TLU RENAISSANCE: A CELEBRATION OF BLACK ART
FEBRUARY 4: SOUL FOOD NIGHT
4:30-7:30 PM Hein Dining Hall
FEBRUARY 6: AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES OPEN HOUSE
12-12:50PM
African American Studies Center, Langner Hall
FEBRUARY 11: CELEBRATING THE 15TH AMENDMENT
5:30-6:30PM
Alumni Student Center, Conference Room A/B
FEBRUARY 12: CHAPEL SERVICE
10-10:20 AM
Chapel of The Abiding Presence
FEBRUARY 17: FILM FESTIVAL, "WALK ON THE RIVER: A BLACK HISTORY OF THE ALAMO CITY"
7-10PM
Wupperman Little Theatre
A documentary, highlighting the history and contributions of African Americans in the city of San Antonio, TX.
FEBRUARY 18: FILM FESTIVAL
7-10PM
"Little"
"Sorry To Bother You"
Alumni Student Center, Conference Room A/B
FEBRUARY 19 GUEST SPEAKER: MR. GILBERT TUHABONYE
1-2:15PM
Location: Dunne Conference Center, Tschoepe Hall
Gilbert Tuhabonye is a beloved role model, coach and an inspiration to people all over the world. He is also a genocide survivor. In 1993, as a high school junior, Gilbert escaped a horrific massacre in the long Tutsi-Hutu war of Burundi where endured unbearable torture, witnessed mass murder and barely escaped his own fiery death. A runner since childhood, he ran from that horror, into a new life. A life of hope.
Over 20 years later, and more than 8,000 miles from Burundi, Gilbert is a testament to the triumph of the human spirit, as he emerged from the unimaginable ordeal with faith, forgiveness and perseverance. Today, Gilbert is a retired professional runner, philanthropist, author, and community leader in Austin, where he lives with his wife Triphine and two daughters, Emma and Grace.
He is also the owner and founder of , one of Austin's largest running training groups, the head cross country and track coach at St. Andrews High School, and a co-founder of the Gazelle Foundation, which provides clean water to people in his homeland of Burundi, Africa.
While Gilbert’s story includes great tragedy, it is also one of faith, hope, and resilience. He is living proof that one person can make the world a better, more compassionate place, and that love really does conquer all evil.
FEBRUARY 19: FILM FESTIVAL
“Black Belt Jones”
“Southside With You”
“The Perfect Guy”
7-10PM
Alumni Student Center, Conference Room A/B/C
FEBRUARY 20: FILM FESTIVAL
"Do The Right Thing" A Spike Lee Joint
7-10PM
Alumni Student Center, Conference Room A/B
FEBRUARY 27: POETRY READING & ART SHOWCASE
7:30PM
Jackson Park Student Activities Center
2020 Event Sponsors
- Department of African-American Studies
- Black Student Union
- Blumberg Memorial Library
- Brown Cultural Enrichment Endowment Fund
- Campus Activities Board
- Department of History
- Department of Women's Studies
- Student Life & Learning
- Sodexo