Black History Month at UCSB opens with a one-hour ceremony at noon on Feb. 1 in Storke Plaza and climaxes with a closing reception at 7 p.m. on Feb. 24. While not all black history-related activities had been confirmed by press time, Princeton University ethicist Kwame Anthony Appiah’s free talk on ethics and strangers at 8 p.m. on Feb. 1 in Campbell Hall is a good starting point.

The MultiCultural Center will pitch in with a challenging discussion about black communities and sexual identities on Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. See <www.sa.ucsb.edu/eop/adcrc/> for details on events. For a change of pace, the Women’s Center will sponsor Gaye Johnson’s talk on jazz in New Orleans and Texas on Feb. 23 at 4 p.m.