On Tuesday, February 1st from 11:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M., join Black Student Achievement for the Black History Month Pep Rally! This will be celebration of Black history amongst the diaspora that will include food, fun and music. We can't wait to see you there!
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the movie Love Jones featuring Nia Long and Larenz Tate, the Love Jones Experience is being brought to life for one afternoon! In the spirit of love, romance and trying something new, the Love Jones Café will explore these themes through music, poetry and spoken word. This niche experience is free and open to all Georgia State students, faculty and staff. Join us for an afternoon of live entertainment and lite refreshments that you are sure to love!
The 2022 Legally Black: Black Law School Summit aims to increase diversity within the legal field. The event will include invited speakers and panelists ready to continue advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession.

Topics include: promoting diversity in law schools and law offices, retaining and developing Black lawyers, and advancing social justice.
Hosted by the Multicultural Center and GSU College of Law. 

For more information, please contact Dagem Araya at daraya1@gsu.edu 
As a part of our Community Connections (C2) Womxn of Color Mentoring Initiative, this week, we highlight journalist, editor, author, television host and ultimate multi-hyphenate Elaine Welteroth (b. December 10, 1986) as our #WomxnChangingTheWorld!

Elaine Welteroth was named editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue in April 2016 making her the youngest editor-in-chief and second person of African American descent in Conde-Nast’s history. Under her guidance Teen Vogue began publishing content surrounding political and social issues alongside their standard beauty and fashion content shifting the trajectory of the magazine to match the attitudes and climates of their audience. After her departure from the publication in 2018, Welteroth went on to publish a New York Times bestseller entitled More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say), became a judge on Bravo’s Project Runway, was one of the cohosts for CBS’ The Talk, and serves as an instructor for Masterclass. Currently, Most recently, in wake of the murder of George Floyd Welteroth helped launch the 15 percent pledge, a non-profit group that recruits major retailers to dedicate 15% of their retail space to Black-owned products and businesses. 

🌎 Culture & Identity: Elaine Welteroth (she/her) was born in Newark, California and grew up in Fremont, California. Her father is of Irish and German descent while her mother is African-American. 
This week in our Social Justice Corner we are highlighting voting and women's rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer!
 
Identity: Fannie Lou Hamer (October 6, 1917 - March 14,1977) is an African American woman known for her role as a leader in the civil rights movement, as well as the numerous political and social organizations that she founded.
 
Life: Hamer was born in Montgomery County, Mississippi, the 20th and last child of sharecroppers Lou Ella and James Townsend. She grew up in poverty, and at age six Hamer joined her family picking cotton. By age 12, she left school to work. Hamer faced a lifetime of cruelties based on her status as a black woman. In 1961 she was a victim to a particularly heinous offense where she received a hysterectomy by a white doctor without her consent while undergoing surgery to remove a uterine tumor. Such forced sterilization of Black women, to reduce the Black population, was so widespread it was dubbed a “Mississippi appendectomy.”. That summer Hamer began her road as a civil rights activist 

Impact: While advocating for the voting rights for black people, Hamer was continuously threatened, assaulted, and shot at. On august 31, 1962, Hamer and 17 others attempted to vote, but failed the literacy test. Following the attempt, she was fired from her job and the target of a drive by shooting due to the gall that she must have had to attempt to vote. She left her hometown for a few months but returned to take the literacy test and told them "you'll see me every 30 days till I pass". and pass she did. She went on to become a co-founder of the Freedom Democratic Party and National Women's Political Caucus. Hamer was a staunch advocate for voting equality until the day she passed away, and was posthumously inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993.
In celebration of Black History Month, University Career Services has a number of events to help you land a job after graduation!
The Perimeter campus libraries is hosting a panel discussing black women in politics. We will dive into their professional and personal lives to discover what it took to get where they are now!
Atlanta's LGBTQ+ Softball League is looking for new players for our upcoming season. The Hotlanta Softball League is an opportunity for students to play recreational softball in a safe and inclusive environment. All ages (18+), genders and skill levels are welcome. 
 
We would love to extend the invite to you! 
 
Games are played on Sundays at Johnson Park in Conyers and the season starts on March 13. Every new player to the league will need to attend at least one of our new player clinics to be placed on a team. 
 
  • Sunday, February 6th - Dbats Buckhead (2345 Adams Drive Northwest, Atlanta, GA 30318) - 2pm to 4pm
  • Saturday, February 12th - Dbats Perimeter (3039 Amwiler Rd #130, Dunwoody, GA 30360) - 3pm to 5pm
  • Sunday, February 27th - Piedmont Park Softball Field #1 on the Active Oval from 2pm to 4pm
 
For those interested, please fill out this new player interest form - https://form.jotform.com/213127524629152
 
In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact Martin at competitioncoordinator@hotlantasoftball.org or visit our website at http://www.hotlantasoftball.org for the latest news.

Connecting with audiences is at the heart of the Ailey experience, so Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's much-anticipated return to the Fox stage is reason to rejoice” “Celebrate Artistic Director Robert Battle's 10th anniversary season with new works, audience favorites, and beloved classics, including the timeless Revelations


Tickets are on sale! Tickets are on sale! Tickets are on sale! Tickets are on sale! Tickets are on sale!
 
Thurs, Feb 10th- Sun, Feb 13th, Fox Theatre, 660 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta 
To view the schedule, special offers, and more: https://www.alvinailey.org/atlanta
Important:
You only have five chances to see Ailey in Atlanta:

Student Tickets
$15 each or 2 tickets for $25
Excludes Sat, Feb 12 matinee performance
Limit 2 tickets per valid student ID, one ID per person. Box office sales only, while supplies last. Cannot be combined with other offers.
Must show school ID at the Fox Box Office. 
Fox Box office is only open on Fridays, 10 am - 5 pm and Saturdays, 10 am - 3 pm 
Special Days This Week
Black History Month: February
 
Black History Month was first initiated by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the son of former slaves, who received a Ph.D. from Harvard University and is considered a pioneer in the study of African American History. He believed that truth could not be denied and reason would prevail over prejudice. Thus, he founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) and Negro History Week in 1925. In 1976, this week expanded into Black History Month, also known as African American Heritage Month. 
Vasant Panchami: February 5
Vasant Panchami, also called Sarasvati Puja in honor of the goddess Saraswati, is a festival that marks the preparation for the arrival of spring. The festival is celebrated by people in the Indian subcontinent in various ways depending on the region. Vasant Panchami also marks the start of preparation for Holika and Holi, which take place forty days later.[4] The Vasant Utsava (festival) on Panchami is celebrated forty days before spring, because any season's transition period is 40 days, and after that, the season comes into full bloom.
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation: February 6
In 2012, the UN General Assembly designated February 6th as the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, with the aim to amplify and direct the efforts on the elimination of this practice.

Exsists to increase HIV education, testing, treatment, and involvement in African-American communities. 
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