The South Texas College Library has a variety of activities scheduled throughout the month of February to celebrate Black History Month. Festivities kick off on Monday, Feb. 15, with two guest speaker presentations from Richard Paul and Steven Moss, co-authors of the book “We Could Not Fail”. The presentations will be at 1:00 p.m. at the Mid-Valley Campus Library and at 6:00 p.m. in the Rainbow Room at the Pecan Campus. Mr. Moss and Mr. Paul will discuss their best-selling book, and after the presentations there will be an opportunity for book signing.
The celebration continues on throughout the week. On Monday, Feb. 15 at 11:00 am, the Technology Campus Library will be showing the film Bessie. Oscar® nominee Queen Latifah (“Chicago”) stars as legendary blues singer Bessie Smith in HBO film’s Bessie, written and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Dee Rees (“Pariah”). The film focuses on Smith’s transformation from a struggling young singer into “The Empress of the Blues,” one of the most successful recording artists of the 1920s and an enduring icon today.
On Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 12:00 pm, the Mid-Valley Campus Library will be showing The Pursuit of Happyness. Chris Gardner is bright and talented but is struggling to make ends meet. When he and his five-year-old son are evicted from their apartment, Gardner takes a chance with a prestigious stock brokerage firm. They endure many hardships, but he follows his dream to make a better life for the two of them in this inspirational true story.
Also on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 12:00 pm, the Starr Campus Library will be showing Selma. David Oyelowo stars as Martin Luther King, Jr. in this historical drama set during the height of the American civil-rights movement and depicting the marches from Selma, AL, to the state capital of Montgomery to secure voting rights for black people.
To conclude the events for Black History Month, on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 12:00 pm, the Pecan Campus Library will be showing Selma in Room F102. David Oyelowo stars as Martin Luther King, Jr. in this historical drama set during the height of the American civil-rights movement and depicting the marches from Selma, AL, to the state capital of Montgomery to secure voting rights for black people
For more information, call Angélica María García at 872-2277.
