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Joy on display at inaugural Black Prom

by James Matheson The Office of Multicultural Involvement Community Advocacy hosted its inaugural Black Prom Sunday in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union’s Grand Ballroom to celebrate the final days of Black History Month.  Students got to dine on beef wellington, dance in flowing ball gowns, and step on a circle that rotated a camera around them, all in the spirit of joyful resistance.  Existence … Continue reading Joy on display at inaugural Black Prom

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Black History Month Read-a-Thon delivers powerful passages

by Abigail Olear Existence is resistance. Being Black in America is an act of resistance to previous and current oppression. That was the message of the fourth annual Black History Month Read-a-Thon on Tuesday at McKeldin Library.  Performing Arts Librarian Drew Barker read two speeches by Frederick Douglass that refute a white supremecist view of American history. He explores the duality of celebrating freedom while … Continue reading Black History Month Read-a-Thon delivers powerful passages

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