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Part of UB's Black Student Union celebrates Black History Month, February 10, 2014

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Monday, February 10, 2014

ubspectrurn.com

UB's Black Student Union
celebrates Black History Month
Members promote black history, culture - 'notjust one month'

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ANDREA SAADAN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

UB's Black Student Union
(BSU) has big plans for Black
History Month, including birth­
day celebrations for Abraham
Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
two pioneers for black equality.
BSU has several events lined
up, such as a leadership confer­
ence for local high school stu- .
dents, its annual
health fair with
local he_alth 6rganizations, com­
munity service events that will
be held every other weekend· and
a Valentine's Day candy-gram
and raffle, according to Chris­
tina Dunn, an activities coordinator for the club and a sopho­
COURTESY OF GREG BELLANTON
more sociology and communica­
(Top left to bottom right) BSU leaders Sean Galette, publicity coordinator, Robin
tion major.
Murray, vice president, Donald Kelly, Black Men United co-chah:, Alana Barricks,
To conclude the month's fes­
community service chair, and Greg Bellanton, president, have several events artivities, the club will continue its
ranged for Black History Month.
tradition of hosting Black Ex­
"You don't have to be black or stills so much in you."
plosion.
BSU Publicity Coordinator
"It's a fashion and cultural from the Caribbean or Jamaica
show where we take any theme to come to our events," Bellon­ Sean Galette said the club al­
or idea that we want and run ton said. "We can relate to every­ lowed him to find family eight
wild with it," said President Greg body in America and throughout hours away from his home. Be­
ing an active BSU member has
Bellonton, a senior psychology the world on different topics."
Anyone in the UB community challenged him to maintain cer­
major. "The point of this year's
fashion show is to readjust the • can join BSU's progressive think- tain standards at school and led
focus to show that black is beau­ ing by becoming a part of the him to make multiple sacrifices.
''You really have to be truly
tiful by taking the same ideas club, •Bellonton said. Even stu­
dents from other schools such dedicated to more than one thing
[that society has deemed beautiful] and putting our passion into as Buffalo State College and Erie at once," said Noelle Nesbitt, an
it and showing that black is beau­ Community College, attend the activities coordinator and a ju­
meetings, Dunn said.
nior biomedical engineering ma­
tiful."
Vice President Robin Mur­ jor. ''You do have to measureup
This year, BSU is switching
things up by ·holding Black Ex­ ray said the club focuses less on to the requirements that you ac­
plosion on March linstead of in "fighting against racial pressure" tually put yourself up for."
and more on "fighting for progDespite the challenges, Nesbitt
February.
as youthful individuals."
ress
said she is thankful for how BSU
''It's really important to realize
BSU Treasurer Efun Sade Ca­ has provided her with the oppor­
•that black history is not just one
month," Dunn said. "You should dle, a junior finance major, is in tunities to network and grow as
know your culture and your peo­ her second semester at UB. She a person .
ple and the way that we appreci- .transferred to UB in August.
To find out more about the
"I went to a historically black club or its events, Black Student
•
ate our history."
meetings every high school and 98 percent of Union is an open group on FaceBSU holds
Wednesday at S p.m. in .307 Stu­ the school was black," Cadle book.
dent Union and welcomes peo­ said. "UB is huge, and to find a
ple of every ethnicity and cul- small group of people who share
. ture.
the same interests as you just in- email: features@ubspectrum.coni

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