GMercyU Black History Month Events

Mark your calendar for these GMercyU events and offerings honoring Black History Month.

Black History Month Keynote
February 8, 5:00 p.m.
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Paris Is Burning Screening
February 7 at 5:00 p.m.
University Hall E107
Join us for a film on the 1980s seen through the eyes of NYC’s African American and Latinx Harlem drag ball scene, an intimate portrait of rival fashion “houses,” from fierce contests for trophies, to house mothers offering sustenance in a world rampant with homophobia, racism, AIDS, and poverty.
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The Frances Suite Concert
February 17 at 8:00 p.m.
Julia Ball Auditorium
This musical powerhouse performance features an all-female ensemble, and explores the endurance, strength, and beauty of bold, Black, woman-led activism and artistry across the centuries.
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All month long
GMercyU’s After Dark program is excited to sponsor $5 discount student tickets all month to the African American Museum (AAMP) in Philadelphia. Tickets can be purchased on our online marketplace and emailed within 48 business hours starting February 1!
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Black Student Union general members meetings take place on February 13th and 27th at 4:30 p.m. in the Griffinaerie.

More events to be posted soon!