SUNY Oneonta February Events Celebrate Black History Month
ONEONTA—In honor of Black History Month, SUNY Oneonta is hosting two February events to celebrate the lives and achievements of African Americans, both of which are free and open to the public.
On Thursday, February 8 at 7 p.m., Minnijean Brown-Trickey, civil rights activist and a member of the Little Rock Nine, a group of nine African American teenagers who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957, will speak on “The Continued Struggle for Civil Rights” at the SUNY Oneonta Alumni Field House on Ravine Parkway. Brown-Trickey’s presentation is sponsored by the SUNY Oneonta Office of Equity and Inclusion, the OIE Capek Family Fund for Inclusive Excellence, Activities Council, Office of Student Life and Leadership, and Hartwick College.
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