May 12 -- Kickoff Celebration, noon-1:30 p.m., Quad; Life Support, HBO documentary featuring Queen Latifha, followed by a panel discussion, Living With HIV -- Our Story, History and Hope for the Future, 6-9 p.m., MU II, Memorial Union.
May 13 -- Faculty-Staff Appreciation Luncheon, noon-1:30 p.m., MU II; ACE Old School Blacktop Games, noon-1 p.m., Quad; Ray Upchurch Presents Daddy Hunger: Hearts of Fathers, Hearts of Children -- Addressing Fatherlessness in the African-American Community.
May 14 -- Allergies and Asthma in the African and African American Community, noon-1:30 p.m., East Conference Room, MU; Standing Out and Moving Up in the World of Work, 4:10-6 p.m., DeCarli Room, MU; Unspeakable: The Story of Junius Wilson, with co-author Susan Burch, 4-6 p.m., 2203 Social Sciences and Humanities Building (Black Family Week posters give an incorrect date for the Junius Wilson program); Looking Back to Move Forward: A Screening of Sankofa, 7-9 p.m., MU II (see more information below); Celebrating Malcolm X, 8:30-10 p.m., DeCarli Room.
May 15 -- Upholding Godly Standards: Addressing Struggles for Christian College Students, 6:30-8 p.m., East Conference Room.
May 16 -- Too Much Ado About Soul Food: African Americans and the Interesting Conversations About Food, a lecture and discussion with Psyche Williams-Forson, 1:30-3:30 p.m., 3201 Hart Hall; Keep a Child Alive: Celebrating the African Disapora, 8 p.m., ARC Ballroom.
May 17 -- Black Family Day, with educational outreach, health fair, children's fair, arts and crafts, vendors, entertainment, food, and wine and jazz social, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Quad; ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Gospel Choir Spring Concert, 7 p.m., Freeborn Hall.
May 18 -- Stompfest, 1-5 p.m., Freeborn Hall.
Sankofa star Oyafunmike Ogunlano is scheduled to be on hand for the film's May 14 screening. Organizers said she will introduce the film and answer questions afterward. In the film, the spirits of enslaved Africans visit a fashion model while she is on a photo shoot at a former slave fortress on the Gold Coast.
This list includes highlights only; the complete schedule is online: . All events are open to the public. Admission is free to all events except Keep a Child Alive: Celebrating the African Disapora, the Gospel Choir concert, the wine and jazz social, and the Stompfest.
Media Resources
Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu