In an interview following her selection, Porterfield said, “If I had been the first black homecoming queen ever at a university of this size, I think it would have weighed much more heavily on my emotions, but to me, by this time, it seems as ordinary as would have been any selection. I think State is three years behind in the trend . . . I realize that this is a victory for the blacks on campus, and particularly for the black female.”" />
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In an interview following her selection, Porterfield said, “If I had been the first black homecoming queen ever at a university of this size, I think it would have weighed much more heavily on my emotions, but to me, by this time, it seems as ordinary as would have been any selection. I think State is three years behind in the trend . . . I realize that this is a victory for the blacks on campus, and particularly for the black female.”
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