Delaware State University will celebrate Black History Month with the following events that are open to the public:
∙7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2 – There will be a screening of Out of Omaha in Parlor C of the
Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center. The 90-minute documentary provides an intimate
portrait of twin brothers Darcell and Darrell Trotter, two young black men coming of age
in the racially and economically-divided Midwestern town of Omaha, Nebraska. The film
director Clay Tweel met the Trotters when they were age 17 and filmed them over a
period of eight years capturing how they have been impacted by their life decisions as
well as by decisions that were imposed upon them by “the system.” A panel discussion
will follow the film.
∙7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7 – Dr. Julius Garvey, the son of Black History figure Marcus
Garvey will be a guest speaker who will share his powerful perspective on the life of his
father in an event to be held in the Education and Humanities Theatre on campus.. Dr.
Garvey is the author of The Philosophy & Opinions of Marcus Garvey. The Jamaican-born
Marcus Garvey came to the U.S. in 1916, where he became a prominent advocate for
black separatism and Negro self-reliance, and provided a counterargument to the
integrationist philosophy of prominent civil rights intellectual W.E.B. DuBois.
∙12 noon, Wednesday, Feb. 8 – University Historian Carlos Holmes will give a
presentation on the 132-year history of Delaware State University in the Martin Luther
King Jr. Student Center, Parlor C.
∙7 p.m. Monday, February 16 – A “Discovering your Roots” workshop will be held in
the MLK Jr. Student Center parlors. The event will share the tools that are available for
people to begin finding out about their ancestors. The workshop will discuss the use of
public records, documents, ancestry portals and other resources that are readily accessible
for beginners to take their familial sketches and begin to paint a more comprehensive
picture of their roots. Additionally, participants will learn how to verify documents to
ensure that the researched person or information is accurate before building upon that
foundation.
∙7-10 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23 – The University’s Student Government Association hosts a
“Living Black Museum,” a business expo and a fashion show, all the MLK Jr. Student
Center parlors. DSU students portray a key figure in Black History by telling that
person’s story in his/her own words. At the Expo, student entrepreneurs will have the
opportunity to highlight their businesses, providing a variety of goods for purchase. The
Fashion Show will highlight student creativity and flair by modeling the latest designs
and fashions for Gen Z.
