Black History Month

Black History Month is a time for celebrating and recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. History. Black History Month grew out of Negro History Week, the brainchild of Carter G. Woodson, which was established in 1926.

Bloomsburg University and the office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is committed to providing a safe and welcoming living/learning/working environment for all faculty, staff and students. Education is key to combating racism, hatred, stereotyping and discrimination against all people from all walks of life. Educational programming, interactive events and engaging activities helps to create and support an inclusive campus community at Bloomsburg University. 

     —  Albert W. Jones, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer

30th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Program

Ndaba Mandela, Grandson of Nelson Mandela, Co-Founder and Chairman of Africa Rising Foundation

Nelson Mandela had a “long walk to freedom,” yet his footprints still remain.

Following in the footsteps of his beloved and iconic grandfather, Ndaba Mandela has taken the torch — and ran with it. Today, Nelson Mandela’s legacy lives on as Ndaba continues to keep its beacon of hope bright, fueling its fiery message that one person can make a difference. Ndaba is showing the world, through his actions and orations, that Nelson Mandela’s voice and message of freedom still carries and rings true — sounded by a child that became a man under the warm embrace and expert tutelage of one of history’s greatest teachers.

Ndaba, co-founder and chairman of the Africa Rising Foundation, will serve as the keynote speaker for Bloomsburg’s 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Program on Monday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. in Carver Hall’s K.S. Gross Auditorium.