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Soul Food Dinner Added to Black History Month events
A Soul Food Dinner has been added to the Black History Month
festivities at Lourdes University. The event occurs on
Thursday, February 26 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Lourdes
University Dining Room in Mother Adelaide Hall at 6832
Convent Blvd., in Sylvania.
“Originating in the U.S. South, soul food is now considered
‘comfort food for the soul’ by many. Often used as a means
of fellowship, soul food is a staple of the black community
and has been for more than 100 years,” says Monica Smith,
multicultural assistant for the Lourdes University Office of
Diversity and Multicultural Services. The term “soul food”
was coined in the early 1960s.
Attendees can enjoy a buffet for just $7.50 per person. The
Soul Food dinner is sponsored by the Office of Diversity and
Multicultural Services. The menu includes fried chicken and
fish, ribs, smothered pork chops, collard greens, rice,
okra, corn bread, potato salad and pound cake.
For more information on the Soul Food Dinner, contact Tonya
Colbert, coordinator of the Lourdes University Office of
Diversity and Multicultural Services, at
tcolbert@lourdes.edu.
In addition to the Soul Food Feast, the university will also
present its annual Black History Month Celebration on
Wednesday, February 25 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the
Franciscan Center of Lourdes University.
The lineup of performers and presenters includes:
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ALMA Drum and Dance Ensemble
Allison Kodeih, director; ALMA Dance Experience, and
Yaya Kabo, artistic director, ALMA Drum and Dance
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The Lourdes University Chorus
and Good Company Ensemble, Karen T. Biscay,
Director
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Toledo Youth Choir,
Antoinette Goodloe, Director
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Presentations and performances by Lourdes students
and Bruce C. Carver, M.B.A., Lourdes Board of
Trustees member and consultant with Magellan and
Associates Consulting in Indianapolis, IN
For more information on this event, please contact Karen T.
Biscay at 419-824-3772 or
kbiscay@lourdes.edu.
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