Black History Month Events - February 2013

Exhibits and Events at Blair-Caldwell | Film Series | Events around Colorado

Exhibits and Events at Blair-Caldwell

Dr. Martin Luther King Exhibit
January-February
Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
This exhibit was put together by the Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday Commission. It is free and open to the public and is on display in the Level 1 lobby and two display cases on Level 3.

The Art of Black and White Exhibit
February 2-March 3
Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
The Cousins Gallery on Level 3 will host the exhibit 'The Art of Black and White' featuring artist Helen Littlejohn. Opening reception Saturday, February 9, time TBA.

Black History Month Reception and Book Signing with Rev. Dr. Willie Jennings, Ph.D.
Wednesday, February 6, 6-7:30 p.m.
Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

Black History Live–Chautauquan Hasan Davis
Saturday, February 9, 2 p.m.
Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library
Colorado Humanities presents, Black History Live with Hasan Davis as "York," the slave who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition. Join us for this unique way of exploring history.

The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011) Monday, February 4, 6 p.m. Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library A treasure trove of 16mm material shot by Swedish journalists who came to the U.S. drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution. Gaining access to many of the leaders of the Black Power Movement, the filmmakers captured them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded interviews. 100 minutes, Not Rated. Watch the Trailer

Slavery by Another Name (2011) Monday, February 11, 6 p.m. Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library This film challenges one of America's most cherished assumptions, the belief that slavery in the U.S. ended with Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, by telling the harrowing story of how in the South, a new system of involuntary servitude took its place with shocking force. 90 minutes, Not Rated. Watch the Trailer

More Than a Month (2012) Film and Discussion Monday, February 25, 6 p.m. Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library Shukree Hassan Tilghman, a 29-year-old African-American filmmaker, goes on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month. 54 minutes, Not Rated. Watch the Trailer

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Events Around Colorado

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Printable List of Events (PDF)

Aurora’s Mayor Steve Hogan – Proclamation, Monday, January 7, 7 p.m.
Aurora Municipal Center, 15151 E. Alameda Ave.
Contact: Dr. Barbara Shannon Banister: 303-739-7580

Observance of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, Friday, January 11, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Vern L. Howard
3773 Cherry Creek Dr. N. East Tower Denver, CO
Contact: Robin Meadows-Hobson: 303-331-7879 or Jackie Barker: 303-398-7163

Press Conference/Launching of Torch and MLK Colorado, Monday, January 14, 11 a.m.
Aurora Town Center14200 E. Alameda Ave. Aurora
Contact: Vern L. Howard 720-971-1329, Dr. Barbara Shannon Banister: 303-739-7580 or
Terry Nelson: 720-865-2404
11 a.m. Press Conference and Kick-Off Festivities
Central High School ROTC Color Guard (Roy Smith)
Central High School Choir (Roy Smith)
Cultural arts performers beginning at noon.

23rd Annual MLK, Jr. Humanitarian Awards and Lifetime Achievement Awards &
Colorado Symphony Orchestra - King Celebration Concert, Tuesday, January 15, 6-9 p.m.
Boettcher Concert Hall Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis Streets
Contact: Vern L. Howard 720-971-1329, Terry Nelson 720-865-2404
2013 Recipients:
Honorable Menola Upshaw Lifetime Achievement Awards: Dr. Arthur C. Jones and Bennie Williams.
The Dr. Joyce Marie Davis Outstanding High School Youth Award: Alyse Cecile Harris.
Humanitarian Honorees: Abraham Harold Fields, Tamara Rhone, Dr. Ryan Ross, Sisters of Charity and the Honorable Elbra Wedgeworth.

A Live Telecast of “Contemporary Civil Rights Stories” airs on Aurora's Channel 8, Wednesday, January 16, 7 p.m.

The 20th annual MLK Peace Awards & Breakfast, Friday, January 18, 8 a.m.
Tivoli Turn Hall Auraria Campus
Guest Speaker: TBD
Contact: Alton Clark: 303-556-3947, clarka@mscd.edu
$7.00 for students, $14.00 for adults

Aurora Community of Faith breakfast, Friday, Jan 18, 8 a.m.
Aurora Municipal Center, City Café, 15151 E. Alameda Pkwy.
Speaker: Dr. James Peters
Contact: Dr. Barbara Shannon Banister: 303-739-7580
Tickets $15, RSVP to 303-739-7580

28th Annual MLK Social Responsibility Awards Luncheon, Friday, January 18, 11:45 a.m.
Marriott City Center Downtown Denver
Proceeds from the event benefit the Colorado Scholarship Coalition. CSC selects and awards Martin Luther King, Jr. college scholarships to students of color.
Costs: Individual seating $75.00
Contact: Stephen Straight: 720-323-3333 or 980-468-1488
2013 Recipients:
ACE Scholarships, Denver Children’s Advocacy Center, Vern L. Howard, MLK Colorado Chairman, Nick LeMasters (Cherry Creek Shopping Center), Adil Khan (American Academy) and Carita Watson (IBM).
Gaurdie Banister, former president of the NAACP Chapters in Casper, WY and Aurora, CO, will receive the 7th annual Trailblazer Award honoring local pioneers in the Civil Rights Movement.

