Spring Arbor University invites you to join a virtual film viewing and conversation.
The revolutionary “Bridging the Gap” program initially ran in January 2020 and resulted in students from two institutions with significant ideological differences finding common ground with their peers. “Bridging the Gap” was introduced to SAU through Simon Greer, a nationally recognized entrepreneur and social change leader. The program began with simple, yet profound guidelines for its participants: “The intention is to take seriously the things that others hold dear. If it matters to them, then it will matter to us; we will not try to convince anyone that they are wrong or change them; and rather than thinking we are diminished by listening carefully to ideas we might disagree with, we will trust that we are enhanced by it.”
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 1, 2021) The University of Kentucky’s Martin Luther King Center, in collaboration with units across campus, will host a variety of events and programming, most of which will be virtual, to celebrate Black History Month this February.
While this year’s observance looks different than past year’s due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the observation of Black History Month will, nonetheless, allow the history and culture of Black Americans to be centered in recognition of past and present challenges, struggles and achievements.
“Since the late 60s and officially in 1976, Black History Month has been a long-awaited time for the corporate celebration of Black culture, Black stories and Black people,” said Chandler Frierson, UK senior and programming intern at the MLK Center. “With that narrative, this year’s Black History Month is a special month. People across the world have witnessed firsthand a year that has further proven the enduranc