University of Missouri Kansas City MO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan 17, 2001 #351 Contact: Crystal Lumpkins [email protected] (816) 235-5251 EVENTS from SUNDAY, FEB. 4... UMKC's African-American History Month partial listing of events: Sunday, Feb. 4: The Conservatory of Music will sponsor the George Salisbury Cabaret Concert featuring Bobby Watson, Tim Whitmer, Ahmad Alaadeen, the Conservatory Jazz Ensemble and a host of other Kansas City Jazz performers from 2 to 6 p.m. in Pierson Auditorium, University Center, 50th Street and Rockhill Road. The event is $15 for adults and $12 for seniors, students and children. For more information, contact Al Urban at (816) 235-2949. --------------------- Tuesday, Feb. 6: The Office of Minority Student Affairs will sponsor a lecture by Lloyd Daniels entitled "Who Was Rosa Parks?" at 7:30 p.m. in the African-American History and Culture House, 5245 Rockhill Rd. The event is free and open to the public. -------------------- Sunday, Feb. 11: The Office of Student Life will present Global Village III from 1 to 5 p.m. at the UMKC University Center, 50th Street and Rockhill Road. The event is free and open to the public. The Global Village is a celebration of cultural diversity featuring performances, demonstrations, and food from cultures around the world. For more information, call Sheri Barnes at (816) 235-1407. -------------------- Wednesday, Feb. 21: The UMKC School of Medicine will present "Diversity Issues: Health Disparities and the Role Race Plays in Health Care" from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Room M5-C05 at the UMKC School of Medicine, 2411 Holmes St. There will be a video and the event is a brown bag session. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Reaner Shannon at (816) 235-1780. Wednesday, Feb. 21: The David-Wright Institute for African Studies will sponsor "Impact of Africa and Africans on Global Socio-Economic Development." Emmanuel Sowemimo will lecture on how Africa has contributed to the socio-economic development of Europe and America from the 15th century to the present. For more information about UMKC African-American History Month activities, contact Kim Stone at (816) 235-5641. People with speech or hearing impairments may call Relay Missouri at (800) 735-2966 (TT) or (800) 735-2466 (voice). --------------------------- ALREADY PAST EVENT! African Royalty Expert Helps UMKC Celebrate African-American History Month KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Runoko Rashidi, considered by many historians to be one of the world's leading authorities on African kings and queens in Egypt and Nubia, will present a lecture during the University of Missouri-Kansas City African-American History Month celebration. The event, co-sponsored by the African-American History and Culture House and the Association of Community Reformation, will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 1 in Pierson Auditorium, University Center, 50th Street and Rockhill Road. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (816) 235-5641. Rashidi also is a historian, research specialist and writer. His Global African Community Lecture Series features topics ranging from the African presence in Ancient Europe and America to African historians. Rashidi has made presentations at more than 60 colleges and universities in the United States, Egypt, India, England and France. He also owns a collection of more than 3,000 slides chronicling the African foundations of world civilizations.