Presentation
Filmmaker Artes Johnson discusses Nebraska’s DeWitty African-American Homesteaders
Date:
Time:
12:00 pm –
1:00 pm
Location:
Dinsdale Family Learning Commons Room: DINS 235, Stock Seed Farms Classroom
Bring your lunch and learn about the incredible history and story of Nebraska’s African-American settlement, DeWitty, from one of its descendants, Artes Johnson, filmmaker and founder of Descendants of DeWitty. Located in Nebraska’s Sandhills …
This event originated in Libraries.
Information Session
Time:
Immigrant Legal Center - Information Session
Date:
3:00 pm –
4:00 pm
Location:
McCollum Hall
Room: 171
Join us on Friday, February 3 from 3 - 4pm, for the opportunity to hear from Jodi Garrelts and Karla Avila-Juarez at the Immigrant Legal Center and ask them any questions you have about what they do.
This event originated in Law.
Descendants of DeWitty: The Audacious Nebraska Saga
HOSTED BY STUDENT LEADERSHIP, INVOLVEMENT, & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Date:
Time:
4:00 pm –
6:00 pm
Location:
Nebraska East Union
Room: Loft Gallery (on 3rd floor)
Celebrate Black history in Nebraska with a documentary film screening and photography exhibit, featuring the works of Artes Johnson.
This event originated in College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.
Ongoing Events
Black History Month
African American History Month
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Time:
All Day
Location:
this is an observance not an event
African American people’s achievements are celebrated and their roles in American history are praised and recognized.