HBCU Day: Cultivating Activism – Their Impact Then and Now

Saturday, October 26 |  11 am to 7 pm | FREE

For homecoming season, spend the day on the yard at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum  with roundtable panel discussions on HBCU activism,  Greek Step Show performances and a  School Dazed Short Kuts Show presented by HBCU alums storytellers concerning their personal experiences attending an HBCU institution.  An educational session on how to pay for college and HBCU Resource Tables with local representatives will be included.  Visitors will be able to mix and mingle later in the afternoon with an HBCU happy hour to include a wine tasting and live music from a DJ. 

 Dr. Ida Jones from Morgan State University will moderate panel conversation with HBCU alums to  explore how local HBCUs  foster their civic consciousness  to become impactful change agents during the civil rights movements and beyond.  Conversations will include Omega Psi Phi’s Pi Chapter’s involvement to bring Malcolm X to Morgan State’s campus for a debate as well as civic protests taking place on Morgan’s campus during the 70s and 90s. HBCU alums   who have used their platform for legislative activism will also be explored. Museum visitors are encouraged to wear their school colors and Greek paraphernalia. This event is inspired by the iWitness: Media and the Movement exhibition and in conjunction with the Malcolm Bernard HBCU College Fair.

Presenters Include:

• Dr. Ida Jones, University Archivist – Morgan State University 
• Paula Dofat, Founder of HBCU Money Guide
• Baltimore City Councilwoman Phylicia Porter – Morgan State University, Master of Public Health
• Maryland Senator Michael Bowen  Mitchell – Lincoln University, BA, 1967
• Travis Mitchell, Senior VP &  Chief Content Officer, MPT – Morgan State University Alum, c/o 1992
• Eddie Smith – Morgan State University Alum 
• Fraternal Members and Historians of Omega Psi Phi Pi Chapter – Morgan State University Alums