HCC to Close Out Black History Month This Week with Two Campus Events

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College (HCC) will close out its celebration of Black History Month this week with two more campus events.

Today, Feb. 24, from 1 to 4 p.m., HCC’s ALANA Men in Motion program is setting up an on-campus barbershop, where students can get a free professional haircut — and engage in conversations about being successful in college and beyond as a man of color in today’s society. “Cuts, Confidence, and College” will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. in Room 233 of the Frost Building (the FORT). The haircuts are being provided by Jose Dones, owner of the ParlorFaded Co. barbershop in Holyoke.

Finally, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., in Frost Room 271, HCC will host “Lift Our Voices,” a presentation by Vanessa Ford, associate director of the Community Music School of Springfield, who will discuss defining oneself and owning one’s story.