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Ta s t eo fAf r i c ai sa n dh a sa l wa y sb e e nac e l e b r a t i o no fAf r i c a .Th i sy e a r ,t h e r ewa sa h u g et u r no u t , s ob i gt h a twi t h i n2 0mi n u t e st h eEt h i o p i a n / Er i t r e a nf o o dwa so u t . Pe o p l e f r o ma l lo v e rt h eFo r tCo l l i n sc o mmu n i t yc a met oc e l e b r a t e .Th eDJp l a y e dal o to f mo d e r nWe s tAf r i c a nmu s i ct h a te v e r y o n ec o u l de n j o ya l o n gwi t hc u r r e n tAf r i c a n Ame r i c a nmu s i c . Pe o p l el a u g h e da st h e ye n j o y e dt h ep h o t ob o o t ha n dag a meo fAf r i c a n Mu s i c a lCh a i r s .C. O. I . S. Ad a n c e r sp e r f o r me dad a n c ei n s p i r e db ymo d e r nI n d i a nmu s i c t h a ts we p tt h ec r o wd . Th ep e r f o r me r swe r ec o v e r e di nb e a u t i f u lg o l dj e we l r yt h a ts h i n e d wi t he v e r yt wi r la n df l i c ko ft h ewr i s t . Asa l wa y swi t hAf r i c a n sUn i t e de v e n t s ,e v e r y o n e c a med r e s s e dt ot h en i n e s .Th ee n t i r ee v e n tc e n t e rwa sf i l l e dwi t hv i b r a n tc o l o r s , g o r g e o u sp a t t e r n s ,a n dg o l da sp e o p l eo fa l la g e sc a met o g e t h e ra n dc e l e b r a t e dt h e v a r i o u sd i s h e sa n dc u l t u r e so fAf r i c a .Th ec o u n t r i e st h a tc o o k e dwe r eEg y p t ,Er i t r e a , Et h i o p i a ,Su d a n ,Ke n y a ,So u t hAf r i c a ,Ga b o n ,Gh a n aa n dNi g e r i a .Ta s t eo fAf r i c a ,f o r me ,i sat i met oc e l e b r a t e ,r e l a xa n dt ob es u r r o u n d e db yc u l t u r ea n dAf r i c a np e o p l e wh i c hma k e sFo r t Co l l i n ss e e mmo r el i k eh o me . Wh i l et h ec o mmu n i t yh e r ei ss ma l l , i t i s n dc o mi n gt o g e t h e r .I nt h i swa y ,Af r i c a ns t u d e n t sa n dme mb e r so ft h eFo r t g r o wi n ga Co l l i n sc o mmu n i t yk e e pt h e i rc u l t u r ea l i v ei nt h i sc o l l e g et o wn .
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Bl a c kS t u d e n tAl l i a n c e( BS A)We e k Wr i t t e nb y : T r a n a eJ e f f e r s o n Ohwha tawe e k!Fr om Oc t obe r9t ht oOc t obe r14t h,Bl a c kSt ude ntAl l i a nc ehe l d t he i rf i r s tBSAWe e koft hea c a de mi cye a r .I twa sf i l l e dwi t hbondi nga c t i vi t i e sl i kea movi eni ghta ndbowl i ngni ght , a swe l la sf une ve nt ss uc ha st heFa s hi onShowa ndt he Home c omi ngPa r a de . Ea c hda ywa sat he me ds pi r i t da ywhi c hc ons i s t e dof : PJDa y , Twi nDa y , J e r s e yDa y , Ce l e br i t yDa y ,a ndGr e e na ndGol dDa y .Dur i ngt heGr e e na ndGol dDa y ,me mbe r sof BSA wa l ke di nt heHome c omi ngPa r a dewi t ht heBl a c k/ Af r i c a nAme r i c a nCul t ur a l Ce nt e rwhe r eBSAs howe dof fapos t e rr e pr e s e nt i ngt heor ga ni z a t i on!BSAWe e kha s s uc has i gni f i c a nc ebe c a us ei tbr i ngsBl a c ka ndAf r i c a nAme r i c a ns t ude nt sonCSU’ s c a mpust oge t he rt obonda nde nj oyonea not he r ’ sc ompa ny .
