Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s campuses and centers will offer a wide variety of events and displays in honor of Black History Month during February.

George County Center

• A display will be up all month in the Student Services building that focuses on historic African Americans from Mississippi and those who were involved in athletics at MGCCC.

Harrison County Campus

• February 3: HC Think Fast Black History Themed,  11:30a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria?
• February 10: Pop-Up Black History Trivia, 11a.m.-1 p.m. in the Commons
• February 17: Pop-Up Black History Trivia 11a.m. – 1p.m. in the Commons.
• Guest speaker Brandi Cotton, MS, PTA, and Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education for the Physical Therapy Assistant program, will offer a Black History Month presentation on February 24, noon – 1 p.m., location to be determined.
• The School of Visual and Performing Arts at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College’s Harrison County Campus will present the group show “And Still I Rise: A Celebration of African-American Art and Culture” January 31-February 24.  The show takes its name from the famous Maya Angelou poem of the same title, which speaks of the resiliency, strength, and beauty of the African American community through years of oppression and discrimination. The works reflect these themes as they address racial discrimination and violence in the past and present, as well as the triumphs of the African American community, particularly in the arts.  A closing reception will be held for the exhibit on February 24 at noon in the Fine Art Gallery. The reception will take place in conjunction with the campus’s Black History program scheduled during activity period the same day. The exhibit is free and open to the public. The Harrison County Campus is located at 2226 Switzer Road in Gulfport.  The art gallery is in the Fine Arts building, Building D.  Gallery hours are Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information, contact gallery director Cecily Cummings at cecily.cummings@mgccc.edu or 228.897.3909.

Jackson County Campus

• Black History Month Building Displays ALL Month in the STEM Lobby, WPA, LRC East Lobby, and Student Services
• February 2:  ThinkFast Game Show (Black History Month) 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Gym Floor
• February 3:  POP-Up Trivia for Black History Month 10 a.m. – noon, STEM Lobby
• February 8: POP-Up Trivia for Black History Month 10 a.m. – noon, LRC East Lobby
• February 17:  POP-Up Trivia for Black History Month 10 a.m. – noon, STEM Lobby
• February 22: POP-Up Trivia for Black History Month 10 a.m. – noon, LRC East Lobby

Perkinston Campus

• February 1: ThinkFast Black History Game Show, 11:30 a.m., Student Union, Dining Room
• February 9: Poetry Slam, 7-8 p.m., Mellinger Center, Multipurpose Room
• February 10: Black America Trivia Show, 7-8 p.m., Mellinger Center, Multipurpose Room
• February 16: Black History Walk & Learn, All Day, Student Union
• February 17: Voices of Black America, Lunch & Dinner, Student Union Lobby
• February 22-24: Soul Food Days, Lunch & Dinner, Student Union, Dining Room
• February 24: Black History Movie Night, 6:30 – 10:30 p.m., Mellinger Center, Multipurpose Room