March 5, 2021
A group viewing session for the event was held in Somerset, projected here is fifth-year Daniel Green’s performance.
Photo by Sebastian Evans
This year, the Black Student Union’s (BSU) annual production of Cultural Expressions for Black and Brown empowerment was themed “Black Love” and took place in a hybrid setting, streaming live on YouTube with a group viewing in Somerset on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 27. The full 2021 program is still available on the Lawrence University YouTube channel.
BSU President and Lawrence junior Sarah Navy facilitated the live in-person viewing, which opened with junior Hannah Jones’s powerful recorded rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” often recognized as “The Black National Anthem” since its creation by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) leader, James Weldon Johnson, which was first performed in 1900. The program was hosted by senior Kye Harris and featured contributions from Lawrentians across a wide variety of artistic mediums and class years.