GROSSMONT, CUYAMACA HOLD BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS

Throughout February, El Cajon’s Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges are putting on workshops, music performances, literature readings and an art exhibit to celebrate Black History Month.

The free online and inperson community events honor the legacies, traditions and contributions of Black Americans.

Cuyamaca College’s events can be accessed on the Student Affairs website at cuyamaca.edu/studentsupport/student-affairs/culture-community-circle.php.

Grossmont College’s inperson events will be open only to the campus commu• nity because of COVID-19 protocols, but will be accessible to everyone through livestream viewing on the Grossmont College Youtube channel or tinyurl.com/ mtkpx588.

Here’s the lineup of events at each of the community colleges:

Cuyamaca College

• The Sounds of Blackness: College Hour Program, presented by Kendrick Dial and Brisa Lauren, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday featuring Lyrical Groove, a local award-winning soul, gospel, hip-hop and spoken-word band, livestreamed from the Cuyamaca College Theater.

• Open Mic, 2 p.m. Feb. 16 to share your work or interests.

Barriers to being a First-generation Black College Student workshop, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Feb. 17.

• In His Words: Dissecting Truth, Justice and Martin Luther King Jr. presentation, 11 a.m. to noon Feb. 23 led by Yaa Faraji, a Los Angeles screenwriter, spoken word, poet and author.

• African American Soldiers in Philippine American War (1899-1902) workshop, 10 to 11 a.m. Feb. 25.

• Mental Health Stigma in the Black Community workshop with discussion, noon to 1 p.m. Feb. 28.

Grossmont College

• Sound Bites – Rap and

Hip Hop and the World series with discussion, noon weekdays through Feb. 28 on history of rap music. Register at tinyurl.com/ myyb8ybe.

• Afro-latinx Connection, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 17.

• African and African American Art Display, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 21-25 at Hyde Gallery in the Performing and Visual Arts Center, by appointment only at alex.decosta@gcccd.edu.

• Black History Month Celebration, 9 to 11 a.m. Feb. 22, followed by African American Lit Readings, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Main Quad.

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linda.mcintosh @sduniontribune.com

COURTESY OF THE LYRICAL GROOVE The Lyrical Groove will perform Feb. 9 at Cuyamaca College Theater as part of Black History Month.