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OnNo v e mb e r4 ,2 0 1 7 ,Th eOmi c r o nTa uc h a p t e ro fAl p h aPh iAl p h aFr a t e r n i t yI n c . b r o u g h tu sa na ma z i n gs h o w wi t ht h e i rMi s sBl a c k& Go l dSc h o l a r s h i pp a g e a n t .Th e p a g e a n tt h e mewa sQu e e no ft h eNi l ea n df o c u s e do nh i g h l i g h t i n gt h eb e a u t y ,e l e g a n c e , a n di n t e l l i g e n c eo fo u rs e v e nc o n t e s t a n t s :Er i c aBi s h o p( CSU) , An j e l i c aMa r t i n e z( CSU) , Ca mb r y Be t h e l( CSU) ,Tr i c i aAl e x a n d e r( CSU) ,J h a s my n e Co o p e r Mo o r e( CSU) , Br i a n n aFa u l k( UNC) ,a n dAs h l e yRe g i s t e r( UNC) .Al lt h e s ewo me np u to naf a n t a s t i c s h o w,f r o ms p o k e nwo r d ,t ot h emu s i cs e l e c t i o n s ,t ot h ed a n c e sa n dmu c hmo r e .Th e c r o wdwa sa ma z i n g ,a n dt h e r ewa sn o t h i n gb u tb l a c ke x c e l l e n c ee x u d i n gt h r o u g h o u tt h e d u r a t i o no ft h es h o w.Ov e r a l li twa sa na ma z i n gn i g h t .Co n g r a t u l a t i o n st ot h e2 n dr u n n e r u p ,Br i a n n aFa u l k ,t h e1 s tr u n n e ru p ,J h a s my n eCo o p e r Mo o r e ,a n dt ot h e2 0 1 7Mi s s Bl a c k& Go l d , Tr i c i aAl e x a n d e r !Th a n ky o ut ot h eb r o t h e r so fOmi c r o nTa uf o rb r i n g i n g u st h ea ma z i n ge v e n ta n dah u g et h a n ky o ut oBr o t h e rAs h t o n . At mo o r e , b e c a u s en o n eo f t h i swo u l dh a v eb e e np o s s i b l ewi t h o u th i sl e a d e r s h i p .
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Oc t obe ri sLGBTHi s t or ymont ha ndi t wa st hi sye a rt ha t COLORSwe r ef i na l l ya bl e t oi mpl e me ntt he i rc ont r i but i ont oc e l e br a t et hel i ve sofs t ude ntofc ol orwhos howc a s e t he i rf a bul ous ne s se ve r yda ya ndf ort hos ewhoa r es t i l ll e a r ni nghow.QTPOCwe e k c ul t i va t e ds uc he nga ge me nt .Thewe e kki c kof fwi t ht heSi pN’Pa i nti nwhi c ht he e xe c ut i vet e a m pr ovi de d pa i nta nd c a nva s e s ,“ vi be y”que e rc ul t ur e d mus i ca nd i nt e gr a t e dque e ra ndnon-que e rs t ude nt sbyope ni ngt hee ve ntt oa l lpe r s on.DI YDa y wa sonTue s da y . Tool s ,s uc ha st i e dye ,s c i s s or s ,a ndt we e z e r s ,we r eof f e r e dt oa nyone whobr ought a na r t i c l eofc l ot hi ngt or e va mpi nt oe xudedi s t i nc t i ve ne s sonl yque e rf ol ks know how t odo.We dne s da y ,wa sa nor ga ni z e dpr e s e nt a t i ona nddi s c us s i onwi t hDr . Ca r i da dSouz awhos he dl i ghtont hehi s t or yofque e rpe opl eofc ol ori nque e r move me nt s ,ma i ns t r e a mi ngc ommodi f i c a t i onofque e r ne s s ,a ndwha ti tc oul dl i ket o ha veaque e rpe r s pe c t i vei ns oc i a la c t i vi s ma ndourda i l yl i ve s . Thur s da y , c ons i s t e dofa da yont hepl a z awhe r eCOLORSme mbe r shi ghl i ghtQPOC pe r s onsi nhi s t or ya nd ma i ns t r e a m. Que e rmus i cwa spl a ye da st he ya s ke dpe opl et os i gnpos t e r ss howi ngt he i r s uppor t f ort heQTPOCs t ude nt sonc a mpus . Thewe e ke nde dwi t habondi ng, e xc l us i ve t oCOLORSme mbe r s . Hope f ul l y , t hi si st hes t a r t ofabi gge rpr e s e nc ef orCOLORSa nd a mpl i f yi nge xpe r i e nc e st ha tha vebe e nt r a di t i ona l l ys i l e nc e d.
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U n i t e dWo me no f C o l o r( U WC )We e k Wr i t t e nb y : Be t h a n yNo r wo o d Fr omOc t obe r16t h–29t h, Uni t e dWome nofCol orr e de f i ne de xc e l l e nc e , s e l f c a r e , a nds i s t e r hoodf orUWCWe e k.Thewe e kc ons i s t e dofa nAl lOr gGa meNi ghton Monda y , ac l a s s yda t eni ghtonTue s da y , apoppi n’ pr omot i ona lpa r t yonWe dne s da y , a s e xys e l f c a r eni ghta tt heRe conThur s da y ,aPur eRoma nc ePa r t yonFr i da y ,a nd gi vi ngba c kwi t hCSUSe r ve sonSa t ur da y .UWCWe e kf oc us e donwha ti tme a nst o t a kec a r eofyour s e l f , yours i s t e r s , a ndyourc ommuni t y . Ea c hni ght , t hegr oupme ta nd i nc or por a t e dt hec or epr i nc i pl e sofbe i ngaphe nome na lwoma nofc ol ori nt oe a c h e ve nt .Me mbe r sgr e wi nf e l l ows hi pwi t honea not he ra ndnotonl ywe r ebonds f or me da nds t r e ngt he ne d, butt heor ga ni z a t i onpr e s e nt e dt hi sye a r ’ spowe r f ulgr oupof wome n.
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