BLACK CULTURAL CENTER PURDUE.EDU/BCC
September 5 Dream Weaving Gullah Stories & Songs - featuring Ron & Natalie Daise See page 11 September 7 Antonio Zamora’s Jazz Jubilee See page 11 September 19 “This Just In: Latest Discoveries in The Universe” featuring Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson See page 12 September 27/28 “Blast from the Past” Purdue Homecoming 2013 See page 13 October 4-8 Research Tour See page 15 October 17 BCC Alumni Series featuring Visual Artist LaToya Hobbs Adinkra Stamping Workshops See page 15 October 25-26 BCC Coffee House Performing Arts Ensemble Showcase See page 17 October 29 Difficult Dialogues Race and the White Gaze Part 1 See page 18 October 30 Generations 2013 RE:NEW, RE:VIVE, RE:IMAGINE See page 18 November 5 Film Screening Daughters of the Dust See page 19 November 14 Cummings-Perrucci Lecture on Class, Race and Gender Inequality See page 20 November 17 Difficult Dialogues Race and the White Gaze Part 2 See page 21 December 6 Cultural Arts Festival- “Gullah Folklore: (Re)Membering Our Pathways Through Low Country Legacies” See page 22
Purdue University’s Black Cultural Center (BCC) is a vibrant element of university life, offering a wealth of programs and services for the entire campus community. Founded in 1969 as part of the university’s response to sweeping social change, the BCC has grown and matured into Purdue’s focal point for the African American experience and a force for the cultural enrichment and intellectual growth of all. We bring together the wonderful diversity of the Purdue family by nurturing and presenting the rich heritage of the African American experience through art, history and cultural understanding. The center sponsors outstanding student performing arts ensembles in dance, drama, choral music, creative writing and collective thought. We also house a special collections library, a computer lab, and student organization offices and meeting space. The BCC is home to an impressive art collection which features authentic African artifacts as well as original artwork by African American artists. The Black Cultural Center also offers educational and cultural tours for classes and groups. These tours help students fulfill class requirements and experience diversity. The tours expose students to African American history, cultural traditions and ideas which encourage deeper and more complex thinking. Incorporated into the tours are descriptions of artifacts, architecture and explanations of the purposes for the performing arts. The overall environment of the BCC promotes cultural and educational dialogue and discussion.