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Here are some resources to learn more about Black History Month:
MLK Day of Service
Saturday 02/01/2025 | 10 am to 3:30 pm EST | Strafford Room (MUB 240)
Contact: MLK.dos@UNH.edu
Audience: students, faculty, and staff - registration required
The UNH MLK Day of Service brings together UNH community members to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy through service to our local communities. The theme for the 2025 UNH MLK Day of Service is to support people's basic needs, with proceeds going to UNH Basic Needs Support, Community Action Partnership (CAP) of Strafford County, Pope Memorial Humane Society, and local public schools. Click here to sign up to volunteer or click here to learn more about the MLK Day of Service.
Kickoff and Community Gathering
Monday 02/03/2025 | 4 pm to 6 pm EST | Beauregard Center (MUB 120)
Contact: Yashwant Prakash Vyas Yashwant.Vyas@UNH.edu
Audience: students, faculty, and staff
Join the Beauregard Center, Diversity Support Coalition, and the Black Student Union for a community gathering to kick off the 2025 Black History Month! Light refreshments will be provided. The event begins at 4 pm sharp.
Empowering Voices: The Evolution of Race, Gender, and Power in Society
Wednesday 02/12/2025 | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST | Virtual
Contact: Sharon Tarleton at Sharon.Tarleton@UNH.edu
Audience: students, faculty, staff and community members – registration required
Join the Office of Community, Equity and Diversity (OCED) and Alumni Relations for a Black History Month conversation highlighting the intersections between race, gender and power. The event panelists, who are active researchers, scholars and community organizers, will explore the historical underpinnings, current considerations and future dynamics of race, gender and power locally and nationally. Click here for more information and to register for the event.
Black History Month: Wikipedia Editing - Kickoff & Training
Thursday 02/13/2025 | 12:40 pm to 2:00 pm EST | Virtual
Contact: Elizabeth Fowler at Elizabeth.Fowler@UNH.edu
Though Wikipedia is a well-used resource, gaps in representation persist, often due to systemic bias. Join the UNH Library’s Wikipedia editing events to help improve coverage of Black histories. No experience needed. Bring your curiosity and leave with knowledge about editing, Wikipedia, citations, the sandbox, and more. If you are unable to attend this event, we invite you to join our additional workshops on February 18, 21, or 27, 2025. Click here for more information and to register for the event.
BSU's Black Heritage Dinner
Saturday 02/15/2025 | 7 pm to 9 pm EST | Granite State Room (MUB 221)
Contact: Mary Malwal Mary.Malwal@UNH.edu
Audience: students, faculty, staff and community. Tickets will be available on MUB Tickets.
Join the Black Student Union (BSU) for their Black Heritage Dinner to enjoy a unique meal and learn more about cultural heritage.
Black History Month Lunch
Wednesday 02/19/2025 | 11 am to 4:30 pm EST | Philbrook Dining Hall
Contact: Zachary Marshall Zachary.Marshall@unh.edu
Audience: students, faculty, staff, and community
Philbrook Dining Hall will be serving a lunch menu in celebration of Black History Month.
Rest and Restoration Yoga
Friday 02/21/2025 | 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST | Hamel Recreation Center, Studio 1
Contact: Dawn D Zitney at Dawn.Zitney@unh.edu
Audience: students, faculty and staff – registration required
Rest is action. This restorative and grounding yoga practice can help you feel a bit more at ease in your mind, body, heart, and soul. Please arrive 5 minutes before the start of class to set-up. All yoga props will be provided. Taught by trained yoga instructor Dawn D. Zitney, Well-Being Educator/Counselor at Health & Wellness. Membership at the Hamel Recreation Center is not required to attend. To register, visit this link and scroll down to “Black History Month: Rest and Restoration Yoga”.
ThirsTea Thursday: Black History Month
Thursday 02/27/2025 | 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm EST | Beauregard Center (MUB 120)
Contact: Beauregard.Center@UNH.edu
Audience: open to students – faculty and staff are invited to stop by.
Join the Aulbani J. Beauregard Center for Equity, Justice, and Freedom for a drop-in-style event. The 2025 Black History Month theme is “African Americans and Labor”. Come learn about the contributions of Black people to the labor movement while enjoying themed crafts, snacks and beverages.
Audre Lorde Summitt
Friday 02/28/2025 to Sunday 03/02/2025 | Strafford Room (MUB 240)
Contact: Mae Flibotte Mae.Flibotte@unh.edu
Audience: students – registration required
The Audre Lorde Summit is a weekend long leadership development opportunity that provides a supportive learning space for students to build identity consciousness and expand their knowledge and skills to practice equity and inclusion centered leadership. Participants will have an opportunity to engage with and learn from members of the UNH senior leadership and earn a certificate at the end of the Summit. The deadline to register is January 30th at 11:59 pm EST. Click here to apply to the Audre Lorde Summitt or click here to learn more.