Multicultural Awareness, Friday, January 18, 6-7:30 p.m.
Aurora Central Library, 14949 E. Alameda Parkway
Presented by the Aurora Police

Barber Shop Talks: A dialog – “Dream Versus Reality. Looking at 2013 Through the Eyes of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Friday, January 18, 6-8 p.m.
In addition: “Golden Ladies Initiative” Presents The Women Behind the Men of Civil Rights
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Library 9898 E. Colfax Aurora
Contact: Quincy Hines: Quincy@joinbst.com

MLK Marshall Training for Marade, Saturday, January 19, 10 a.m.
Denver Waste Water Building, 1st floor, 2000 West 3rd Avenue, Denver, CO 80223
Contact: Silke Hansen: 303-308-1969 and Vern L. Howard: 720-971-1329
Lunch will be served

“The Dream 5K Run/Walk", Saturday, January 19, 10 a.m.
Denver City Park
Contact: Potts Jones: 303-251-3868.
Entry Fee $25.00

Achieving Health Equity through Education and Empowerment Panel Discussion and Health Screenings, Saturday, January 19, 1-4 p.m.
MLK, Jr. Library, Akron & Boston Rooms, 9898 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora, CO 80010
Contact: Chanell Reed: 303-739-7553

Dr. MLK, Jr. Holiday Commission’s Marade Awards and Scholarship Program & Dinner
(DRMLKCHC), Saturday, January 19, 6:30-9 p.m.
MLK, Jr. Library, Community Room, 9898 E. Colfax Avenue
Contact: Vern L. Howard: 720-971-1329, Terry Nelson: 720-865-2404
By invitation only.
2013 Recipients:
The Honorable William “Bill” Roberts Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Claudette Sweet
Chairman’s Award: Mr. Alton Clark
The Honorable Menola Upshaw Youth Award: Josie Brady
The "Uncle Walt Beckert Community Service Award: Bee Harris
The Rev. Jim Chandler Community Recognition Award: The Piton Foundation
New Vision Award: Sgt. Joseph Scott Newhouse

Adult Scholarship Recipients:
Christian Covington (The DRMLKCHC Community Scholarship)
Bianka Emerson (The Dr. Barbara Shannon- Banister Scholarship)
Shyretta Hudnall (The DRMLKCHC Chairman’s Scholarship)
The Honorable Wilma J. Webb Seed Scholarship and The 2012 WAPC Essay Contest School Grants will be presented as well

Highlands Ranch, Community 2011 Unity Walk and Reception, Sunday, January, 20, 2 p.m.
Fox Creek Elementary School, 6585 Collegiate Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO
Contact: Tani Hansen: 303-387-0556

Aurora Community Embracing Non-Violence, Sunday, January, 20, 2 p.m.
Aurora Municipal Center Council Chambers, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway
Theme: Injustice is still a Threat (Non-Violence Speaker and Music)
Guest: Dr. Derek Barber King, Sr., (nephew of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Contact: Vern L. Howard: 720-971-1329, Dr. Barbara Shannon Banister: 303-739-7580

28h Annual Interfaith Service, Sunday, January, 20, 5 p.m.
Friendship Baptist Church of Christ Jesus, 880 Fairfax Street Denver, CO 80220
Guest: Dr. Derek Barber King, Sr., (nephew of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Contact: Pastor Leon Emerson: 303-883-7908 or Dr. Sandra Moore-Mann: 303-961-7687

14th Annual Dr. MLK, Jr. Breakfast Celebration, Monday, January 21, 9-11 a.m.
Arapahoe Community College (In main Dining Hall), 5900 South Santa Fe Drive Littleton, CO 80120
Contact: Jamie Crisp: 303-797-5881
Tickets $15.00 for Adults, $5.00 for children 12 and under

28th Annual MLK Marade, Monday, January 21, Gather at 9 a.m., program starts at 9:30 a.m.
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I Have a Dream Monument, Denver City Park
Contact: Shyretta Hudnall: 720-317-3802, Jacqui Shumway: 303-744-7676, Silke Hansen: 303-308-1969 or Vern L. Howard: 720-971-1329, drmlkingjrchc@aol.com and vernlh@comcast.net.
(To be televised on CNN) President Obama’s Inaugural Address will be played before the step off concluding at Civic Center.
“Get to Cleanin’, Remembering Memphis” (Day of Service Community Project) Volunteers needed to remove litter from the Marade route and surrounding neighborhoods immediately following the Marade.
Again this year we will collect old cellular phones, non- perishable food and children books. We will have the phones refurbished and donated to battered woman shelters. The food will be donated to local food banks.

