For the Center for Black Studies’ 30th Annual Founders Week, the campus is encouraged to reflect and remember.

Kicking off the “Reflecting and Remembering” memorial week was Monday’s African Heritage Day. Black, green and red ribbons were passed out at the Holmes Student Center, followed by a workshop sponsored by S.I.S.T.E.R.S.

Van Anthony Amos, program coordinator of student and culture programs at the Center for Black Studies, said the workshop was a promotional campaign designed to bring attention to the other events this week.

“I thought that Monday’s events went great,” he said. “I ran out of ribbons.”

Starting at 3 p.m. today is a panel discussion, titled “The Implication of the 9/11 World Trade Center Bombing on the Latino and Black Community” at the Center for Black Studies. The panel consists of Jeff Brown, an assistant professor at the NIU College of Law: George Gutierrez, director of the University Resources for Latinos: and student Yacholya Muhammad.

At 7:30 p.m., Phillip T.K. Daniel, a former director of the Center for Black Studies, will present “A Reflection of 30 Years of Struggle: Theory-building and Black Studies at NIU and Beyond.”

“The Relationship Between the Iceman Inheritance and the Attack on America” will be presented by Michael Bradley at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Included in this discussion will be racism and sexism, and how they may have played a role in the Sept. 11 attack.

“I think this lecture is going to be really good,” Amos said, “Michael is a very intelligent man and I am sure he will have plenty of advice to give.”

The final event is the tribute to black women, which will be held Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m.