By Tamika Robinson and Amira Sadek
Feature Editor and Cardinal Staff
The Inter-Cultural Awareness Association hosted its first Black History Month celebration program in the Common Room on Feb. 28.
The program included three guest performances: African dancer Christian Yao Adeti, poet Yolanda McIntosh and speaker Xavier Wilson. Other performances, done by members of ICAA, included modeling West African clothing, reading poetry, dancing and a hip-hop presentation.
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Approximately 100 people attended the program, including faculty and students. “It was a good turnout,” said ICAA member Adjovi Amouzou. “We all came together and worked together to make it happen, and I was very excited that the school helped us show this to the students and teachers on the campus.”
Guests were served traditional African dishes such as jollof rice and check rice and gravy, and beverages such as ginger beer and punch, for the dinner portion of the program. Aga Kadej, junior, said that she loved the food. The food was prepared by the family members of ICAA’s vice president, Georgette McCauley.
“I feel like it was a good turnout because what we were willing to accomplish was accomplished at the end of the night,” said McCauley. “We wanted to create awareness for ICAA and have other people who do not know about ICAA see the club and know the kind of activities that we do.”
Black History Month, founded by Carter G. Woodson in 1926, takes place in February and recognizes important events and accomplishments of past and present Africans and African-Americans.
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