{"id":12645,"date":"2024-01-29T17:37:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T17:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/29\/black-history-month-events-explore-passion-and-purpose\/"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:43:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T17:43:30","slug":"black-history-month-events-explore-passion-and-purpose","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/29\/black-history-month-events-explore-passion-and-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month events explore passion and purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n

Programs include alumni panel, pop-up markets, speakers<\/p>\n

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Clark University will celebrate Black History Month 2024 with special programs throughout February, from pop-up markets and speakers to alumni discussions and a special Caribbean wedding event.<\/p>\n

Each year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History<\/a> (ASALH) selects a theme for the month. The 2024 theme is “African Americans and the Arts<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

“In the fields of visual and performing arts, literature, fashion, folklore, language, film, music, architecture, culinary, and other forms of cultural expression, the African American influence has been paramount,” the ASALH website states. “African American artists have used art to preserve history and community memory as well as for empowerment.”<\/p>\n

To honor the many impacts Black Americans have had on visual arts, music, cultural movements, and more, members of the Clark community are invited to participate in the University’s campuswide celebration, “Exploring Passion and Purpose: Cultivating Our Craft.” Programs will be led by both University offices and student groups, including the Black Student Union, Student Alumni Relations Committee, and Caribbean African Students Association.<\/p>\n

Events will include:<\/p>\n