{"id":48039,"date":"2023-01-30T16:44:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T22:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=48039"},"modified":"2023-01-30T16:44:21","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T22:44:21","slug":"doubleheader-begins-tarleton-observance-of-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/doubleheader-begins-tarleton-observance-of-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Doubleheader Begins Tarleton Observance of Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014<em>&nbsp;<\/em>This year\u2019s celebration of Black History Month on the Tarleton State University campus begins Saturday, Feb. 4, with a basketball doubleheader deemed the Black History Appreciation Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The games, against the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, launch a month of activities on the Stephenville and Fort Worth campuses, highlighted by the Feb. 23 Unity Luncheon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Saturday, Feb. 4 \u2014 2 and 4 p.m., Wisdom Gym, Texans vs. UTRGV Black History Appreciation Games<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Saturday, Feb. 11 \u2014 10-11:30 a.m., Thompson Student Center Ballrooms, Headshots and Handshakes: Black Alumni Networking with Current Students; 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Testimonies of Perseverance and Resilience<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Monday, Feb. 13 \u2014 9 a.m. &#8211; 10:30 a.m., Fort Worth campus, Headshots and Handshakes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Thursday, Feb. 16 \u2014 noon &#8211; 1 p.m., Dining Hall, Mac and Cheese Competition&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Thursday, Feb. 23 \u2014 11:30 a.m. &#8211; 1:30 p.m., Thompson Student Center Ballrooms, Unity Luncheon<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tuesday, Feb. 28 \u2013 7 p.m., Thompson Student Center Ballrooms, Battle of the DJs<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Since 1976, every U.S. president has designated February as Black History Month \u2014 a time to celebrate achievements by African Americans and recognize their central role in U.S. history. 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