Fresno State honors the diversity of its student body, faculty and staff during the month of February with various events — both virtual and in-person — celebrating Black History Month.

This week

Feb. 21-25: Contemporary Dance Ensemble’s Dance Concert, featuring Bernard Brown’s “Unquenched Thirst,” a melding of African Diasporic movement and postmodern sensibilities and Robert Moses’ “The Supplicant,” a dance that uses movement as the medium through which race, class, culture and gender are used to voice the existence of our greater potential. Tickets are $17 general; $15 faculty, staff, alumni, seniors, military; $10 students.

Feb. 21: Mardi Gras Amazing Race — Meet Fresno State’s new University Diversity Officer, hosted by the Africana Studies Program, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., join us for an Amazing Race-style activity that starts and ends in the area between the University Center and University Student Union, and get a chance to meet Dr. Rashanda Booker, the first University Diversity Officer. Look for the Africana Studies table. Random drawing of $25 gift certificates to Kennel Bookstore for three teams. Pre-registration is required.

Feb. 23: Sanibonani Open Mic Night, for poets, writers and musicians. Co-sponsored by the Africana Studies Program and the Cross Cultural and Gender Center, 6 p.m. in the Ellipse Gallery on the second floor of the Library. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged.

Feb. 24: Clovis Unified African American Middle School Student Leadership Conference, 9:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Clovis North Educational Center. Fresno State’s African American Initiative will be tabling for outreach.

Feb. 26: Super Sunday, Fresno State African American Initiative, CSU leaders bring an empowering message to churches throughout California about the importance of preparing for college. Various Fresno State leaders will speak to Valley congregations on this date, either in person or virtually. President Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval will represent Fresno State at Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church’s service at 10:30 a.m.

Feb. 27: Sankofa Film Festival — Week 3, Africana Studies will present films every Monday of this month. “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution,” directed by Stanley Nelson, at 6 p.m., in University Business Center Room 191, Alice Peters Auditorium.

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