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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — The University of Alabama has nearly 30 events planned in the coming weeks to commemorate Black History Month on its Tuscaloosa campus.

The calendar is coordinated by UA’s Crossroads Community Center, an intercultural initiative through the Division of Community Affairs. 

Events run through the beginning of March and range from specialized tours of campus, film screenings and lectures. 

Below are some highlights of the calendar, which can be viewed in full here. (Locations of the events are listed in bold print.) 

5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 – “Unchaining Alabama” exhibit opening at the Williams Americana Collection, Gorgas Library, sponsored by Benjamin Flax and the Summersell Center for the Study of the South. Exhibit will remain on display throughout February. 

6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 – “Covering and Breaking Barriers” presentation and question and answer session with journalists Frank Sikora and Nathan Turner Jr., 216 Reese Phifer Hall.

5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7 — Paul R. Jones Gallery reception for “Scottsboro Boys: The Fred Hiroshige Photographs” exhibition, featuring “The ‘Scottsboro Case’: What We Remember and What We Forget” lecture by Dan T. Carter and special guest Shelia Washington, director of the Scottsboro Boys Museum and Cultural Center, Paul R. Jones Gallery, 2308 Sixth St.,  Tuscaloosa. 

1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10 — The A.L. Tour: Honoring the Legacy of Autherine Lucy, Reese Phifer front steps, sponsored by College of Communication and Information Sciences.

10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12 — African-American Heritage campus tour, Reese Phifer front steps, sponsored by College of Communication and Information Sciences.

6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18 – Discussion, “Black Masculinities: Nelson Mandela to Kanye West,” 205 Gorgas, sponsored by Women’s Resource Center and the department of gender and race studies. 

5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 — Second Tuscaloosa African Film Festival and arts and crafts sale, Bama Theatre.

6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26 — “Stormy Weather: The Influence of Campus Climate on Building Inclusive Communities” lecture featuring Dr. Sue Rankin, 222 Lloyd Hall.