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Students, Professor Discuss Race

There is no such thing as a “typical” African-American just as there is no such thing as a typical European-American.  That’s the message of the third annual conference on myths and stereotypes about Africa and African-Americans called “From the Motherland.” The conference was held Thursday night in the Student Center and co-organized by the Lambda Upsilon Chapter of Delta [...]

Greeks Go Stepping Tonight

The 11th annual All-Greek Step Show is today at 7 p.m. in the Farris Center.  The doors open at 6 p.m. and admission is $10. The All-Greek Step Show combines the historically African-American Pan-Hellenic groups with the historically Caucasian groups in a stepping competition. The event was organized by the sororities and fraternities on campus and the Office of Greek [...]

Want More Black Culture Courses?

If your interested in taking more courses about African-American culture, here’s your chance to help make that happen.  A petition drive, organized by UCA student Serina Washington, is underway to add 10 courses on African and African-American topics to the university’s African/African-American Studies program. There is a separate petition for each proposed course. Each petition [...]

NABMU Plans Week of Events

National Association of Black Men United will be hosting events on campus all this week. NABMU is a national nonprofit organization formed to help African-American men graduate from college. The organization is open to everyone, regardless of  gender or race. “NABMU Week is a week that we put together to educate students on some of [...]

Ain’t Nothing but a Thang

A play about an African-American family struggling with AIDS is being performed at 7 p.m. today in Ida Waldran Auditorium. “Ain’t Nothing but a Thang” features UCA students as actors and is being presented by Minority Services as part of Black History Month observances on campus. The play is sponsored by the UCA chapter of [...]

Miss Essence Pageant Tonight

The  35th annual Miss Essence Scholarship Pageant will be held at 7 p.m. tonight in the Reynolds Performance Hall. Admission is free. Since the pageant began in 1975, Students for the Propagation of Black Culture (SPBC) has spearheaded the event. For the past 10 years, UCA’s Minority Student Services has been a co-sponsor. The pageant features [...]

African-American Workshop Today

Is there a future for African-American Studies on the UCA campus? That question will be the focus of a roundtable discussion sponsored by the African-American Studies Program at 4 p.m. today in Irby Hall, room 215. The featured speaker is Dr. Isiah Lavender, director of the program and an assistant professor of English. Students are invited to attend [...]