Tennessee State University3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37209www.tnstate.edu

2014 Black History MontH EvEntsFebruary 1Civil RIghts Museum TripSaturday 8 a.m.Admission: Free for TSU StudentsContact: Office of Student Activities(615) 963-5250Location: Birmingham, AL

February 1–2DreamgirlsSaturday 7 p.m. and Sunday 3 p.m.Admission: $18 for adults $15 for students and seniorsContact: (615) 332-7529Location: TSU Performing Arts Center, Cox-Lewis Theater

February 3A Moment in Black History: Recognizing the Central Role of African-AmericansSponsored by Michael Johnson, Mr. TSU 2013–2014Admission: Free & Open to the PublicContact: Office of Student Activities,(615) 963-5250Location: Floyd-Payne Campus Center – The Forum

February 4An Historical Examination of African-American Performers: Michael Jackson“Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story,” 2004 (PG-13)Tuesday 7 p.mAdmission: Free & Open to the PublicContact: Dr. Mark Crawford, (615) 963-5210.Location: TSU Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall, Room 174

February 5Spoken Word Soul CaféSponsored by the Office of Student ActivitiesWednesday 6 p.m.Admission: Free & Open to the PublicContact: Office of Student Activities, (615) 963-5250Location: Floyd-Payne Campus Center – The Forum February 6Leadership Nashville“A Look at Nashville’s Diversity” Thursday 11:15 a.m.Admission: By invitation only Contact: Dr. Jewell Winn, (615) 963-4977Location: Avon Williams Campus

February 7TSU Pep Band PerformanceFriday 9 a.m.Admission: FreeContact: Dr. Robert Elliott, (615) 963-5341Location: J.T. Moore Middle School

February 11An Historical Examination of African-American Performers: Michael Jackson“Michael Jackson: Bad – Live at the Wembley London,” 1998 (NR)Tuesday 7 p.m.Admission: Free & Open to the PublicContact: Dr. Mark Crawford, (615) 963-5210Location: Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall, Room 174

February 13TSU Pep Band PerformanceThursday 10 a.m.Admission: FreeContact: Dr. Robert Elliott, (615) 963-5341Location: Veteran’s Hospital – Murfreesboro, TN

February 1433rd Annual African-American History and Culture ConferenceCo-sponsored by the TSU College of Liberal Arts and the Metropolitan Historical CommissionFriday 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.Admission: $20 per personContact: Tara Mielnik, (615) 862-7970Location: Avon Williams Campus

TSU Jazz Collegians Performance33rd Annual African-American History and Culture ConferenceFriday 11:30 a.m.Admission: $20 per personContact: Tara Mielnik, (615) 862-7970Location: Avon Williams Campus

February 18Tennessee Board of Regents’ Day on the Hill featuring Tennessee State University A Conversation with the Education CommitteeTuesday NoonAdmission: Open to the Public Contact: Kelli Sharpe, (615) 963-7451Location: Legislative Plaza, Room 16

An Historical Examination of African-American Performers: Michael Jackson“Making a Thriller: A Short Film by John Landis,” 2001 (NR)Tuesday 7 p.m.Admission: Free & Open to the PublicContact: Dr. Mark Crawford, (615) 963-5210Location: Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall, Room 174

Tennessee State University3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37209www.tnstate.edu

2014 Black History MontH EvEntsFebruary 228th Annual Student Conference on the Death PenaltySponsored by TSU Department of Criminal JusticeSaturday 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.Admission: Free & Open to the PublicContact: Michael Montgomery,(615) 963-5588Location: Walter S. Davis Humanities Building

February 25An Historical Examination of African-American Performers: Michael Jackson“Michael Jackson’s This Is It: His Final Performance,” 2009 (NR)Tuesday 7 p.m.Admission: Free & Open to the PublicContact: Dr. Mark Crawford, (615) 963-5210Location: Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall, Room 174

February 26A Forum on COLORISMCo-sponsored by the TSU Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, the Office of Student Activities and the National Pan-Hellenic CouncilWednesday 6 p.m.Admission: Free & Open to the PublicContact: Tiffany Cox, (615) 963-7494Location: Floyd-Payne Campus Center

February 27Minority CaucusAnniversary Reception“Building on the Dream”Thursday 5:00 p.m.Admission: By invitation only Contact: Kelli Sharpe, (615) 963-7451 or Roseanne Hayes, (615) 880-3350Location: Farrell-Westbrook Building (“The Barn”)

African-American Composers Concert – Wind EnsembleThursday 7 p.m. Admission: Free & Open to the PublicContact: Dr. Robert Elliott, (615) 963-5341Location: Performing Arts Center, Cox-Lewis Theater