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National Black Events Calendar

NATIONAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS

2011

FEBRUARY

Black History Month
2/11, Various Dates/Cities, soulofamerica.com/us-city-guides.phtml

Gullah Celebration
2/01/11-2/28/11, Hilton Head, SC, www.gullahcelebration.co

SSS Spring Fling
2/05/11, Cataloochee, NC, www.southernsnowseekers.org

Material Girls: Contemporary Black Women Artists
Reginald Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture
2/11/11–10/16/11; Baltimore, MD; www.africanamericanculture.org

Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit
2/23/11-2/26/11, Orlando, FL, www.blackenterprise.com/wps

NBA All Star Events

2/18/11-2/21/11, Los Angeles, CA, www.nba.com/jamsession

Pan African Film & Arts Festival

2/16/11-2/23/11, Culver City, CA, www.paff.org

Black Comedy Competition

2/11/11-2/13/11, Oakland, CA, www.BlackComedyCompetition.com

Bronner Brothers Hair Show
2/19/11-2/22/11, Atlanta, GA, www.bronnerbros.com/Show/show.html

Harlem Fine Arts Show – hosted by Susan Taylor

2/25/11-2/27/11, Harlem, NY; hfas.org

MARCH

NBS Summit
3/23/11-3/27/11, Telerude, CO, www.nbs.org

Caribbean Arts and Crafts Festival
3/04/11-3/09/11, British Virgin Islands, www.caribbeanartisan.net/newfest.htm

Savannah Music Festival
3/24/11-4/09/11, Savannah, GA, www.savannahmusicfestival.org

Annual Berks Jazz Festival

3/23/11-3/25/11, Reading, PA, www.berksjazzfest.com/ticketedevents.htm

Mardi Gras San Francisco Style

3/05/11-3/07/11; San Francisco, CA; www.brownpapertickets.com

San Diego Brazil Carnival

3/05/11; San Diego, CA; tickets weblink

Black Travel Expo
TBD, Philadelphia, PA, www.blacktravelexpo.org

Black Marriage Day
3/27/11, Various Cities, www.blackmarriageday.com

National Society of Black Engineers Annual Convention
3/23/11-3/27/11, Toronto, Canada, www.nsbe.org

SSS Spring Fling
3/12/11, Cataloochee, NC, www.southernsnowseekers.org

APRIL
National Black Memorabilia, Art, Doll & Collectible Show

4/16/11-4/17/11; Gaithersburg, MD; www.johnsonshows.com

San Francisco International Film Festival
4/21/11-5/05/11, San Francisco, CA, www.sffs.org

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
4/29/11-5/01/11, 1st weekend in New Orleans, LA, www.nojazzfest.com

National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA)
4/16/11-4/20/11, Chicago, IL, www.nfbpa.org

Annual Multicultural Business Conference

4/19/11-4/21/11, Washington, DC, www.diversitybusiness.com

Memphis in May Festival
4/29/11-5/01/11, Memphis, TN www.memphisinmay.org

St. Lucia Jazz Festival
4/30/11-5/08/11, St. Lucia, stluciajazz.org

MAY

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
5/05/11-5/08/11, 2nd weekend in New Orleans, LA, www.nojazzfest.com

St. Lucia Jazz Festival
4/30/11-5/08/11, St. Lucia, stluciajazz.org

Sweet Auburn Springfest
5/07/11-5/08/11, Atlanta, GA, www.sweetauburn.com

Barbados Gospelfest

5/11, Barbados, www.barbadosgospelfest.com

Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference
5/11, Location TBD, www.blackenterprise.com/events

Gullah Festival Celebration
5/11, Beaufort, SC, www.gullahfestival.org

Afr’am Fest
5/11, Norfolk, VA, www.afram-fest.info

Bonaire Jazz and Salsa Festival
5/11, Bonaire, www.bonairejazz.com

Cancun Jumpoff
5/11, Cancun, www.cancunjumpoff.com

Soul Siesta
5/11, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, www.soulsiestaonline.com

Spoleto Festival
5/11, Charleston, SC, www.spoletousa.org

Atlanta Jazz Festival
5/11, Atlanta, GA www.atlantafestivals.com

DanceAfrica2011
5/11, Brooklyn, NY, www.bam.org

Carnival 2011
5/11, San Francisco, CA, www.sfcarnaval.com

Los Angeles Black Business Expo
5/11, Los Angeles, CA, www.blackbusinessexpo.com

JUNE

USA Summer Festivals

Juneteenth
6/11, Various Dates/Cities, www.juneteenth.com

Hollywood Black Film Festival
6/11, Beverly Hills, CA, www.hbff.org

Brooklyn International Film Festival
6/11, Brooklyn, NY, www.wbff.org/overview

Capital Jazz Fest
6/11, Columbia, MD, www.capitaljazz.com

Healdsburg Jazz Festival
6/11, Healdsburg, CA, www.healdsburgjazzfestival.com

Chicago Gospel Festival
6/11, Chicago, IL, www.chicagogospelfest.us

Jamaica JumpOff
6/11, Runway Bay, Jamaica, www.jamaicajumpoff.com

Urban Financial Services Coalition (UFSC) Conference
6/11, Location TBD, www.ufscnet.org

