All month long, submit your unapologetically Black photos and a sentence that completes "My Black is..." These will be shared on the AFC's Instagram stories. Submit your picture and stories to afc@middlebury.edu or DM our instagram @middAFC. 

7 PM in Coltrane Lounge

From a culture of "tough love," join us for a discussion on how we practice unconditional Black love and how it can be communicated in the Black community.

1-4 PM at the AFC

Come hang out for an evening of Black cultural board games. Learn to play spades with instructor Kanyinsola, learn how to play dominos Caribbean style, an see how much you know about Black popular culture with trivia games.

2-5 PM at the AFC

Black community stitch and chat! Come embroider something and take a load off the day with us!

Mondays, 5:00-6:30 PM @ Wilson hall

April 8 & 15 in Mahaney 110

Join Soriba “Simbo” Camara in a high energy, quick moving and joyful dance class celebrating the dynamic traditional rhythms from Guinea, West Africa. Live drummers will accompany the class taking the energy to the next level. Bring your loose, comfortable clothing, bare feet, and water! Open to all levels and abilities.

This is an ongoing class! So join in for the long haul! 

All week, we encourage everyone to dress up according to the themes. Drop by the AFC each day to take pics!

DAILY THEMES

Monday, 2/19: Golden Hour

Tuesday, 2/20: Celebrity Day

Wednesday, 2/21: Black Hair Day

Thursday, 2/22: Throwback Thursday

Friday, 2/23: Diaspora Day

Saturday, 2/24: Blackout

Sunday, 2/25: Sunday Best

5 - 6 PM at the Health and Wellness Education Office (in Ross)

Join the Health and Wellness Office for a meditation session.

Wednesdays at 7pm in Axinn 232

Wednesday, February 21st

Do the Right Thing, 1989, Spike Lee (English)

Do the Right Thing is a thought-provoking film directed by Academy award winner, Spike Lee. It is touted as one of the most groundbreaking and culturally significant films of its time and centers around one inner city day in Brooklyn, NY where temperatures and racial tensions reach a boiling point. “You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can...Do the Right Thing.”

9 AM - 8 PM @ Salon AFC

Stylists and braiders will be available to get you all beautified! Visit go/BHMHairDays/. There are funds available to support those with high financial need. Please email dcollymore@middlebury.edu with additional questions.

7 - 8:30 PM @ Coltrane Lounge

Join us for a night to celebrate the verbal arts! Calling all poets, wordsmiths, thespians, etc, to share their works.

Sign up to participate at go/apollonight24/

All Day at the Dining Halls 

AFC X Dining presents the annual Black History Month dining takeover. Lunch and dinner meals will be dishes from the Black diaspora, including African American, African and West Indian/Caribbean popular foods.

9 AM - 5 PM @ Salon AFC

All faculty, staff, students, and admins can come to get a tour of the salon!

9 AM - 8 PM @ Salon AFC

Stylists and braiders will be available to get you all beautified! Visit go/BHMHairDays/. There are funds available to support those with high financial need. Please email dcollymore@middlebury.edu with additional questions.

1 - 2 PM @ Coltrane Lounge

Wanna see if you still got it?? Join us as we learn some moves from the lovely EVO dancers. 

6-8 PM @ the Flynn in Burlington, VT

The Black Experience 2024 (BX24) is a free holistic celebration of Vermont’s Black lived experience (cultural, communal, educational), and a welcomed addition to Burlington’s observation of Black History Month. The free event, presented by nuwave, the Flynn, and the City of Burlington, features discussions and panels with local artists and speakers. Check out the full lineup and register at blackexperiencevt.com.

The shuttle to this event will be at Parking Lot E behind Wright Theater 

Pickup 3:00 PM | Dropoff at 10:45-11:00 PM

4:00 pm at the AFC

Tired of Proc dinner? Come enjoy great food and community with us. We would also love for some volunteers who could help with cooking. Sign up to help us cook!  go/soulfoodsunday/

Mondays, 5:00-6:30 PM @ Wilson hall

April 8 & 15 in Mahaney 110

Join Soriba “Simbo” Camara in a high energy, quick moving and joyful dance class celebrating the dynamic traditional rhythms from Guinea, West Africa. Live drummers will accompany the class taking the energy to the next level. Bring your loose, comfortable clothing, bare feet, and water! Open to all levels and abilities.

This is an ongoing class! So join in for the long haul! 

2-4 pm at the AFC Main Lounge

In honor of Black History Month, we as all Black women on campus (faculty, staff and students) to come together for an afternoon of painting our mugs, sipping our tea, and spilling some too!

Wednesdays at 7pm in Axinn 232

Wednesday, February 28th

Mother of George, 2013, Andrew Dosunmu (Nigerian)

Mother of George tells the story of a newly married Nigerian couple, Ayodele (Isaach de Bankolé) and Adenike (Danai Gurira), who manage a small restaurant in Brooklyn, NY while struggling with fertility issues. The film explores the challenges of defying cultural expectations.

6 - 8 PM @ the Wilson Cafe

Come sing your favorite songs from Black artists through the decades. 

Wednesdays at 7pm in Axinn 232

Wednesday, March 6th

Judas and the Black Messiah, 2021, Shaka King (English)

Judas and the Black Messiah is an American biographical crime drama film directed and produced by Shaka King. The film is about the late-60s infiltration of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gain intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton. It received six Academy Award nominations and is revered as one of the greatest films of the 21st century.

Wednesdays at 7pm in Axinn 232

Wednesday, March 13th

Moonlight, 2016, Barry Jenkins (English)

Moonlight is an American coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Barry Jenkins, based on Tarell Alvin McCraney’s unpublished semi-autobiographical play, In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue. The film explores the three stages in the life of the main character: childhood, adolescence, early adult life, and the difficulties he faces with his sexuality and identity while growing up in the Liberty City area of Miami, Florida.