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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 contribution
January 15, 2021
Last year’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day concluded with an in-person celebration in the Lawrewnce Memorial Chapel. This year’s celebration will be virtual.
Photo by Sarah Navy
Several virtual events are happening this Monday, Jan. 18, as a part of Lawrence’s celebration of the 2021 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service (MLK Day). Students and staff are encouraged to use their day without classes to engage in meaningful service and conversation that honors and advances Dr. King’s pivotal work as an activist for American civil rights.
The day begins with a community discussion on “Heavy: An American Memoir” by Kiese Laymon for those who have read the book. Laymon is a part of Lawrence’s 2021 Convocation Series and will be giving his speech “The Radical Possibility and Democratic Necessity of Navel Gazing” on Jan. 28.