Black History Month 2007 - Celebrate with the Black Business Students Association

(image from TimeInc)

Join the BBSA in celebrating Black History Month 2007 with the following schedule of activities:

Friday. January, 19th
8:30am – 2:30pm
Junior Achievement (JA) at Scarlett Middle School, Ann Arbor, MI

Junior Achievement is a non-profit organization that has the goal of educating young people about business and economics. Volunteers from the business community teach JA materials to children ranging in age from kindergarteners through seniors in high school. (Event sponsored by Target)

Friday, February 2nd, 5pm – 7pm, Ross Business School Student Lounge
2nd Annual Jazz/Poetry Night in memory of Coretta Scott King

Come join us for a night of Jazz, Song, Spoken Word, and Poetry, with refreshments to set the aura. This is an opportunity to see the talents of classmates as well as the local community. Please feel free to bring some of your own work and talents to display!!

Sunday, February 11th, 6pm – 9pm
Movie Night - "Boys of Baraka" - Discussion following – K1320



"The Boys of Baraka" won an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Independent or Foreign Film, as well as Best Documentary Awards at the Chicago and Newport film festivals, a special Jury Award at South by Southwest (SXSW), and Audience Awards at the Woodstock and SILVERDOCS film festivals.

Read more about the film here.


Friday, February 9th, 8pm – 10pm
Young Professionals Happy Hour
Location: Four Points Sheraton (Boardwalk)


For more information please contact Omurhu Onokpise at Onokpise@umich.edu