African-American history celebrated

Ryan Kleine | Staff Writer
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The Student Center saw a crowd of more than 100 celebrate African-American history and accomplishments at City College’s Pan-African Night the evening of April 24.

“We have to remember we don’t get anywhere by ourselves,” speaker Danita Scott-Taylor said.

The event, which included dinner, entertainment and discussions, observed an ancient West African tradition. Water was poured onto the podium to honor and respect those who have passed on. Names of people were also called out from the audience, read off color-coated sheets of paper passed out before the event. Malcolm X, Booker T. Washington, Rosa Parks and George Washington Carver were among the names called.

A presentation on Africa-American history and a performance by hip-hop group Royalty were among the festivities.
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Magician Forest Barns performed several tricks, some of which used volunteers from the audience. One woman who volunteered ran off the stage after making a dove appear. “This is a fabulous community activity that mixes learning with fun,” City College President Kathryn Jeffery said.

A wide span of ages and colors filled the room for the annual cultural celebration.

Elders were invited to go first in the line for the dinner In addition, a panel of five African-American elders answered questions given to them by City College psychology professor Lisa Gunderson.

Tears could be seen forming in the eyes of the panelists as they reflected on the election of President Barack Obama. They recalled each of their experiences on the day of the inauguration, and talked about how inspirational it was.

Retired City College faculty member Carl Davis had kind words to say to the young people in the audience who got involved and voted.

“You are our heroes because you’re going to bring up the next generation,” Davis said.

The tone of the evening was summed up by Gunderson, who said, “We have come a long, long way.”