Interview with Professors Linda Heywood and Ruha Benjamin about Black History Month Events
The Daily Free Press interviewed BU Professors Linda Heywood and Ruha Benjamin about the program’s activities in honor of Black History Month. Both Boston University and the Boston Public Library will highlight the history and culture of African Americans with presentations and performances. Many experts on black history will visit the city to offer their insights to Boston students and residents.
“[The African American Studies department] is very active in sponsoring . . . lectures with other units at BU,” said Professor Linda Heywood, director of BU’s African American Studies program.
BU will also host a Black History Month Film Festival on Feb. 28. “Black Power Mixtape 1967-75” will screen in the Howard Thurman Center, followed by a discussion led by BU Professor of Sociology and African American Studies Ruha Benjamin. Benjamin will discuss the “impact of the civil rights movement on social transformations around the world and about the relevance of black history for the black present,” according to BU’s African American Studies’ website.
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