blackhistory month
“Eyes on the Prize”
Tuesdays & Thursdays in February • Noon to 1 p.m., • Bessie Smith Cultural Center • 200 MLK Blvd. • (423) 266-8658
“Soul Cinema”
Fridays in February • 7:30 p.m. to midnight, • Bessie Smith Cultural Center • 200 MLK Blvd. • (423) 266-8658 • bessiesmithcc.org
Emancipation Proclamation
Through Feb. 18 at the Tennessee State Museum • 505 Deaderick St. • Nashville • (615) 782-4040
“Black Ink: Excellence in Expressions” Poetry/spoken-word contest
Feb. 16, 1 p.m, EPB, 10 W. MLK Blvd.
“A King’s Dream”
Feb. 16, 8 p.m. • UTC University Center, Multicultural Center • (423) 425-4363
“God’s Trombones” - Live dramatic/musical performance of African-American literary classic.
Feb. 17, 6-8 p.m. • Bessie Smith Cultural Center • 200 MLK Blvd. • (423) 266-8658 • bessiesmithcc.org
"The Power of the Spoken Word: the Rhetorical Significance of Hip-Hop,”
Feb. 20, 5 p.m. • UTC University Center, Multicultural Center, • (423) 425-4363
Storyteller Vincent Phipps
Chattanooga Public Library • Feb, 21, 6:30 p.m. • 1001 Broad St. • (423) 757-5310
“American Masters: Cab Calloway Sketches”
Feb. 27, 10 p.m. • WTCI-TV, Channel 45 (PBS)
“Blues In Performance at the White House” Special performance hosted by President Obama and the first lady.
9 p.m. WTCI-TV Channel 45 (PBS)
“Reaching the Light: The Story of the desegregation of the University of Chattanooga” - Free screening of documentary.
Feb. 28, 6 p.m. UTC University Center • (423) 425-4363
Inventions by African-Americans
Through Feb. 28 • Chattanooga State’s Kolwyck Library • 4501 Amnicola Hwy. • (423) 697-4400 • library.chattanoogastate.edu
“Crossings” - James McKissic exhibit
Through March 2 • Bessie Smith Cultural Center • 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. • (423) 266-8658 • bessiesmithcc.org