Press Releases

January 31, 1996
AFRICAN HERITAGE CELEBRATION AT Southampton Graduate Campus

Contact: Virginia Bennett
Phone (516) 287-8313
Fax (516) 283-4081

Southampton Graduate Campus through its Center for Cultural and Racial Diversity has planned an African Heritage Celebration that includes a series of special events throughout February and March. Highlights include a performance by the Dance Theater of Harlem School Ensemble, a lecture by Leonard Jeffries titled The Levels of Exodus, and a Bob Marley Tribute. A complete schedule of events, all open to the public, follows. For more information, call the Center for Cultural and Racial Diversity, (516) 287-8251.

February 8

Lucumi panel discussion. Lucumi is a centuries old religion with roots in Africa and the Caribbean. African drums performance will be presented between sessions. Business Center Lecture Hall. Free. Time TBA

February 10, 7:30 pm

Bob Marley Tribute. Souljahs a traditional reggae band will play in tribute to the reggae king. $10. Fine Art Theater.

February 15, 8:30 pm

Open Poetry Night. For students and public to share original or favorite poems. Center for Cultural and Racial Diversity. Free. Montauk Bldg Room 122.

February 17, 6 pm

Cotton Club Excursion. A trip to the legendary New York club. Transportation, dinner, and a show with jazz vocalist Ann Sinclair. Tickets $20 for students, $25 general admission, $45 couples. Reservations through 287-8251.

February 19, 8:30 pm

Leonard Jeffries, Professor and chairman of Black Studies at City College of New York will deliver his lecture The Levels of Exodus. Free. Fine Arts Theatre.

February 29, 7 pm

The Bell Curve. Harold E. Dent, a psychology professor at Hampton University and a Shinnecock native, will discuss the theories proposed in the book. Free. Business Center Lecture Hall.

March 2, 7 pm

Dance Theater of Harlem School Ensemble. Fine Arts Theatre. Tickets at the door, $5 students, $10 general admission.