CC Library opens new exhibit for February

Exhibits, events, and supporting literature themed “Believe, Achieve, Succeed” are all a part of the Clarendon College Vera Dial Dickey Library’s way of celebrating African American History Month in February.

The celebration will begin next Monday, February 7, and culminate with guest speaker Claudia Stuart on February 24.

“We always try to honor heritage celebration months,” said Reagan Silva, CC Library Director. “This year we’re just taking it to another level.”

February 7-11 will celebrate “The Power of a Dream.”

An exhibit of the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the election of Barack Obama will be on display.
The videos “The Speeches of Martin Luther
King,” “Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Man and the Dream,” and “Biography: Barack Obama,” will also be shown each day.

“The Harlem Renaissance” will be celebrated February 14-18, featuring Cultural Revolution in Harlem and including playing “Harlem Speaks,” music and voices with accompanying PowerPoint presentations.

February 21-25 will celebrate “Milestones in Music.” A presentation on the birth of jazz will accompany this exhibit over contributions by African Americans to music in the United States.

“We get tons of students here in the library, but the community doesn’t come in as much,” Silva said. “We would like to invite the community to come celebrate achievements in African American History.”

Claudia Stuart will give her speech “Images of America-African Americans in Amarillo” on February 24 at 6 p.m. in the Bairfield Activity Center.

Stuart is an award-winning poet with several books of poetry, including: My Private Stock, Expressions, All Along Life’s Journey, Living Out Loud, and African Americans in Amarillo.

CC recently acquired Stuart’s newest book, African Americans in Amarillo. Copies of it will be for sale after her speech.