28th Annual “Dinner for Those Who Hunger, Monday, January 21, 3-6 p.m.
Volunteers of America, Sunset Park, 1865 Larimer, Denver, CO 80202
Contact: Jim White, Volunteers of America: 303- 297-0408, cell: 720-299-0222

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Day of Service, Monday, January 21
Start Planning Your Project Today! Visit www.MLKday.org
“EVERYBODY can be great, because EVERYBODY can serve”, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”
Contact: Governor: 303-866-2524, Mark Skinner, Senior Program Officer: 303- 866-2565, mark.skinner@state.co.us

Painting The Seed Growing the Seed, Monday, January 21, 2-4:30 p.m.
Evie Dennis Campus, Building 1, West Commons
Contact: Syliva Bookhardt: Sylvia_Bookhardt@dpsk12.org, 303-229-1997 or Ani Reddy: Reddy@dpsk12.org, 970-310-4526

MLK Jr. African American Heritage Rodeo of Champions, Monday, January 21, 6 p.m.
National Western Stock Show Coliseum, 4655 Humboldt St. Denver, 80216
Contact: Lu Vason: 303-373-1246 or Vern L. Howard: 720-971-1329

Honoring our Community Leader, Tuskegee Airmen Col John Mosley, Tuesday, January 22, 12 noon
Metropolitan State University, Speer Blvd. and Colfax Ave., Denver, Colorado
Contact: Ryan Ross: Ryan.Ross@ccd.edu

Denver Section National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) & AARP Women to Women: Living Longer, Living Smarter, Monday, January 28, 6-8 p.m.
Blair Caldwell African American Research Library, 2401Welton Street, Denver, CO 80205
Contact: Denver Section NCNW President: 303-296-4359, president@ncnwdenver.org

The Urban League of Metropolitan Denver, Cherry Creek Mall & DRMLKJRCHC
MLK Colorado Photo Exhibit Featuring the 2013 Humanitarian and Marade
Honorees, Friday, February 1, 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Cherry Creek Mall 3000 East 1st Avenue Denver, CO 80206

Denver Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, 100th year anniversary Centennial Torch Celebration-Gala, Saturday, February 2, 6-10 p.m.
Inverness Hotel & Conference Center 200 Inverness Drive West, Englewood, CO 80112
More information and tickets
Contact: Frances E. Jefferson: 720-350-0431

2013 ADL Civil Rights Awards, Saturday, February 27, 5:30-7 p.m.
2013 Civil Rights Awards Recipients: Patricia Barela Rivera and Tim Sweeney
For tickets for the event, or for sponsorship information, please call 303-830-7177.

Colorado Coalition for Genocide Awareness & Action (CCGAA) Youth Conference “Taking A Stand: Youth Against Genocide”, Sunday, March 10
Contact: Linda Farb Work phone: 303-724-4086, Home Phone: 303-466-0761, Roz Duman: 303-856-7334, 303-880-4836 (cell), www.ccgaa.org

2013 DRMLKJRCHC “We Are People Youth Conference”, Saturday, April 13, Registration at 8 a.m.
Auraria Campus North Classroom
Contact: Alton Clark: 303-556-3947, Shyretta Hudnall: 720-317-3802, Vern L. Howard: 720-971-1329

2013 DRMLKJRCHC We Are People Youth Banquet and Fundraiser, Saturday, April 13, 7 p.m.
Auraria Campus St. Cajetan's: Auditorium
Cost: $100.00 Per Person. 100% of all proceeds are used to fund the MLK Scholarships
and yearly programs. DRMLKJRCHC is a 100% volunteer organization.
Contact: Vern L. Howard: 720-971-1329, Shyretta Hudnall: 720-317-3802, Alton Clark:
303-556-3947

2013 ADL Civil Rights Awards Centennial Celebration Dinner, Tuesday, May 7, 5:30 p.m.
For tickets for the event, or for sponsorship information, please call 303-830-7177.

PeaceJam’s Hero Awards Luncheon, Wednesday, November 13, 12 noon-1:30 p.m.
Seawell Grand Ballroom Denver Performing Arts Complex, 14th and Curtis Streets
Cost: $100 and are available at www.peacejam.org or 303-455-2099
Guest: The newest Nobel Peace Laureate, Leymah Gbowee of Liberia
Also present at the luncheon will be the young winners of PeaceJam’s Global to Call Action Challenge for their literacy project to address the low literacy rates in New Mexico.

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