Bobby J. Beavers is the coordinator of Multicultural Student Support Services. He, along with professor Boikai Twe, are the coordinators for the African American Culture Club, a multicultural student organization that was developed to help Sinclair students, faculty, staff and the community achieve their goals and inspire each other.
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\nOn December 6, the African American Culture Club celebrated their 25th anniversary with a pre-Kwanzaa event, which included talks on the history of Kwanzaa from Sinclair alum.
\nThe group has worked closely with other student organizations, such as International Student Organization on a cultural exchange by helping each other with activities, along with working with the student engagement office to support their team members. Another event the group participated in during 2014 was a workshop that was coordinated with Career Services.The workshop was geared towards those seeking employment, and learning interview skills.
\nThe events the club has planned for the remainder of the school year include their participation in the Martin Luther King Jr. walk on January 19 and to kick off Black
\nHistory Month on February 1. The club will host their first annual Black Love Poetry Slam, where students can read poems and monologues, along with dancing to celebrate their culture. The club will also have bake sale to help fund the group in the near future.
\n\u201cWe are about bringing unity, understanding of networking and culture,\u201d said
\nBeavers. \u201cMost of all, we\u2019re about being a support system for each other.\u201d Beavers said the club has all of the member\u2019s best interest at heart.
\n\u201cAACC has always been about our members doing the best they can. In weekly meetings, the students talk about how they are doing in their classes,\u201d Beavers said, when talking about ways that the group motivate each other. \u201cWhen a student does good in their classes, they are rewarded and when they aren\u2019t doing well, we offer words of support and motivation.\u201d
\nBeavers said the group has become more multi-cultural through the years. \u201cThe club is becoming more understanding\u2014like our works with the International student organization. We are now more about accepting and collaborating with all cultures,\u201d Beavers said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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