In addition to the \“Hour of Honor\” event held recently on our Brookhaven campus, which recognized the remarkable contributions of the Tuskegee Airmen, Dowling’s Black History Month events throughout February 2008 included featured speakers Dr. Melvin Douglass, African artifacts curator Gene Peters, Def Jam founder Bruce George, storyteller Frances Watkins and a performance by Boncelia Lewis. The Dowling College Spoken Word Club and Overdrive Dance Project were among our student performers. The final event, featuring a full range fashion show that incorporated African garments as well as urban and evening wear, was a well attended, celebratory occasion.

We wish to thank Dr. Kevin Jordan, Ms. Lizette Washington, students Jessica Toussaint, Dominique Rodriguez and Kelvin King for their efforts behind the scenes which brought us a month of memorable and significant events, as well as the Student Government Association and the Center for Minority Teacher Development and Training for their sponsorship.