Note to Editors: A complete calendar of events is available in a pdf file on the Web at .
The University of Colorado at Boulder will offer a variety of activities on campus and in the Boulder and Denver communities in February in honor of Black Awareness Month.
Two keynote speakers, renowned activist and writer Angela Davis and former Denver Bronco Reggie Rivers, now a talk radio host, TV analyst and newspaper columnist, will be featured on the Boulder campus in March.
Davis' talk will be held March 1 at 7 p.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom at the University Memorial Center. The Rivers presentation will be held at the ballroom on March 7 at 7 p.m. Both events are sponsored by the Cultural Events Board and are free and open to the public.
According to coordinator Debra Frazier of CU's Center for Multicultural Affairs, the purpose of Black Awareness Month activities is to involve university and community members in diverse opportunities and to expand their understanding of African American life and history.
Highlights include:
ß "Afro Punk" film documentary, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 6 p.m., UMC room 457. This documentary explores issues of loneliness, exile, interracial dating and black power. The film follows the lives of four people dedicated to the punk-rock lifestyle and who find themselves in conflicting situations, living the dual lives of people of color in a mostly white community.
ß 17th Annual Horace Boyer Gospel Music Festival, Feb. 13, 4 p.m., Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Boulder. This celebration features the music of Bill and Gloria Gaither, gospel composers and performers.
ß "Knocking on the Door of Giovanni's Room: Exposing and Exploring Issues and Frictions Between the Queer Community and African Americans," Feb. 16, 6 p.m., Women's Studies Cottage, Boulder campus. Panelists will provide an insightful look into the historical roots of continuing tensions between the queer and black communities.
ß "The Slave Narratives: A Mighty, Mighty People," Feb. 20, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., the Stage Theatre at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Actors bring to life the riveting narratives of people who survived slavery in America to record the stories of their own suffering, hopes and joys. For tickets and reservations call (303) 494-0523 or visit the Web site at .
Additional cultural events will be held throughout the month, including a series of exhibits on African Americans sponsored by University Libraries, located in the east and west lobbies of Norlin Library. The traditional soul food dinner prepared by Chef Willie Bradley will be held Feb. 25 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Sewall Dining Hall. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for children 6 to 12 years and free for children under five.
A complete calendar of events can be downloaded as a pdf file on the Web at .