This February we honor National Black History Month and the theme of “African Americans and Labor.”
"The 2025 Black History Month theme, African Americans and Labor, focuses on the various and profound ways that work and working of all kinds – free and unfree, skilled, and unskilled, vocational and voluntary – intersect with the collective experiences of Black people."
- Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Black History Themes
Celebrate Black History Month by joining us for an evening of Black excellence! This networking dinner aims to connect Black leaders future and present across Rhode Island and across industries. There will also be live violin music by Big Lux and a themed Jeopardy game hosted by Harambee with $50 gift cards for the winning team members. Bring your business card to enter a raffle for a $100 gift card! Dress code is nice casual.
Hosted by the Unity Center and Harambee. This event is co-sponsored by the Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. If you have any questions, please contact Danii De La Rosa, Assistant Director of the Unity Center. Email Danii De La Rosa at ddelarosa@ric.edu.
2025 Academy Award Nominee, RaMell Ross, will visit RIC for the opening reception of his large-scale photography and mixed-media sculpture exhibition. Opening Reception: February 20, 4–7 pm, Exhibition: February 20–March 21 at the Bannister Gallery.
Politicians, Activists, and Liberators in History is an exhibit of materials held by Rhode Island College's James P. Adams Library Special Collections department related to the history of Black activism and political change.
The Unity Center serves as a brave space on campus for all students to engage in meaningful and critical conversations that challenge systems of oppression.