Chicago Blues Festival
6/11, Chicago, IL, www.chicagobluesfestival.us

Sundiata Festival

6/11, Seattle, WA, www.festivalsundiata.org

San Francisco Black Film Festival
6/11, San Francisco, CA, www.sfbff.org

Real Men Cook
6/10, Various Cities, www.realmencook.com

FraserNet National Convention
6/11, Location TBD, www.frasernet.com

Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce Celebrity Golf Classic

6/11, Beaumont, CA; blackchamberofcommerce.org

American Black Film Festival
6/11, Location TBD, www.abff.com

Summerfest
6/11, Milwaukee, WI, www.summerfest.com

Monterey Blues Festival
6/11, Monterey, CA, www.montereyblues.com

Annual N’DAJE Festival of African Music and Dance

6/11, Boston, MA, weblink

Taste of Chicago
6/11, Chicago, IL, www.tasteofchicago.us

DC Caribbean Carnival
6/11, Washington DC, www.washington.org

Montreal Jazz Festival
6/11, Montreal, Canada, www.montrealjazzfest.com

Soul Music by the Bay

6/11, Oakland, CA, www.tramaientertainment.com

Houston CaribFest
6/11, Houston, TX, www.houstoncaribfest.com

Bonaire Jazz and Salsa Festival

6/11, Bonaire, www.bonairejazz.com

Annual Leimert Park Village Book Fair

6/11, Los Angeles, CA, www.leimertparkbookfair.com

Jubilee Jam
6/11, Jackson, MS, www.jubileejam.com

JULY

USA Summer Festivals

AKA Convention

7/11, Location TBD, www.aka1908.com

Essence Music Festival
7/11, New Orleans, LA, www.essence.com

Fillmore Street Jazz Festival
7/11, San Francisco, CA, www.fillmorestreetjazzfest.com

NAACP Annual Convention
7/11, Location TBD, www.naacp.org

Ghetto Golfers Fundraiser Tournament

7/11, St. Louis, MO; www.GhettoGolfers.com

National Dental Association (NDA) Annual Convention
7/11, Location TBD, www.ndaonline.org

International Multicultural Tourism/Hotel Ownership Summit
7/11, Location TBD, www.nabhood.com

Caribana
7/11, Toronto, Canada, www.caribanafestival.com

National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
7/11, Location TBD, www.nabcj.org

National Urban League Conference
7/11, Washington DC, www.nul.org

National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Annual Convention
7/11, Location TBD, www.nabj.org

Waterfront Blues Festival
7/11, Location TBD, www.waterfrontbluesfest.com

Bill Pickett Rodeo
7/11, Los Angeles, CA, www.billpickettrodeo.com

Bill Pickett Rodeo
7/11, Oakland/Hayward, CA, www.billpickettrodeo.com

Annual Party in Palm Springs Summer Splash
7/11, Palm Springs, CA, www.pip4fun.com

National Black Arts Festival
7/11, Atlanta, GA, www.nbaf.org

Indiana Black Expo
7/11, Indianapolis, IN, www.indianablackexpo.com

Macy’s Music Festival

7/11, Cincinnati, OH www.qlzprod.com

Houston International Jazz Festival
7/11, Houston, TX, www.jazzeducation.org

Central Florida Christian Rally
7/11, Daytona Beach, FL, www.christiansmergingtogether.org

Reggae Sumfest
7/11, Montego Bay, Jamaica, www.reggaesumfest.com

AUGUST

USA Summer Festival

National Brotherhood of Cyclists Conference
8/04/11-8/07/11; Oakland, CA;

Lansing Jazzfest
8/05/11-8/06/11; Lansing, MI; www.jazzlansing.com

OldTownBlues Fest
9/05/17-9/18/11; Lansing, MI; www.oldtownbluesfest.com

National Sales Network Convention
8/11, Location TBD, www.salesnetwork.org

Satchmo Summerfest
8/11, New Orleans, LA, www.frenchquarterfestivals.org

African World Festival
8/11, Milwaukee, WI, www.africanworldfestival-milwaukee.com

National Bar Association Annual Convention
8/11, Location TBD, www.nationalbar.org

