Professor Lisa Corrigan, Vice Chancellor Charles F. Robinson and alumnus Evin Demirel are among the speakers who will present discussion topics as part of a Benton County Black History Month event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17, at NorthWest Arkansas Community College.

The event will be at Peterson Auditorium in the Shewmaker Center for Global Business, 1 College Drive, Bentonville.

Jon Comstock, former Benton County circuit judge, will moderate the event, which will look at "Race in Arkansas." The schedule includes:

• 9 a.m. — Welcome
• 9:15-9:45 a.m. — Lisa Corrigan, associate professor of communication and director of the Gender Studies Program, will talk about her new book, Prison Power: how Prison Influenced the Movement for Black Liberation.
• 9:45-10:15 a.m. — Raven Cook, an educator at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, will share stories of significant persons in American Black History that will surprise the audience.
• 10:15-10:45 a.m. — Charles Robinson, vice chancellor for student affairs and a professor of history, will provide a discussion about When Affirmative Action Was White, a book by Ira Katznelson.
• 10:45-11:15 — U of A alumnus Evin Demirel will share excerpts from his new book, African-American Athletes
  in Arkansas: Muhammad Ali's Tour, Black Razorbacks & Other Forgotten Stories.
• 11:15-11:45 a.m. — David Solomon will share a historian's perspective on the Elaine Massacre.
• 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. — Kyle Miller, director of the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, will discuss the role and programs of the Delta Cultural Center.
• 12:30-1 p.m. — James L. Hawkins II will talk with the audience "About That Statue" and other symbols in our culture.