Creative writing workshop with Sean Avery Medlin: Love and Loss. Monday, February 12, 12:00 - 1:25 p.m., LC 356
Kawambe-Omowale African Drum and Dance Performance
Tuesday, February 20, 12:00 & 12:40 p.m., Cafeteria
Black History Month, celebrated each February, marks the annual celebration of achievements and contributions by African Americans. This national recognition has been designated by every U.S. president since 1976. Scottsdale Community College (SCC) proudly celebrates Black History Month with several events supporting this year’s theme. All events are free (unless otherwise stated) and open to students, employees, and the general public.
RSVP for Black History Month Events
Monday, February 12
12:00 - 1:25 p.m. | LC 356
Creative writing workshop with Sean Avery Medlin: Love and Loss
Co-sponsored by the English, World Languages, and Journalism Department
Sean Avery Medlin (they/he) is a poet, rapper, and essayist. Their art questions the limitations of Black masculinity, media representation, and personal narrative. Their work has been featured in Phoenix New Times, Chicago Tribune, and Teen Vogue. All their work is available online at superseanavery.com. Medlin is the author of 808s & Otherworlds: Memories, Remixes, & Mythologies (2021), a collection of essays and poetry in print and audiobook.
Tuesday, February 20
12:00 & 12:40 p.m. | Cafeteria
Kawambe-Omowale African Drum and Dance Performance
Kawambe-Omowale African Drum and Dance Theatre preserves and shares cultural expressions of African Peoples south of the Sahara and the African diaspora through live music, dance, song, storytelling, and an invitation for all to take part as we celebrate Black History Month.
Tuesday, February 20
2:00 p.m. | Virtual
Exploring Identity, Love, and Being Black in America in Fiction Writing: A Conversation with Award-Winning Author Jason Mott
Sponsored by the SCC Library
You’re invited to join us as we talk to New York Times bestselling author Jason Mott about his recent novel Hell of a Book. This magnificent work of fiction is deeply honest, at times electrically funny, and is a book that goes to the heart of racism, police violence, and the hidden costs exacted upon Black Americans and America as a whole.
Register for A Conversation with Jason Mott
Wednesday, February 28 & Thursday, February 29
All Day | CM 441 & NS 100
STEM Mobile Museum
This traveling museum will showcase little-known facts and contributions of Indigenous and African Americans in STEM fields.
Wednesday, March 6
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | LC Courtyard
SCC Sonder Open Mic with special guest Sean Avery Medlin
Co-sponsored by the English, World Languages, and Journalism Department.
Sean Avery Medlin (they/he), poet, rapper, and essayist, returns to SCC for a performance at SCC Sonder!
RSVP for SCC Sonder Open Mic with Sean Avery Medlin
Please contact sel@scottsdalecc.edu or (480) 423-6590 for accommodations or general questions. Download the Black History Month Flyer.