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BSF Presents Black Culture Week

By Rob Pritchard

In an effort to promote a greater
understanding and interest in black
culture, the University Union and
the Black Students for Freedom
will present during the week of
February 9-12 a Black Culture
Week.

From Monday through Thursday
there will be exhibits, lectures,
films and discussions, all dealing
with the general study and point of
view of black culture's influence on
America.

All events, except the Alvin
Ailey Dancers, will be free and
open to the public, Students, many
of whom have expressed the desire
and need for such a program, have
an excellent opportunity to gain
insight into the interesting and
beautiful culture of black Americans,
and the part of society it
represents.

Funn Collection

On Monday, February 9, from 9
a.m. to 11 a.m. "The Funn
Collection" will be on display in
the Informal Lounge of Newcomb
Hall. This 43-piece exhibit on
Afro-American history will be described
by its owner, Carlton A.
Funn, who will give lectures and
answer questions at 1 p.m. and 7
p.m. Mr. Funn, an educator in the
Washington D.C. area, has collected
artifacts, rare books, and informative
posters over a long time to
make up his collection, which will
be on exhibit on Monday only.

Undigested Past

At 2 p.m. on the same day, Dr.
James H. Brewer of North Carolina
Central University will give a
lecture on "America's Undigested
Past: Afro-American History" in
Wilson Hall Auditorium.

The Alvin Ailey Dancers will
perform in University Hall at 8:30,
in conjunction with the University
Union's Artists Series.

On Tuesday, Mr. Brewer will
give another lecture on black
culture, entitled "Slavery History,"
which will be held in Wilson Hall
Auditorium, at 2 p.m. Eugene
Redmond, Poet-in-residence at
Oberlin College, will read and
discuss his works at 8 that evening.
Sponsored by the Bach Memorial
Fund, Mr. Redmond is to give his
lecture in Jefferson Hall.

Black Muslims

Films dealing with the American
Negro will be shown at 3, 5, and 7
p.m. on Wednesday, February 11,
in the Newcomb Hall Ballroom.
These films include "Some of My
Best Friends Are White" and
"Black Muslims From America,"
which offer an opportunity to view
different ideas and modes of living.

At 4 p.m. Regina Perry, Chairman
of the Virginia Commonwealth
University Art Department, will
show slides and give a lecture on
Afro-American Art, in the South
Meeting Room of Newcomb Hall.

White America

One of the more featured
presentations of the Black Culture
Week will be a drama, "In White
America," by Martin B. Duberman,
presented by the Western High
School Drama Group of Washington,
D.C. at 8 p.m. in the Cabell
Hall Auditorium.

Black Culture Week will be
highlighted by a panel discussion on
"Is the Black Revolution a Myth or
a Reality?" Held Thursday night at
8 in Gilmer Hall Auditorium, the
discussion will include a panel of
four noted men, each representing a
segment of the thought of Black
America today, and is expected to
focus on the many problems that
blacks share.

Panel Members

Howard Fuller of the Malcolm X
University in Durham, North Carolina,
will be one of the panel
members. Others in the panel
include the Rev. Charles Koen,
from the Black United Front,
William Wright, representing the
news media, from Washington,
D.C., and Lawrence Smith, prominent
college educator on government
consumer affairs.