“Still We Rise: African American Readings/Recitations” will be held at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 9, in Hall Campus Center’s Memorial Ballroom. The event will feature Lynchburg students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the wider community, reading or reciting a three-to-five-minute piece by an African American author, writer, or artist. Admission is free.

On Thursday, Feb. 12, a “Courageous Conversation” with Dr. William Lewis will be held via Google Meet. The event, “Navigating Adversity with Purpose,” begins at 3:30 p.m. There is no cost to attend. Lewis is the founder of the diversity, equity, and inclusion consulting firm WillHouse Global and cofounder of The Intersection, where he advises organizations on “building cultures of courage, clarity, and belonging.” He is a senior consultant for inclusion and belonging at ECU Health and the award-winning author of “Sweet Potato or Pumpkin Pie: Conversations with My White Friends about Race” and “Perched in the Storm: Brutal Lessons in Resilience Every Leader Can Learn from Entrepreneurs.” He is a co-author of the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education’s Standards of Professional Practice. In Winston-Salem, North Carolina, he serves on the boards of Bookmarks, United Way, the Black Philanthropy Initiative of Winston-Salem, and Leadership Winston-Salem. Lewis, who has a PhD in higher education administration and a master’s degree in social work, is “chief executive gopher” for Cam’s Coffee Co., a family-run social enterprise that employs people with disabilities. He also is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.