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Black History Month originated in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson as Negro History Week. The month of February was chosen in honor of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, who were both born in that month.
Jamaica-born and Brooklyn-raised Maurice Ashley (b. 1966) became the first African-American International Master of Chess in United States history in 1993 and the first -- and to date only -- African American to be crowned International Grand Master of Chess in 1999. A graduate of CUNY’s City College, Ashley opened the Harlem Chess Center in 1999.


Black History Month originated in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson as Negro History Week. The month of February was chosen in honor of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, who were both born in that month. Jamaica-born and Brooklyn-raised Maurice Ashley (b. 1966) became the first African-American International Master of Chess in United States history in 1993 and the first -- and to date only -- African American to be crowned International Grand Master of Chess in 1999. A graduate of CUNY’s City College, Ashley opened the Harlem Chess Center in 1999.
		HERB ROBERTS — Black Gold Thursday, February 4 at 12pm Room U-218 Writer/cartoonist/photographer Herb Roberts shares pieces of the collection he has amassed over the last 20 years, highlighting unknown contributors to Black history. DEXTER WIMBERLY — The Gentrification of Brooklyn Wednesday, February 10 at 12pm Room U-218 Curator Dexter Wimberly discusses the current exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), which examines how urban planning, imminent domain, and real estate development are affecting Brooklyn's communities and how residents throughout the borough are responding. SPECIAL NOTE: A free bus trip/tour is scheduled for March. See below for information. NATHANIEL BARNES To be announced Room U-218 Known for expressing his thoughts through his signature abstract technique, artist Nathaniel Barnes returns to Kingsborough to exhibit (and sell) his work. FREE BUS TRIP TO SANDY GROUND Wednesday, February 24 Founded in the early 19th century by freed black men from New York, Sandy Ground in Staten Island — the oldest community established by free slaves in North America — was also an important spot on the Underground Railroad. Join us for a tour of their current exhibit, Faces of the Underground Railroad. (Bus leaves KCC at 1pm and returns at approximately 4:30pm.) Limited to 20 people. To reserve a seat, email joanne.meyers@kbcc.cuny.edu with your name and phone number. FREE BUS TRIP TO MoCADA Monday, March 15 Join us for a private tour at the Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), Brooklyn's first museum dedicated to the art and culture of the African Diaspora. Their current exhibition, The Gentrification of Brooklyn: The Pink Elephant Speaks, presents the provocative work of contemporary, urban artists in Brooklyn who have been directly affected by either gentrification, extreme real estate development, eminent domain, and/or class issues related to income and housing. Limited to 30 people. (Bus leaves KCC at 2pm and returns at approximately 5pm.) To reserve a seat, email joanne.meyers@kbcc.cuny.edu with your name and phone number. NOTE: MoCADA curator Dexter Wimberly will talk about the exhibition on Wednesday, February 10 in Room U-218.

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