Spend the day on the yard at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum with roundtable panel discussions on HBCU activism, Greek Step Show performances and HBCU fun activities for kids. 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 DJ No ID.
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.