2008 Woodie Awards
BSU hosts "Reflections of Ebony"
Shane Allen
Issue date: 2/28/07 Section: News
UW-La Crosse's Black Student Unity (BSU) held their annual Reflections of Ebony on Feb. 17 in Valhalla, Cartwright Center.
Planned by BSU President Melissa Hill along with other members of the organization, the event featured music, drama, and food celebrating African American heritage.
Vanessa Armstrong and Terrence Rowe grabbed the crowd's attention from the start by singing the Black National Anthem.
The taste of Soul Food was in the air as well. Fried chicken, macaroni, cornbread, greens, and pasta filled the plates of the hungry guests as they chatted with each other.
After the meal, the core ensemble took the stage. Featuring a cello, piano, and xylophone, the group performed a variety of songs drawn from the Jazz Age, Southern spirituals, and concert music written by African American composers.
Taylor Mahogany Scott was the centerpiece of the event, telling the stories of four African American women in a piece called "Ain't I a Woman!"
The interactive performance celebrates the lives of Sojouner Truth, Zora Neale Hurston, Clementine Hunter and Fannie Lou Hamer, four pioneering women from different eras who fought racial oppression for an equal voice in segregated a America. Scott received a standing ovation from the audience.
Planned by BSU President Melissa Hill along with other members of the organization, the event featured music, drama, and food celebrating African American heritage.
Vanessa Armstrong and Terrence Rowe grabbed the crowd's attention from the start by singing the Black National Anthem.
The taste of Soul Food was in the air as well. Fried chicken, macaroni, cornbread, greens, and pasta filled the plates of the hungry guests as they chatted with each other.
After the meal, the core ensemble took the stage. Featuring a cello, piano, and xylophone, the group performed a variety of songs drawn from the Jazz Age, Southern spirituals, and concert music written by African American composers.
Taylor Mahogany Scott was the centerpiece of the event, telling the stories of four African American women in a piece called "Ain't I a Woman!"
The interactive performance celebrates the lives of Sojouner Truth, Zora Neale Hurston, Clementine Hunter and Fannie Lou Hamer, four pioneering women from different eras who fought racial oppression for an equal voice in segregated a America. Scott received a standing ovation from the audience.
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