{"id":38907,"date":"2025-02-06T13:14:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T18:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/?p=38907"},"modified":"2025-02-06T13:15:26","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T18:15:26","slug":"miami-dade-college-celebrates-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/miami-dade-college-celebrates-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami Dade College Celebrating Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miami Dade College is commemorating Black History Month with a series of college-wide events throughout February.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year\u2019s theme is the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Labor Movement<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the collective effort of African American workers who have fought for fair treatment in the workforce.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe United States would not be the country that it is without the sacrifice, hard work and activism of African Americans and it\u2019s so important to celebrate [and understand] that history and understand, so that we carry that legacy forward,\u201d said Earth Ethics Institute program professional Yadira Capaz, who is part of the Black History Month Committee.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Homestead Campus will host the opening event, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/dont-let-your-past-paint-your-future\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t let your past paint your future<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, on Feb. 5 at 12 p.m. in the Cafe Patio. During the session,\u00a0 students will learn about the Labor Movement\u2019s impact through timelines and paintings that highlight the work prominent African American figures like educator and philanthropist Mary McLeod Bethune did.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt&#8217;s very important for MDC to celebrate Black History Month, because we get to take the time to teach other students and faculty and different people in the community about things that they just haven&#8217;t heard before,\u201d said Tamia Monroe, a sophomore at Homestead Campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hialeah Campus will host the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/the-3rd-annual-black-history-month-cookout-bhm-opener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3rd Annual Black History Month Cookout <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on Feb. 5 at 11:30 a.m., where students can enjoy food, karaoke and games.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On. Feb. 6 at 1:30 p.m., Padr\u00f3n Campus will present <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/the-art-of-the-fish-fry-catfish-a-soul-food-feast\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Art of the Fish Fry (Catfish): A Soul Food Feast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Students will learn how to cook an African American delicacy\u2014catfish\u2014in Room 3407.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Campus is hosting a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/black-history-month-concert\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black History Month Concert<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Feb. 7 at 10 a.m. in Room 1102. Professors Teresa Mitchell and Alan Ngim will perform classical pieces by Chevalier, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Julio Racine on the piano.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Afterward, the United Faculty of Miami Dade College will bring in artifacts from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/black-history-101-mobile-museum\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black History Mobile Museum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMost of the time when we say \u2018Black music,\u2019 we think of hip-hop or jazz and R&amp;B, but there have been musicians since the classical period who were from the African diaspora,&#8221; Mitchell said. \u201cWe\u2019re reaching back into these periods, where people don&#8217;t understand that these contributions have always been there, but they have not been allowed to be seen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Feb. 13, Wolfson Campus is hosting the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/downtownmiami-market-movie-wolfson-campus-5289\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#DowntownMiami Market &amp; Movie @ Wolfson Campus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, at 5 p.m. It will be\u00a0 filled with live music and movies, games and local vendors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical Campus is hosting a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/black-history-month-fashion-extravaganza\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black History Month Fashion Extravaganza<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Feb. 19 that will allow students, staff and faculty to show off their African Diaspora attire.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hialeah Campus will have a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/cultural-conversation\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cultural discussion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> focused on African Americans\u2019 labor experience from the 1900s to 2000s in South Florida, led by professor Simeon Richardson, on Feb. 20 at 9:45 a.m. in Room 5101.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI hope [students] can walk away with a better appreciation of what African Americans went through during that time and how their contributions during that time contributed to the building of South Florida,\u201d Richardson said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Live Arts Miami and Miami Light Project will present <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/arms-around-america\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arms Around America<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at North Campus\u2019 Lehman Theater on Feb. 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. It will feature real stories from families affected by guns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Feb. 25 through 26, Kendall Campus will showcase dance performances like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/honoring-labor-seeking-truth-directed-choreographed-by-prof-michelle-grant-murray\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Honoring Labor; Seeking Truth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at 12 p.m., directed and choreographed by Michelle Grant-Murray, and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/event\/black-composers-recital-coordinated-by-prof-wayne-bumpers\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black Composer&#8217;s Recital at 7:30 p.m, <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">coordinated by Wayne Bumpers. Both events will be held in Room 6120.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more information, or to get a full listing of the college-wide Black History month events, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/black_history\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/calendar.mdc.edu\/black_history<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><\/i><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.us19.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4fc6146412415baee32007fd7&amp;id=b5cd3712dc\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> here<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter, The Hammerhead. For news tips, contact us at mdc.thereporter@gmail.com.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami Dade College is commemorating Black History Month with a series of college-wide events throughout February.\u00a0 This year\u2019s theme is the Labor Movement and the collective effort of African American workers who have fought for fair treatment in the workforce.\u00a0 \u201cThe United States would not be the country that it is without the sacrifice, hard [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13482627,"featured_media":38910,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1474],"class_list":{"0":"post-38907","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-black-history-month"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is 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