In honor of Black History Month, Wittenberg is celebrating the achievements of many of its African-American alumni throughout the month of February. Today's featured alumnus is Manny Lamarre, class of 2009.
Lamarre was recently named executive director of the state of Nevada's Office of Workplace Innovation (OWINN), which was launched in 2016 to "promote a skilled, diverse and aligned workforce in the state by building cooperation and collaboration among all entities focused on workforce development." OWINN was created by Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, who issued an executive order using federal funds reserved for statewide workforce investment activities from the Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA).
During his four years as a student at Wittenberg University, Lamarre set some lofty goals for himself and achieved at a high level. Now, less than eight years after receiving his diploma, Lamarre is meeting many of those goals while helping others to achieve theirs. Read more about him at http://www.wittenberg.edu/news/2016/manny-lamarre
Check back every week in the month of February for additional Wittenberg alumni features http://www.wittenberg.edu/administration/university_communications/blackhistorymonth2017.
The Multicultural Student Programs and Concerned Black Students at Wittenberg University invite the campus community to attend the following programs in honor of Black History Month:
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, Concerned Black Students will sponsor speaker Clarence Bozeman. Bozeman is a retired high school history teacher who, as a young college student in Alabama, became the driver for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Bozeman was an active participant in the Civil Rights Movement. The talk will be held at 7 p.m. in Shouvlin 105. Learn more about Bozeman here: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2012/01/clarence_bozeman_of_maple_heig.html.
Then at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22, Concerned Black Students will sponsor a showing of the film Race: The Incredible True Story of Gold Medal Champion Jesse Owens. This film chronicles Owens' life leading up to and immediately after the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin under Hitler's Nazi regime. The showing will take place in Founders Pub. Learn more about the film here: http://www.focusfeatures.com/race.
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About Black History Month
Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans. Recognized in the United States since 1976 and also in many other countries around the world, including Canada and the U.K., the month grew out of "Negro History Week," the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African Americans.
