Visit Cowles Library this month to view a featured collection of literature, biographies, music, and media that showcase Black culture and history as well as an exhibit honoring Civil Rights leader Ambassador Andrew Young’s 90th birthday.
Black History Month Featured Collection
From influential figures who shaped the civil rights movement to literary masterpieces capturing the African American experience, this collection invites readers to explore and appreciate the profound imprint Black artists have had—and continue to have—on art, politics, science, and society. Browse titles in the collection.
The Many Lives of Andrew Young Exhibit
In honor and appreciation of Civil Rights leader Ambassador Andrew Young’s 90th birthday celebration, a traveling exhibit by the National Monument Foundation will premiere at Drake from Feb. 1–March 1. The 100-linear foot exhibit stationed in Cowles Library’s Reading Room is based on a 256-page coffee table book, The Many Lives of Andrew Young, designed by Don Bermudez with a narrative by Ernie Suggs, reporter with the Atlanta Journal Constitution, and includes an introduction from President Carter and President of the Andrew J. Young Foundation, Gaurav Kumar.
The traveling exhibit is made possible through the generous support of Brent (ED’70) and Diane (ED’70) Slay, through the Slay Fund for Social Justice at Drake University. The exhibit will be accompanied by a closing reception and celebration of Black History Month, featuring Ambassador Andrew Young and Ernie Suggs at Drake, on Feb. 26–27.
The exhibit is open to all Drake faculty, staff, and students during regular Cowles Library hours (including weekends). Instructors are encouraged to incorporate the exhibit into related-classes; classroom visits can be reserved through Hope Bibens (hope.bibens@drake.edu) and an instructional resource guide can be requested through Jill Allen (jill.allen@drake.edu).
The exhibit is open to the general public at the following times:
- Monday–Friday 7:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Saturday–Sunday 11 a.m.–6 p.m.