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sion of dancing people onto the stage.
Swaying and weaving to the music, the
dancersplaced money against thequeen's
forehead.This "spreading of the money
dance" allows family and friends to show
their appreciation for the new queen,
according to the program. The bills fell to
the floor and were scooped up by the
queen's attendants and placed in baskets.
Masterandmistressof ceremonies were
seniors Eric Skinner and Evelyn Wiggins.
The queen's attendants were Tonya
Cherry, Tyra Jones, Audrea Smith and
Aquita Robinson. McGrue Booker was
theaown bearer; Felix Eteloatch, the royal
beads bearer; William Warren, the ban
ner bearer; Thomas Chatman, the cloak
bearer; Edward Rivers, the flower bearer;
and Kelby Moore, the fan bearer.
First attendant (first runner-up) to the
queen was Miss Leslie Moore and second
attendant was Miss Terri James.
Special guests included the visiting
queens. Miss Virginia State University
and Miss N.C. Central University, and
Dr. Ohene Darko, President of the World
African Chamber in Washington, D.C.
representing 54 African nations.
Joynita Robinson is a native of Eliza
beth Qty, N.C. Her sister, Alisa, served as
Miss ECSU for the 1990-91 term, and
Robinson's mother, Joycelyn Berry
Robinson, has also served as Miss ECSU.
In the Miss ECSU Showcase, Robinson
chose Queen Inzinga, a renowned war
rior queen, as her own patron African
Queen.
"Queen Inzinha led her army against
the Portuguese and won battle after
battle," Robinson told The Compass, last
semester. "She's the epitome of resistance
against domination within the African
interior. She is a major person in Angolan
history."
Robinson said is is time for African-
American women to "recognize our
uniqueness and royalty. We are all
queens."
Robinson said she planned to start an
outreach program to encourage high
school students to stay in school. "I hope
that will bring ECSU and the community
closer together," she said.
Robinson also said she hoped to im
prove campus morale by "being an ex
ample myself," and to work to improve
student involvement in the campus.
Robinson, a senior biology major who
plans to become a doctor, has already
•’Keived early acceptance to the Ohio
University College of Osteopathic Medi
cine in Athens, Ohio.
She has been involved with SGA for
^J'ree years, serving as freshman class
president and SGA vice-president.
Robinson is also a member of the ECSU
Varsity Cheerleading Squad, the Gospel
Choir, Honors Program, Eta Chi Chapter
of Tri-Beta Biology Honor Society, and
Students of Science Qub, Kappa Etelta
Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi Education
Honor Society and Delta Theta Chapter
of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
She is the first black and first ECSU
^^pj'esentative to serve as vice president
of the N. C. Academy of Science.
Photo by Stevt Cooke
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{Left to right): Chenita Pittman, Josephine Artis, Nikita Sutton, Keisha Hoggard, Shonda McNair and Meescha Atkinson
performed ‘The Negro National Anthem” on Coronation Night.
Photo by Steve Cooke
ECSU Chancellor Dr Jimmy Jenkins and Ebere Oriaku, a professor in the Department of Soctology, joined Miss ECSU on stage
during the libation ceremony. Oriaku, originally from Nigeria, performed the libation ceremony in honor of the new queen.