In honor of Pan Afrikan Festival Week 2015, the Technician is participating in #throwbackthursday spotlighting Mary evelyn porterfield, the first African- American woman to be crowned queen for homecoming week at NC State in 1970.
PAN-AFRIKAN FEST
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Saturday 3/21
BSB Kickoff Carnival
11:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Harris Field
African Student Union presents Africa night “A Trip into the Kingdom: Kings and Queens”
7:00 P.M.
WITHERSPOON
Sunday 3/22
Peace Church holds Worship Service
11:00 A.M. – 1:00 p.M.
WITHERSPOON SANKOFA
BSB hosts Annual Soul Food
catered by Larry’s Southern Kitchen
1:30pm-2:30pm
WITHERSPOON
Monday 3/23
Monday Morning Motivations
Come out to the brickyard for some encouraging words and a treat
11:00 A.M. – 1:00 p.M.
Brickyard
BSB presents the 2015 Pan-Afrikan Scholarship Pageant
doors open at 6:30 p.m.
talley ballroom
Tuesday 3/24
DanceVisions Dance Company presents the 38th Annual Spring Concert: Visions of an Era
7:00 P.M.
Wednesday 3/25
Pan-Afrikan Pride Day
Wear Pan-Af tee from any year and stop in Wolf Plaza for pizza
NOON – 1:00 p.M.
WOLF PLAZA
BSB event: Guest speaker Nikki Giovanni
cosponsored by African American Cultural Center, Student Involvement, and CSLEPS.
doors open at 6:30 p.m.
talley ballroom
African American Textile Society presents ‘Unraveling the threads of fashion… back to THE BEGINNING.’
doors open at 8:00 p.m.
College of Textiles.
Thursday 3/26
Society of Afrikan American Culture presents ‘AfroLatinidad’
with Mi Familia, Caribbean Student Association, African Student Union, Multicultural Student Association, and the African American Cultural Center
doors open at 7:00 p.m.
talley
Friday 3/27
The community presents “Pop the tension: A celebration of social justice”
12:15 p.m.
free expression tunnel
BSB sponsors the first ever Pan-Afrikan concert
Concert tickets are $5 for students and $10 for alumni/staff and faculty.
Eventbrite link for online ticket sales: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/panafrikan-concert-2015-big-krit-tickets-16147754368
7:00 P.M.
talley
Saturday 3/28
National Association of the Advancement of Colored People Wolfpack Chapter presents ‘What’s Done in the Dark
noon
talley
Mary Evelyn Porterfield is crowned the 1970 Homecoming Queen. Porterfield was the first African- American woman to be crowned Homecoming Queen at NC State. Her escort, Michael Brown, and Bryce Younts, former director of NC State University Alumni Affairs Office, stand to the right.
