Humorist Bertice Berry, a popular college-circuit lecturer and host of
USA LIVE, a daily live interactive talk show, will speak on “Diversity on College
Campuses” on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. in Reamer Campus Center Auditorium.
Berry is keynote speaker for the College's celebration of African
Heritage Month sponsored by the College's African and Latino Alliance of Students.
Berry earned her master's and Ph.D. in sociology from Kent State
University and quickly developed a reputation for using humor as a tool for learning,
becoming one of the most sought-after lecturers on the college speaking circuit.
Her schedule now includes more than 200 appearances a year. She has been
a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN's Sonya Live, Crossfire, Black
Entertainment Television (BET), National Public Radio's Morning Edition
and many other national programs.
Her books include Bertice: The World According to Me; Straight
from the Ghetto, and the recent I'm On My Way But Your Foot is On My Head: A
Black Woman's Story of Getting Over Life's Hurdles.
Berry also is an accomplished singer and starred in “The Little
Black Girl Who Did,” a musical play adapted from her book, Bertice: The World
According to Me.
Other events in the College's celebration of African Heritage Month
include:
— Tuesday, Feb. 17, 7 p.m., Reamer Campus Center Auditorium.
Prof. Adrian MacFarlane, professor at Hartwick College, speaks on the theme of the
month-long celebration: “Digging Deeper to Soar Higher.”
— Wednesday, Feb. 18, 7 p.m., Reamer Campus Center Auditorium.
“Black Jeopardy” transforms the popular game show into an education experience
as contestants test their knowledge of black history.
— Feb. 23 through 26, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Reamer Campus Center
Atrium. Vendors of African-American arts and crafts.
— Saturday, Feb. 28, 5 p.m., Old Chapel. “The
Production,” a student variety show, is a tribute and celebration of black history.
Co-sponsored by the History Department, Africana Studies and the
Academic Opportunity Program. For more information, call ext. 6961.