"Weekend in Blackness"

"Weekend in Blackness"

Front page article promoting the upcoming Weekend in Blackness events sponsored by the Black Student Union.

The Kokomo Student Voice, Volume 2, Number 9

1972-01-21

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The heritage, past and present,
of the black man will be
highlighted this weekend as the
IU-K Black Student Union
sponsored " Weekend in
Blackness " begins with an
assembly in Havens Auditorium
at 8 o'clock this evening.
The welcoming address by
Dean Herbert C. Miller will be
followed by a program of Black
talent. A dance will follow from
10 :30 until 12 :30. This dance, in
the commons, will be emceed by
Clarence Glover, WKMO disc
jockey.
Saturdays program will include an address at 10 a.m. by
William Chavis, Coordinator of
Financial Aids at IU-Fort Wayne.
Entertainment will follow the
speech.
The Modern Dance group from
Purdue University will present a
program at 1: 30 Saturday afternoon in the Havens
Auditorium. Following the dance
program Mr. Odell Thorne, State
President of the National
Association for the Advancement
of Colored People will speak.
Seven workshops will be
conducted Saturday afternoon.
Areas of study will include
Blacks in Arts and Sciences,
Blacks in Law, Blacks in
Medicine, Blacks in Broadcasting, Blacks in Afro-American
History, Blacks in Religion, and
Blacks in Engineering.
The Saturday evening program
in the Havens Auditorium will
feature the Purdue University
Black Choir. Psycho-Drama by
members of the IU-K Black
Student Union will follow. A "jam
session" in the Commons will
follow the auditorium program
and continue until 12:30 a.m.
Sunday afternoon the final
session of "Weekend in
Blackness" will be held. An
address on religion in black life
will be followed by Gospel
music. The gospel music
program will be conducted by
Mr. Wendell Brown, Ms. Barbara
Brown, and the Youth Choir of
the Church of God in Christ,
Kokomo..
Roxsandra Clemons, publicity
chairman for the event, stated
weekend will be a very
educational and entertaining
event. Quite a few visitors from
various parts of the state are
expected to attend the event.
"Weekend in Blackness" will
be an educational experience for
everyone who attends any of the
sessions. The awareness of Black
heritage and history will help to
foster understanding and brotherhood.

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