News from Washburn University

Topeka, Kan. - Washburn University is hosting several events to commemorate Black History Month.

Black History Month Art for Thought

• The Black History Month Art for Thought features many inventors, CEO’s scientists, artists and activists.
• February 1 – 28, 2021
• Memorial Union on the Washburn Univeristy Campus

Black History 101 Mobile Museum

• The Black History 101 Mobile Museum will feature more than 10,000 artifacts of memorabilia dating from the trans-Atlantic slave trade era to hip-hop culture.
• February 18, 10 a.m to 3 p.m; Q&A session from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
• Rita Blitt Museum on the Washburn University Campus

Harriet Washington, author of A Terrible Thing to Waste: Environmental Racism and Its Assault on the American Mind, Virtual Lecture and Panel Discussion

• February 18, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• It will stream to www.youtube.com/washburnvideo

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