Named Angaza, which means ‘to shine’ or ‘illuminate’ in Swahili, the choir is fitting of its name, as the group has been gracing Waco with their vibrant dashikis of reds, blues and greens and their spirited performances since spring of 2022.
Browsing: Black History Month 2023
It only takes a flame to start a fire. For Dr. Heidi Hornik, chair of the department of art and art history, it only takes a painting to start a collection. Hanging on the wall of her office in the Hooper-Schaefer Fine Arts Center is the painting that started it all.
“I have gone to grocery stores, been at work and forgot I was wearing my Delta Sigma Theta bracelet, and have met other women who have literally welcomed me with a hug,” Fox said. “Where else can you experience something like that? You’re complete strangers, but are relating in the fact you both joined an organization that values sisterhood and loving each other as Black women.”
The show has featured Waco Police Department’s Chief of Police Sheryl Victoria, Cha Community owner Jaja Chen, Waco councilwoman Kelly Palmer and others. Their new season will feature the family of Justin Bibles, who was murdered in front of a Red Lobster resturant in Waco in 2018, and a highlight on the Waco ISD school board.
Literature can have great ideological and political power, judging from the fact that literature participates in many other sorts of movements that people tend to think as being “uniquely American,” Sharp said.
“A lot of times we think of specific months and think, ‘If I don’t identify with this group, this doesn’t apply to me,’ but these things impact everybody,” Griggs said.
The admission of students of color proved Baylor was moving forward. It showed a “point of pride” for Baylor to have international and Black American students attend the university.
Baylor and the Waco community are offering several in-person and online events to celebrate Black History Month