Black History Month at Regis
Join Regis University in celebrating Black History Month as we pay homage and honor to the generations of Black History, Excellence, and tribulations of the past 400 years while also highlighting the presence, impact, and beauty of African American Culture throughout the United States and the world.
This year, Regis University’s Black Student Alliance (BSA) will lead our Ranger community through events that celebrate Black art, faith, culture, and business and continue Regis’ work to cultivate a rich and culturally affirming campus.
Celebrating Black Culture, Art and Business
Community and Play Week: Feb. 2-9
This first week of Black History Month at Regis will showcase a Good Trouble Conversation, hot cookies with the Black Student Alliance (BSA) and a game night with the BSA. Click below for the full schedule.
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Fine and Performing Arts: Feb. 12-16
Week two of Black History Month at Regis will first showcase a Mardi Gras celebration. The week will then conclude with a poetry workshop and slam poetry night with Colorado-based poet, Matt Broaddus. Click below for the full schedule.
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Culture and Food: Feb. 19-23
Week three of Black History Month celebrates culture and food. Starting the conversation is Denver-based food writer Adrian Miller, who will discuss Black food, culture and history. The end of the week will feature an African Diaspora cook-off. Click below for the full schedule.
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BIPOC Business and Entrepreneurship: Feb. 26-29
The last week of Black History Month at Regis will feature a BIPOC Business Panel that is free and open to the public. Click below for the full schedule.
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Community Events
- Free Day at the Denver Art Museum
- Feb. 13 | 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. | Denver Art Museum | Reserve your spot!
- Explore art and culture from across the globe at your own pace! General admission to Denver Art Museum is FREE 10 a.m.-9 p.m. but reservations are recommended. Guests will still need to purchase tickets to explore Amoako Boafo’s debut museum solo exhibition Soul of Black Folks. Boafo’s works are reflections on Black life and the power of representation. The exhibit will be there through February 19.
- Feb. 13 | 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. | Denver Art Museum | Reserve your spot!
- Black History Tomorrow Poetry Slam
- Feb. 13 | 5:30-8 p.m. | Denver Art Museum | Free Admission
- Join Denver Art Museum, Slam Nuba and other special guests for a Poetry Slam/Open Mic Program in celebration of Black History Month. Admission to the museum and this event is free!
- Feb. 13 | 5:30-8 p.m. | Denver Art Museum | Free Admission
- Origin movie at local Cinemark Theaters
- All Month, varied times and locations
- Based on the New York Times best-seller “Caste: The Origins of our Discontent,” Origin explores the roots of racism through the life and research of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson. Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay. Look for a group discussion on the movie on campus in March facilitated by Phyllis Graham-Dickerson Ph.D.
- All Month, varied times and locations