LFCC celebrating Black History through books, film, events and more

In celebration of Black History Month, LFCC is hosting a variety of performances and interactive events throughout February.

“While LFCC celebrates the lives of Black students and staff daily, we welcome the opportunity to highlight the contributions of Black individuals and groups who have made considerable selfless sacrifices for our nation and the world around us throughout Black History month and beyond,” said Chris Lambert, coordinator of Student Life & Engagement at LFCC. “I hope our students will take the time to appreciate and honor these varied and numerous contributions of Black communities near and far in the past, present, and future.”

LFCC’s Black History Month events:

• Bingo Movie Play-Along featuring “Rafiki,” the story of two Kenyan girls drawn together despite their families pulling them apart. Compete for a $25 gift card. 7 p.m., Feb. 10.
• Zuzu African Acrobats. The troupe combines circus arts with traditional Bantu movement and music. Their signature acts are pyramid building, hand balance, unicycling, chair balance, and movement. Catch them live at 12:30 p.m., Feb. 16, in the Corron Community Development Center on the Middletown Campus.
• HBCU Transfer Fair. The Virginia Community College System Peer Advising Group is hosting a virtual transfer fair featuring historically black colleges and universities. 6:30-8:30 p.m., Feb. 16.
• Guest Talk: Afrofuturism in Science Fiction. Dr. Isiah Lavender, the Sterling Goodman Professor of English at the University of Georgia and author of four books, Afrofuturism Rising: The Literary Prehistory of a Movement; Race in American Science Fiction; Black and Brown Planets: The Politics of Race in Science Fiction; and Dis-Orienting Planets: Racial Representations of Asia in Science Fiction, will give a Zoom presentation on the rise of Afrofuturism in science fiction. 7 p.m., Feb. 17.
• Author and stand-up comedian Maya May performs virtually 5:30-6:30 p.m., Feb. 21.
• Book Talk: Octavia Butler’s Kindred. This virtual book club discussion will focus on the adaption of Butler’s book into a graphic novel by Damian Duffy. 4 p.m., Feb. 22.
• Black History Month Trivia Challenge. Compete for a gift card in this virtual game. 3 p.m., Feb. 24.
• Black History Bingo. Live Zoom with Cedric Baggett. Players will have a chance to win Amazon gift cards. 8 p.m., Feb. 24.

For more information about LFCC’s Black History events, including how to sign up, visit www.lfcc.edu/blackhistory.