Three women standing in a row smiling for the BHM Fashion Show
Three women standing in a row smiling for the BHM Fashion Show
Three women standing in a row smiling for the BHM Fashion Show
A photo of a couple in an old movie

 

For Black History Month 2023, SBVC teamed up with Crafton Hills and district office colleagues to host a special series of events throughout February.

 

The celebration kicked off with the Black History Month Opening Ceremony on February 1 at Crafton Hills, which also hosted “Untold Stories of Black History in Redlands”, a forum that encouraged participants to understand and share stories of local Black history and a virtual film screening of “How it Feels to Be Free” later in the month.

 

On February 18, SBVC kicked off its BHM series with Natural Hair Day, followed by a screening and discussion of the television show “The Hair Tails”, a show that celebrates the unique ways Black and African American women express themselves through their hairstyles.

 

Black History Month celebrations concluded on February 28 with Breaking Bread: A Community Gathering, followed by a special fashion show.

 

On February 8, the district office held a virtual discussion of former First Lady Michelle Obama’s latest book, “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times,” followed by a screening and discussion of “Chisholm: Unbought & Unbossed,” the Peabody Award-winning documentary that follows Shirley Chisholm’s 1972 presidential campaign. Chisholm was the first black woman elected to Congress and the first to seek nomination for the highest office in the land.

 

All events were open to the public and attended by students, employees and members of the local community. For more information on Black History Month 2023 at SBVC, visit www.valleycollege.edu/bhm.