Umoja Family Festival
8/11, Seattle, WA, www.umojafamilyfest.com

National Black Theater Festival
8/11, Winston-Salem, NC, www.nbtf.org

Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival
8/11, Vineyard Haven and Oak Bluff, www.mvaaff.com

Annual Black Boaters Summit
8/11, British and U.S. Virgin Islands, www.honeyletstravel.com

Watts Summer Festival
8/11, Watts, CA, www.wattsfestival.org

Long Beach Jazz Festival
8/11, Long Beach, CA, www.longbeachjazzfestival.com

National Black Police Association Annual Convention
8/11, Sacramento, CA, www.blackpolice.org

SEPTEMBER

Black Enteprise/Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge
9/11, Carlsbad, CA, www.blackenterprise.com/events/events.asp

Summer of Sin
9/110, Las Vegas, NV, www.summerofsinlv.com

Chicago Jazz Festival
9/11, Chicago, IL, www.chicagojazzfestival.us

Verizon Wireless American Music Festival
9/11, Virginia Beach, VA, beacheventsfun.com

Art & Soul Festival
9/11, Oakland, CA, www.artandsouloakland.com

Montreux Jazz Festival
9/11, Atlanta, GA, www.atlantafestivals.com

California Book Club Summit (African American Authors)
9/11, TBD, CA, thecaliforniabookclubsummit.com

Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival
9/11; West Bend, WI, www.kmjazz.com

Blues at the Beach
9/11, Virginia Beach, VA, beacheventsfun.com

African American Street Festival
9/11, Nashville, TN, aacanashville.org

Monterey Jazz Festival
9/11, Monterey, CA, www.montereyjazzfestival.org

Sedona Jazz on the Rocks
9/11, Sedona, AZ, www.sedonajazz.com

Urbanworld FilmFest
9/11, New York, NY, www.urbanworld.org

Dallas – Fort Worth Literary SoulFEST
9/11, Dallas & Fort Worth, www.dfwliterarysoulfest.com

Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
9/11, TBD, www.billpickettrodeo.com

NOVEMBER
ADCOLOR Annual Awards
11/11, Miami Beach, FL; www.adcolor.org

Anguilla Tranquility Jazz Festival
11/11, Anguilla, www.anguillajazz.org

Philadelphia International Art Expo
11/11, Philadelphia, PA, www.octobergallery.com

DECEMBER

African Diaspora Film Festival
12/11, New York City, NY, nyadff.org

World of Chocolate Holiday Event – World AIDS Day Fundraiser
12/11, Chicago, IL, www.aidschicago.com

Holiday Kwanzaa and Christmas Gift Show
12/11, Oakland, CA, www.kwanzaagiftshow.com

Kwanzaa
Begins 12/11; 7-day festival in various cities, www.soulofamerica.com/kwanzaa-celebrations.phtml

Chicago Hoilday Sports Festival
12/11, Chicago, IL, www.chicagohotblog.com/holiday-sports-festival

2012
JANUARY
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
1/11, Various Dates/Locations, www.mlkday.gov/

Zora Neale Hurston Festival
Eatonville, FL, zoranealehurstonfestival.com

Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival
Montego Bay, Jamaica, www.airjamaicajazzandblues.com

NBS Eastern Region Winter Skifest
Gatlinburg, TN; www.winterskifest.com

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Nate Quinn, Springfield Public Schools Cultural Diversity Coordinator

Dr. Nate Quinn
Coordinator of Cultural Diversity
and Expanded Learning Opportunities

nquinn@spsmail.org
Telephone: (417) 523-0064
Fax: (417) 523-0099

Nate Quinne, Cultural Diversity Coordinator

Nate Quinne, Cultural Diversity Coordinator

COORDINATOR OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY Hired: August 1983 Base pay: $89,395 Auto allowance: $2,400 Annual stipend: $12,212 Extra duties: Coordinator of summer school, extended learning program and records department.

The Office of Cultural Diversity is committed to building a school district community in which all areas of cultural diversity are valued. Diversity enriches educational experiences by affording opportunities to challenge stereotypes and misconceptions that are often the foundation for insensitivity, misunderstanding, and conflict.

The Office of Cultural Diversity is committed to increasing knowledge and awareness of cultural differences, as well as eliminating bigotry, both overt and subtle.

Each student within the district is treated with respect, and supports are in place to ensure success for all children.

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Kansas City Black Media – News, Radio, NAACP, Urban League

Kansas City News and Radio Media that is black-owned or serves the African American community. Also, information about the Kansas City chapter of NAACP and the Urban League.

