2013 Event Program
Musical Prelude
Opening by Mistress of Ceremony
Courtney Johnson, Secretary Black Student Union
Welcome
James W. Harrington, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Purpose of Event
Chante Weston, UW Tacoma Student
Boys & Girls Club Great Futures Scholar
“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” Negro National Anthem
Led by: BSU, APISU & Tacoma Chapter Jack & Jill of America (Youth)
Mbira Music (Traditional African Instruments)
Performed by: Jeff Brahe , Daniel Lockley, Billy Piepenbrink
Spoken word by: Akua Asare-Konadu
Hip Hop Performance
India Irons, UW Tacoma Student
Music: “Free” Kierra Sheard
Haka (Traditional Tribal Dance)
Performed by: Asian Pacific Islander Student Union (APISU)
Introduction of Alumni Speaker
Chana Lawson, UW Tacoma Class of 2007
Alumni Speaker
Cruz Credle, UW Tacoma Class of 2010
Former BSU & ASUWT President
Dream Awards Presentation
Stephon Harris, UW Tacoma Multicultural Outreach Specialist
Keynote Intro
Judith English, President, Tacoma Chapter, Jack & Jill of America
Keynote Speaker
Carolyn McKinstry
Survivor of the 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Street Church
Civil Rights Speaker & Author ,“While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bomber Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement
Closing Remarks
Cedric Howard, Vice Chancellor for Student & Enrollment Services
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