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Throughout this month, about 20 student organizations will host virtual events open to the public to celebrate the many aspects of being Black at GW.
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By Lauren Sforza
Feb 1, 2021 12:43 AM
Updated: Feb. 1, 2021 at 10:12 a.m.
Student leaders of the Black Heritage Celebration committee said they hope attendees will learn from this month’s events about what it means to be Black at GW and continue to advocate for the GW Black community after the celebration ends.
GW’s 15th annual Black Heritage Celebration begins Monday with the committee’s first sponsored kick-off event, “Black Is Not a Monolith,” a discussion on being Black at GW. Junior Desi Warren II, the co-chair of the BHC committee, said leaders chose the theme, “Black Is ___,” to highlight the “many different aspects of being Black” in professional and personal settings and allow for participating student organizations to fill in what resonates most with them.