Melanin Monday
Umoja Center for Pan African Student Excellence
Join us on the SAC Quad as we celebrate the first day of Black Liberation Month! We'll be playing some music and advertising our upcoming events for the month. Hope to see you there!
Event Title: Melanin Monday with the Umoja Center. Organization: UMOJA CENTER FOR PAN AFRICAN EXCELLENCE. Responsible Person at Event Name: Alexus-Harrelle Deshazier. Will your event include amplified sound on the University or Art Quad? TRUE.
Monday, February 2, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
University Lower Quad.
Black Liberation Month Kick Off
Umoja Center for Pan African Student Excellence
Join the staff of the Umoja Center for Pan African Student Excellence for our Black Liberation Month kickoff! We will have food, a DJ, games, and raffle off prizes. Come celebrate the beginning of Black Liberation Month with us and enjoy the company of community.
Organization: GUTSWURRAK STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER, UMOJA CENTER FOR PAN AFRICAN EXCELLENCE. Responsible Person at Event Name: Amanda.
Friday, February 6, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
Gutswurrak Student Activities Center 225 - Kate Buchanan Room (KBR).
Black Community Bowling Night
Umoja Center for Pan African Student Excellence
Umoja will be hosting a community bowling night in collaboration with Black Humboldt and Equity Arcata. Free food and free bowling provided by local grassroots non-profit organization, Black Humboldt. Space for bowling is limited! Pre-Registration required.
Event Title: Black Community Bowling Night. Organization: UMOJA CENTER FOR PAN AFRICAN EXCELLENCE. Responsible Person at Event Name: Alexus-Harrelle Deshazier.
Saturday, February 7, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM.
Off-campus Harbor Lanes.
Processing Through Poetry
Umoja Center for Pan African Student Excellence
Discover the power of using your words to process complex emotions and the history of how Black folks have used poetry and spoken word as a tool for liberation. Co-facilitated by Eureka Poet Laureate, Sarai Bordeaux, and local music and spoken word artist, RaMhtp.
Event Title: Processing Through Poetry. Organization: UMOJA CENTER FOR PAN AFRICAN EXCELLENCE. Responsible Person at Event Name: Alexus-Harrelle Deshazier.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM.
Balabanis House - Social Justice, Equity, and Inc Center 106 - Vine Deloria Room.
Dr. Loretta J. Ross
Umoja Center for Pan African Student Excellence
Black Liberation Month Key Note featuring Dr. Loretta J. Ross.
Dr. Loretta Ross is an activist, public intellectual, scholar, the 2022 recipient of the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" award and an Associate Professor at Smith College. She has a passion for innovating creative imagining about global human rights and social justice issues and started her career in activism and social change in the 1970s. In 1978, she was the third executive director for DC Rape Crisis Center, the first rape crisis center in the country. Through her organizing, she helped launch the movement to end violence against women that evolved into today's #MeToo movement. In 1996, she founded the first center in the U.S. to innovate creative human rights education for all students.
Event Title: Black Liberation Month. Organization: UMOJA CENTER FOR PAN AFRICAN EXCELLENCE, GUTSWURRAK STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Amanda.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Gutswurrak Student Activities Center 225 - Kate Buchanan Room (KBR).
Black Culture Trivia Night: Hot Ones
Umoja Center for Pan African Student Excellence
Event Title: Black Culture Trivia Night: Hot Ones Edition. Organization: UMOJA CENTER FOR PAN AFRICAN EXCELLENCE. Responsible Person at Event Name: Alexus-Harrelle Deshazier.
Monday, February 16, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Recreation & Wellness Center 108 - Drop-In Lounge.
Passion to Paycheck: Jordan Bentley
Umoja Center for Pan African Student Excellence
Join us for an engaging discussion and Q&A with entrepreneur and CEO of Hypland Clothing Company, Jordan Bentley. Jordan Bentley is most known for his clothing brand, HYPLAND, which combines his passions for both streetwear and Anime, and has amassed great success. He has been featured in Forbes Magazine, Essence, and LA Times. He was a cast member on HBO Max's Sweet Life LA (Executive Produced by Issa Rae). Jordan will share about his experience in entrepreneurship, business development, content creation along with valuable advice. This will be followed by a Q&A, facilitated by Umoja Student Staff, Kaylon Coleman and Shawn Checa-Valdez. First 30 to pre-register win a free limited-edition Black Liberation Month t-shirt (must attend)!
Event Title: Passion to Paycheck: In Conversation with Jordan Bentley. Organization: UMOJA CENTER FOR PAN AFRICAN EXCELLENCE, GUTSWURRAK STUDENT ACTIVITIES CENTER. Responsible Person at Event Name: Alexus-Harrelle Deshazier. Provide a brief description of Special Guest/Performer involvement: Guest speaker will take part in a facilitated discussion along with Q&A.
Thursday, February 19, 2026, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Gutswurrak Student Activities Center 225 - Kate Buchanan Room (KBR).