My Brother's Keeper Conference
Friday, February 1, 2019, 8:00 AM-3:00 PM
Location: Benjamin Rosenthal Library-Room 230

This event is a forum in which high school students from North and South Queens will come together to engage in day of learning that includes team activities, networking and peer youth dialectic about a range of student driven topics such as resiliency, conversations with law enforcement, and transitioning from youth to adulthood in college with self-efficacy and self actualization. Guests include keynote speaker Dr. Lester Young from the NYSED, presenters from Houghton Mifflen Harcourt, along with NYC Department of Education and Queens College leadership.

Discussion: Queens College Celebrates Jazz History Month and the publication of the Book Art Kane.Harlem 1958*
Thursday, February 7, 2019, 7-9 pm
Location: Benjamin Rosenthal Library
Sponsor: The Benjamin Rosenthal Library

Queens College is celebrating the new book Art Kane.Harlem 1958, which tells the full story of one of the most iconic photographs of the 20th century: Art Kane's "A Great Day in Harlem."

In August 1958, freelance photographer Art Kane had a bold idea: assemble as many of the great jazz musicians of the era as he could for a group photograph in Harlem. Published in Esquire magazine, the image has become world famous, and inspired many tributes from artists around the world. Join us for a discussion of Mr. Kane's photograph and its impact with our special guest: his son, musician and photographer Jonathan Kane, who wrote an introduction for the book. An iconic Art Kane photograph of Louis Armstrong will also be presented and introduced by Queens College's own Louis Armstrong House Museum.

Lunch and Discussion
Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 12:15 PM-1:30 PM
Location: Faculty & Staff Lounge-Student Union
Sponsor: Office of the President

The Black History Month Steering Committee is hosting a series of Lunch and Discussion events. The main goal for these unstructured events is for students, faculty and staff to interact with people whom they normally do not interact with (while having lunch). Each discussion is structured around a particular question, topic or performance that serves to drive the discussion. The events are held monthly and an invitation is sent out to the entire campus community.

Concert: Visiting Choir from Guadeloupe Island in the West Indies
Friday, February 22, 2019, 7:30 pm
Location: Aaron Copland School of Music Choral Room (Room 264)

Ten young women from Guadeloupe Island are singing a program of creole calypso, beguines, and mazurkas. Come find out more about music in this region and welcome them to New York City! For more information, contact H. Roz Woll

Reflections- In the Footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Monday, February 25, 2019, 12:15-1:30 pm
Location: Student Union Ballroom West
Co-Sponsors: Jewish Studies & Student Life

In The Footsteps of Dr. King offers a unique opportunity for students to travel to major sites of the civil rights movement. Under the direction of educators who worked with the great civil rights leader, students make a five-day journey through the historic landscape of the movement. The program-scheduled during the week of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day-features highlights of Dr. King's quest for racial equality and justice.


Stonewall 50: Remembering Transpeople of Color
Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 12:15 PM-1:30 PM
Location: Student Union Ballroom East
Sponsor: The Black History Month Steering Committee, The Office of Student Affairs, The Office of Student Development & Leadership and The New York City Council

The focus of the panel is to highlight trans identities, specifically those of color that are often forgotten due to the common portrayal of white, cisgender, gay men as the sole pioneers of the Gay Liberation Movement and discuss TGNC realities as they currently exist post-Stonewall.


Black Business Expo*
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 5-9 pm
Location: President's Lounge/Q-Side Lounge-Dining Hall
Sponsor: The Black Student Union and the Office of the Provost

Queens College Black Student Union will be hosting our Black Business Expo as a way to commemorate Black History Month. The purpose of the expo is for students and other black business owners to network with one another, promote their business to the Queens College Student Body, and share how they were able to build their businesses.


Exhibit: Creative Arts in the Caribbean: "Our Story"
Thursday, February 28, 2019, 9 am-5 pm
Location: Student Union Ballroom, 4th Floor
Sponsor: Caribbean Students Association and the Office of the Provost

"Our Story," is a celebration of art and artists from across the Caribbean. The event will feature artists, poets, musicians and historians whose work is linked to the people of the Caribbean.