Black History Month
Labor & Liberation: The African American Experience – February 2025
Week 1:
Opening Ceremony
Monday, February 3, 2025
Title: Black History Month Opening Day Ceremony
Location: OAB Auditorium
Time: 12:30PM-1:30PM
Welcome: Dr. Lataria Hall, Vice President of Student Services
Invocation: Rev. L. Clinkscales, Sr. Pastor, Second Baptist Church
Black National Anthem: Dwight Samuel, FCC Student
Libation/African Dance: FCC Students
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Theodore Bernard, M.A., PPS - Content Coordinator at the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
Closing Prayer: Rev. L. Clinkscale, Sr. Pastor, Second Baptist Church
Title: Black Owned Vendor Fair
Location: In front of Old Administration Building and small fountain
Time: 12:00PM-3:00PM
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Title: Financial Literacy Workshop
Location: OAB 188
Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM
Presenter: Mr. Daryl Muhammed
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Title: Economic Prosperity Workshop - Real Estate Education for the Black Community
Location: OAB 251
Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM
Presenter: Ms. Krishna Lott - Pink Key Real Estate
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Title: Speaker’s Forum
Location: West Fresno Center – A127
Time: 10:00AM
Presenter: David K. Meyers - To Be Frank and Earnest
Week 2:
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Title: Black History Month Read-In
Location: West Fresno Center, A-127
Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM
Moderator: Mrs. Shivon Hess - FCC Librarian
Title: Sistah Circle: Black Women & the Labor Movement
Location: OAB 251
Time: 11:30AM-1:00PM
Presenter: Dr. Arrie Smith
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Title: Barbershop: Relationship vs Situationships
Location: LI 140
Time: 11:30AM-1:00PM
Presenter: Mr. Wesley Flowers, FCC Umoja Counselor
Week 3:
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Title: Tech and Trades Workshop
Location: OAB 188
Time: 12:30PM-1:30PM
Presenter: Julie Lynes - Counselor
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Title: Workshop presented by the Black Farmers Association & The Sweet Potato Project
Location: OAB 118
Time: 12:30PM-1:30PM
Presenter: Mr. Wesley Flowers, FCC Umoja Counselor & Ms. Yolanda Randles, Executive Director
Week 4:
Closing Ceremony
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Title: Black History Month Closing Ceremony
Location: OAB 118
Time: 12:30PM-1:30PM
Friday, February 28, 2025
Speakers Forum: Harambee's Mental Health Conference
Location: OAB Auditorium
Time: 10:00AM-1:00PM
Keynote Speaker: Recording Artist - MISTAH F.A.B.
