BSU: Creating Thinkers and Artists

Wed, 11/07/2018 - 21:21 -- AliyaG

My name is Aliya and I am black excellence. That's how we take attendancein the Black Student Union.On Wednesdays,the fifth-floor cafeteria lights up with the bright smiles of black bodiesCongregated together as if packing into pews at church,Agreeing with hums of praise and claps of adoration,As we sit and listenTo each person introduce them self to the same crowd, every week.It was in this crowd, that I found my voice 12% of my school is black.That meansin a class of 34 students,There are 3 other empowered faces to look over at when we cover the Civil Rights Movement. Nevertheless,I've stayed empoweredto learn history, my historyAnd grow from it. I believe in educating through the arts!I believe in loving my blackness!I believe in embracing history!I believe in enlightening myself and others to make a change for the future! It’s crazy that I began to lead the same group that inspired my beliefs Create. Build. Produce.A show depicting our culture. O.R.I.O. : Breaking BarriersRevolution: The Power of UsLegacy: The Future Is Now I've found beauty in the process Learn, write, share, repeat,Learn, write, share,Repeat. When we touch the stage,Heads follow the actors,Eyes follow the dancers,Ears follow the musicians,while Hearts follow our message ofunity and love. Unity and LoveWhich radiates through the cast each year. Unity and Love,Which draws us all back together to create something better. Unity and LoveWhich leads us back to the fifth-floor cafeteria, Proclaiming our greatness. 

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