BAS celebrates black history month
By Kristen Gaylor
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Staff Writer
The Black Awareness Society (BAS) will hold a poetry reading on Feb. 21 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the student center on the Floyd campus to celebrate Black History Month.
Though poetry will be the main focus of this reading, excerpts from all kinds of African-American literature will also be featured.
Barbeque sandwiches will be sold during the reading.
Throughout February, the Black Awareness Society will be putting up photographs of African-American men and women who have made a difference in our society, including inventors, poets and people involved in the civil rights movement. Alongside these pictures will be information and historical facts about the person in the picture.
The BAS members hope that the students of Georgia Highlands College will find this a fun and interesting way of learning about these important men and women who have helped our nation to become a better place, said Dr. Jon Hershey, club adviser and professor of English.
Though the students of BAS recognize Black History Month as important in celebrating the lives and accomplishments of great African-American men and women, they do not want their club activities to stop there.
Hershey stated, �I think the club wants to be active throughout the year and offer a variety of services and activities all year, not just through February. The students want to make their presence known on campus year-round.�
BAS hopes to visit an African-American fraternity to view a step show on Feb. 25 and also to take a trip to see an African-American play in late March.
For additional information on the activities planned for Black History month and the activities planned for the future, email Hershey at [email protected].
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