The Black Student Association at DU is celebrating Black History Month with a series of events.

A brown bag lunch at which the topic is “Anti-Affirmative Action Legislation,” is Thursday at 6 p.m. in Sturm Auditorium.

BSA is also making a trip to Kansas State University from Feb. 19 to 22 to attend the 27th annual Big XII Conference on Black Student Government.

The theme this year is “Empowerment: Learning from our Past to Conquer our Future.”

With over 1,000 attendees, the co-chair of conference planning committee, Morgan Fisher, said that the program was geared toward Africa-American students, “They can come together to socialize and network. This provides a forum for them to discuss similar issues from separate campuses and collaborate with other leaders.”

Earlier in the month, BSA held a variety of activities, including a fun-filled night of dominoes and soul food. The BSA is also involved in a clothing drive with the Department of Residence.

BSA hopes to accomplish its Black History Month theme of “Breaking down barriers, and raising awareness to a higher degree.”

Black History Month was originally founded as Negro History Week in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson. It officially became Black History Month in 1976 to coincide with the United States’ bicentennial.

Nena Myrick, who has served as BSA’s sident and vice president, said, “We are aiming to teach those that are unaware as well as enhance those that are.”

DU’s BSA started five years ago as a support group for African-American students and as an educational resource due to the lack of minority presence on campus.