ted Delaney
Feb. 21, 6 p.m., West Room, Drysdale Student Center - Gospel Concert
Feb. 25, 4 p.m., Sydnor Performance Hall, Schewel Hall - Honorable Mentions
Feb. 27, 5 p.m., Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center - Courageous Conversation: Dr. Mangala Subramaniam and Dr. Cristina Alcalde: “Dismantling Institutional Whiteness”
Feb. 28, 6 p.m., virtual
