TUESDAY

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Dr. Daryl Michael Scott, a Howard University historian, will discuss his discovery of a lost manuscript by Dr. Carter G. Woodson at 2 p.m. in room BE5 of the Memorial Student Center at Marshall University.

It is free and open to the public. A reception, sponsored by the MU Information Technology Library Associates, will follow. Scott, who is also vice president of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (founded by Woodson in 1915), will discuss how he discovered the manuscript in a storage container about five years ago and authenticated it. While in Huntington, Scott also will make a presentation to social studies teachers and students at Huntington High School.

Woodson was a graduate of Frederick Douglass High School in Huntington and later served as the school’s principal, as well as dean of what is now West Virginia State University.

He was the second African-American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University and the only offspring of former slaves to receive a doctorate in history from any university.

Widely known as the “father of African-American history,” Woodson came up with the idea for Negro History Week in 1926, which is now Black History Month.

In addition to founding the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, he started the influential “Journal of Negro History” in 1916.

 

THURSDAY

Ohio University Southern will present the Azaguno Dance Troupe African Drumming and Dance Ensemble at 6 p.m. at the Mains Rotunda.

Under the direction of Dr. Paschal Yao Younge and Dr. Zelma Badu-Younge, Azaguno is a multi-ethnic ensemble that focuses on research, preservation, education and performance of traditional African music and dance, African American music and dance and other artistic expressions from the Caribbean and Latin America.

 

FEB. 27

Ohio University Southern will present a dialogue on diversity: “Race in the 21st Century” at 1 p.m. at Bowman Auditorium. The discussion will explore such questions as what is the state of race relations in the U.S., are we making progress toward ending racial discrimination and prejudice and what, exactly, does “race” mean?

Panelists will be Dr. Akil Houston, assistant professor with the Ohio University Department of African-American Studies and Dr. Yea-Wen Chen, assistant professor of Ohio University School of Communication Studies. The moderator will be Dr. Purba Das, assistant professor of Ohio University Southern Communication Studies.

 

MARCH 2

Ashland Community and Technical College will present “A Night at the Apollo” at 7 p.m. in the Theatre at ACTC’s College Drive Campus.

Based on Harlem’s Apollo Theatre amateur night, the program is both a performance venue and a talent contest.

The program is free to the audience, and amateur solo and group performers in music, dance, poetry, comedy and drama may enter the contest. The contest entry fee is $5 per act, and registration is through the Highlands Museum and Discovery Center.

The registration deadline is Feb. 24, and the number of acts is limited to 20 on a first-come basis.