Ormond Beach Library Celebrates Black History Month

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Ormond Beach, FL- The Ormond Beach Regional Library, 30 S. Beach St., will celebrate

black history and culture with seven free programs in February.

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by black

Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of

African-Americans in U.S. history.

The lineup includes:

· The Truth: 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4. The Good Brother Malcolm,

a Palm Coast resident will share a personal story about his life in

spoken word poetry format.

·  Message in Music: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4. Jim Stewart,

Ph.D., a professor emeritus at Pennsylvania State University, will

explore political commentary in black music.

· How to Tell a Story: 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Feb. 6. Dr.

Clara Bivens of the National Association of Black Storytellers will

lead this workshop. She will affirm that “everyone has a story” and

explain how to structure, develop and tell that story.

· Protesting in America: 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8. Lawrence N.

Green will lead a panel discussion that explores different types of

protests happening in the United States. Panelists include Robenia B.

Gary, Ph.D., a retired professor from Bowie State University; Lawrence

E. Gary, Ph.D., professor emeritus from Howard University; and Robert

Huggins, former deputy superintendent of the Erie County Correctional

Facility.

· The Kemetic (Egyptian) Judgment Scene Decoded: 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 11. Palm Coast resident Robert W. Whiting will explain the

ancient Egyptian belief that upon death, one’s fate in the afterlife

was determined by weighing the heart. Whiting is a historian who

specializes in Nile Valley civilizations.

· Lunchtime movie: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21. Watch

“Roman J. Israel, Esq.” starring Denzel Washington. The 2017

American legal drama film follows lawyer Roman J. Israel, an idealistic

defense attorney who finds himself in tumultuous events that lead to a

crisis and the need for extreme action.

· History as Spirituality: 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.

28. Kwando Kinshasa, Ph.D., professor emeritus of sociology at the John

Jay College of Criminal Justice will explore the experiences of

African-American veterans.

Reservations are not required. For more information, call the library

at 386-676-4191, option 4.

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