Hot 103 Jazz Brunch Line
PHONE: 816-763-1052

Jazz Hotline
Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors and Phoenix Bar & Grill

PHONE: 816-753-5277

Bi-State Committee for the Preservation of Sacred African American Sites
Kansas City, Missouri

PHONE: 816-421-5661

Black Chamber of Commerce
1501 East 18th Street; Kansas City

PHONE: 816-474-9901

WEBSITE: www.bcckc.org

NAACP Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

PHONE: 816-421-1191

Urban League Kansas City
1710 The Paseo

PHONE: 816-471-0550

WEBSITE: www.ulkc.org


Print

The Call Newspaper
Kansas City’s oldest Black newspaper was founded in 1919; The Call supported and was supported by Kansas City’s great jazz era; for example in 1937 the Call featured ads from an astounding 80 different jazz clubs in the city

ADDRESS: 1715 East 18th Street

PHONE: 816-842-3804

Kansas City Black Pages
The Business Connection to the Black Community

ADDRESS: 1601 East 18th, Suite 315

PHONE: 816-421-0400

JAM
A free copy of nightclubs throughout Kansas City, published by Kansas City Jazz Ambassadors

Radio Stations

90.1 FM KKFI – Blues, Gospel, Jazz , Reggae, World Music
103.3 FM KPRS – Hip Hop, Old & New School R&B
106.5 FM KCIY – Jazz
107.3 FM KNRX – Old & New School R&B, Tom Joyner Morning Show
890 AM KGGN – Gospel , Sunday sermons, Talk

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Black Funeral Homes in Missouri and Kansas

Elite Funeral Chapel
11525 Blue Ridge Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64134
816-765-0141
Malcolm Morris, Funeral Director

Thatcher’s Funeral Home
1520 North 5th Street
Kansas City, KS 66101

Bullock Family Funeral Chapel / Ashland Cemetery
1903 Jules St.
St. Joseph, MO 64501
816-364-2301
Eey Bullock, Funeral Director / Owner

Slider Funeral Home
1734 Washington Blvd.
Kansas City, Kansas 66102

Watkins Brothers Memorial Chapel

913-573-2020

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Lucille Bluford Branch Library, Kansas City


Along with its strong collections in African American literature it is the first library in the Kansas City Public Library system to host a Health & Wellness Center. Among the amenities in the Center are specialized collections featuring extensive materials on topics ranging from teen pregnancy to diabetes; health kits for adults and teens containing books, DVDs, brochures, and articles relating to particular ailments, conditions, and diseases; and a machine to measure blood pressure. Also, a series of special programs take place on a monthly basis featuring health experts, health care industry job fairs, workshops, and health screenings.

About Lucille Bluford

Lucile Bluford was born on July 1, 1911. She was an African-American news publisher and businesswoman.

Her name became known outside the city when she sued the University of Missouri for denying her entry to its graduate journalism program. Lincoln University, the historically black university, didn’t have a journalism program so MU was ordered to admit her. Unwilling to do so, the university suspended offering graduate journalism courses in order to keep her from attending. Years later, she would receive the University of Missouri’s esteemed Honor Medal and an honorary doctorate.

Bluford joined the paper as a reporter in 1932 after graduating from the University of Kansas, the second black student to major in journalism there. Best known for her more than 50-year journalism career, Bluford became editor in 1955 following the death of Chester A. Franklin, the publisher and editor of the Call newspaper. During her time at the Call, Bluford was a leader in the Kansas City civil rights movement and made the paper one of national importance to the African-American community through journalism as a whole. The Call was a whole different journalistic approach to the world, a fresh view to read.

Bluford was committed to keeping the Call alive in the city’s 18th and Vine area after the area’s heyday and before its recent resurgence. When everything went down in the commerce district, there was only one business that remained open, The Kansas City Call.

Bluford took the responsibility of being a leader in the African-American community seriously. When Jesse Jackson was running for president, he came to Kansas City to do a campaign speech at the Municipal Auditorium. Bluford was in the upper balcony and Jackson had finished speaking and began asking for campaign contributions. She stood up saying, “Wait a minute. Wait a minute.” People saw her, and so everybody got quiet. She’s up in the balcony and she leans over and says, “Now Reverend Jackson, how long did you know you were coming to Kansas City before you came?” He said, ‘Well, it was a campaign stop.’ She said, ‘Is there any reason you didn’t contact the Kansas City Call?’ You could hear a pin drop. Jackson said, “Well, no ma’am. I apologize.’ And she said, ‘Well, you ought to apologize.” There were 8,000 people there and she just dressed him down.

Lucile Bluford, 91, editor and publisher of the Kansas City Call and a champion of the civil rights movement died on June 13, 2003 in Kansas City.

Reference:
Reference Library of Black America Volumes 1 through 5
Edited by Mpho Mabunda
Copyright 1998, Gale Research, Detroit, MI

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