Black Student Alliance, or BSA, and African American Celebratory will be holding several events next week to coincide with MSU's homecoming.

The alternate festivities, called the African-American Homecoming, will include events such as discussions and a screening of a film about a 1989 "study-in" protest by black students in front of the Administration Building for seven days, a jazz night and a semiformal dance.

The theme for the week is "98/89," which represents the 98 years since Myrtle Craig became the first black female graduate of Michigan Agricultural College (MSU's former name) in 1907 and the year the study-in took place, history senior and BSA member Geneva Thomas said.

Here's what is happening:

Today: Film classics by playwright and actor Tyler Perry at 7 p.m. in the Eppley Center

Saturday: A poetry session called Sweetest Taboo will be held in the Erickson Hall Kiva. The time of the event is to be announced.

Sunday: A screening of a documentary on a "study-in" by black students at the Administration Building in 1989, at 6 p.m. in the black caucus room of Holden Hall

Monday: A field day including powderpuff football and tug-of-war will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. The location is to be announced.

Tuesday: Game night called "Hustle and Play" from 8:30 to 11 p.m. in the classrooms of Hubbard Hall

Wednesday: A jazz night in honor of New Orleans will be held at 7 p.m. in the Wonders Hall Kiva

Thursday: A reception commemorating the 1989 study-in will be held in the Red Cedar Auditorium of the Kellogg Center from 4 to 7 p.m.

Friday: A semi-formal dance in the Union Ballroom will be held from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets are $7.