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Carolyn Beard Whitlow honored Banquet celebrates black excellence Features BY ANNIE FULLWOOD Staff Writer “All black lives matter because excellence manifests itself within individuals whether or not we agree on it,” said student speaker junior Teresa Bedzigui at the Journeys in Blackness event. “Our journey is far from over. * “Many of us are tired of fighting for our lives, but it is this journey, this process of always becoming, that makes us excellent. We are excellent.” On March 28, Guilford College faculty, retired professors, students and alumni attended the Journeys into Blackness Banquet to celebrate black excellence. “This is the third annual banquet,” said Director for Multicultural Education and banquet planner Jada Drew. “The Journeys in Blackness theme has been going on for a few decades here to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month. Now we have the Journeys into Blackness banquet to celebrate not only black excellence, and student and faculty achievement, but also honoring the firsts.” The event included many speakers, including alumna Minette Coleman ’73, President of Guilford College Jane Fernandes, and Bedzigui as well as a special performance by the Suah African Dance Theatre Company, a dance group located in Greensboro. In previous years the banquet has honored valued See CAROLYN | Page 6 Voi-UMi; 101 I Issur: 18 Tur (jtnnOKDiAN - SiNu: /9J4 WWW.BUIII0R0fAN,C0M
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