The video from our panel discussion on the Fourth Light Project is now available. Here is the event description: “Notable electroacoustic group Niyaz presents a multimedia show unlike any other. This ground-breaking and immersive experience combines live musical and sacred dance performance with interactive technologies and advanced projection/body-mapping techniques that respond to sound and movement… Continue reading Event Video: Bringing Mystical Sufi Music to Modern Audiences
Category: Diversity
Black Excellence in Literature: A Black History Month Event
Check out this interactive dialog for Moraine Valley students to hear about the positive influences Black writers and poets have on society. This event is organized by the Celebrating Diversity Committee and the African-American Literature course. Black Excellence in Literature: A Black History Month Event The audio of this discussion is available below: Visit our… Continue reading Black Excellence in Literature: A Black History Month Event
New to Collection – “Race: the Incredible True Story of Gold Medal Legend, Jesse Owens”
If you are suffering from Olympic withdrawal now that the Rio Olympic games are in the history books, check out MVCC Library’s collection for materials that might be of interest. This past August was the 80th anniversary of Jesse Owens winning Olympic gold at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. “Germany made broadcast history… Continue reading New to Collection – “Race: the Incredible True Story of Gold Medal Legend, Jesse Owens”
Celebrating African American History
With Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday on January 18th and African American History Month in February, you may feel encouraged to learn more about African American history and experiences. The following items were recently added to our collection: African Americans in U.S. Foreign Policy: from the Era of Frederick Douglass to the Age of Obama… Continue reading Celebrating African American History
Being Arab American
Tomorrow at 11:00am, the MVCC Library is hosting the event The Arab Experience Through Graphic Novels. One of the novels being featured is Arab in America, which portrays the prejudices experienced by Arabs and Muslims in American society. If you want to explore this topic further you might want to check out some other items from our… Continue reading Being Arab American
A is for Arab: Opening Reception
We are excited to host the traveling exhibit “A is for Arab: Stereotypes in U.S. Popular Culture” in the Moraine Valley Library over the next month. This exhibit has been brought to campus through the leadership of the Arab Student Union. Yesterday, we hosted an opening reception for the exhibit. The “A is for Arab”… Continue reading A is for Arab: Opening Reception