2008 Kwanzaa Celebration
featuring:
Chuck Davis African American Dance Ensemble
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
3:00pm
University Center Theater

Co-sponsored by the Organization of Ebony Students
Kwanzaa is an African American and Pan-African holiday which celebrates family, community and culture. Celebrated from 26 December thru 1 January, its origins are in the first harvest celebrations of Africa from which it takes its name. The name Kwanzaa is derived from the phrase "matunda ya kwanza" which means "first fruits" in Swahili, a Pan-African language which is the most widely spoken African language.

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2009 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Chancellor’s Speaker
Dr. Julianne Malveaux
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
7pm
University Center Grandroom
Sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor & the 2009 WCU Martin Luther King, Jr. Planning Committee

Dr. Julianne Malveaux is the 15th President of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, NC.  Recognized for her progressive and insightful observations, she is also an economist, author and commentator, and has been described by Dr. Cornel West as “the most iconoclastic public intellectual in the country.”

A committed activist and civic leader, Dr. Malveaux has held positions in women’s, civil rights, and policy organizations.  Her popular writing has appeared in USA Today, Black Issues in Higher Education, Ms. Magazine, Essence Magazine, and the Progressive.  Dr. Malveaux has hosted television and radio programs, and appeared widely as a commentator, on networks including CNN, BET, PBS, NBC, ABC, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, C-SPAN and others.

Contact the Office of Multicultural Affairs at 828-227-2276 for additional information.