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Black Students United Hosts Inaugural Black Welcome Weekend
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Black Students United hosted the first annual Black Welcome Weekend on Sept. 15 and 16, aiming to introduce incoming students to the Black community at Cornell.
The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/africana-center/)
Black Students United hosted the first annual Black Welcome Weekend on Sept. 15 and 16, aiming to introduce incoming students to the Black community at Cornell.
In an event held at the Africana Center, the members of the Black Students United kick off black history month in a ceremony meant to connect the past with the future.
“The black community usually come[s] together as a whole during time of crisis,” Alexandria Maloney grad told The Sun. “I want that to extend to celebratory occasions.”
Clemente ’02 called for an uncompromising movement against racial oppression at a lecture Tuesday at the Africana Center.
“[This conversation] is an important and positive part of history, because it reminds us if things like that don’t happen, I might not be here,” Acree said.