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Black History Month events at Michigan State University

This story will be updated throughout February.

Michigan State University celebrates Black History Month each year in February and, this year, recognizes its 50th anniversary as a federal designation. This month is dedicated to highlighting the U.S. history of Black and African American people and their contributions to society. Across campus this month, colleges, units and student organizations will commemorate Black and African American history, culture and community.

A cornerstone program of MSU’s Black History Month is the annual Dr. William G. Anderson Lecture Series, “Slavery to Freedom: An American Odyssey,” hosted by the College of Osteopathic Medicine. For 26 years, this series has given the community opportunities to interact with living icons of the Civil Rights Movement and multicultural leaders from education, business, industry, entertainment and government.

This year’s lecture series will feature four special guests, including Jelani Cobb, author, producer and dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in New York; Bob Kendrick, writer and president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum; and Mary Ann Pettway and China Pettway from Gee’s Bend Quilting Collective. Each speaker event will be available in-person and virtually. More details about the lecture series are available in the event listing below.

Starting this year, the African Studies Center will launch “Eye on Africa,” a biweekly seminar series that provides scholars, policymakers, applied practitioners, students and the interested public with cutting-edge, highly contextualized knowledge about the African continent. Emerging and established scholars will share the results of their recent research, with time for audience questions and comments. The series draws on the expertise of many presenters to create an inclusive, holistic view of African history, social movements, the economy and politics. This seminar series will continue through April.

Additionally, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration Stuff the Library Book Drive is ongoing throughout the month and benefits the East Lansing Public Schools. The drive is a staple giving opportunity that raises awareness and puts books in children’s hands.

Event Information

Quiltmaker, Storyteller, Memory Keeper at CADL

Thursday
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Location(s): South Lansing - In Library

Type(s): Special Events, History, America 250, Black History Month

Age Range(s): Adults (18+)

Event Description:

Learn about the traditions of Black quiltmakers and memory keepers, and explore how quilt making, storytelling, and memory keeping intertwine in Black quiltmakers' lives to pass wisdom from one generation to the next. Featuring Dr. Liv Furman, Assistant Professor of African American & African Studies at Michigan State University.

When?

Thursday, Feb 5, 2026, 06:00 PM

Where?

CADL - South Lansing Library, South Cedar Street, Lansing, MI, USA

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