Pan-Afrikan Week 2018: For the Culture featured events ranging from Trap N Paint to the 21st annual African American Textile Society Fashion Exposé. Here are some photos capturing the highlights!
NC State’s Uninhibited Praise Gospel Choir, led by president of the group and fourth-year psychology student Camerian Williams, sings during the Sunday Mornin’ Pan-Afrikan Spring Concert in Talley Ballroom on Sunday, April 8, 2018. The choir, also known as “UPGC”, sang a variety of songs throughout the concert.
Dance Visions Dance Company displayed a piece called Ode to Bae during their annual concert which represents a free-falling romance. The 41st anniversary of the concert was held in Talley Ballroom on April 9th.
Wesley Coats from the Kappa Lambda Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. at the National Pan-Hellenic Council’s annual Pan-Afrikan Week step show in Talley Student Union Ballroom on April 14, 2018.
A member of Botewa, African Student Union’s dance team, at the National Pan-Hellenic Council’s annual Pan-Afrikan Week step show in Talley Student Union Ballroom on April 14, 2018.
A member of the Gamma Sigma Chapter of Lambda Theta Phi Fraternity, Inc. at the National Pan-Hellenic Council’s annual Pan-Afrikan Week step show in Talley Student Union Ballroom on April 14, 2018.
Marquan Hamilton from the Eta Omicron Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. at the National Pan-Hellenic Council’s annual Pan-Afrikan Week step show in Talley Student Union Ballroom on April 14, 2018.
Jamilah Lemieux gives a talk entitled “Being Black in America” in Piedmont Mountain Ballroom in Talley Student Union on April 10, 2018. Lemieux was the keynote speaker for Pan-Afrikan Week.
Model Wykila Chavis from the collection by Rebecca Freer and Haley Petrone, both second-years in Fashion in Textile Design, walks down the runway at the 21st Annual Fashion Expose on April 12, 2018 in Talley Student Union’s Ballroom. The Fashion Expose began in 1997 and is the longest running fashion show and student design competition at NC State. The event is hosted by the African-American Textile Society and takes place each year during Pan-Afrikan Week.
Model Chi-Yi Chen faces the judges as part of Hsi-Yun (Cindy) Wang’s collection at the 21st annual Fashion Expose in Talley Student Union on April 12, 2018. Wang’s collection won third place in the Intermediate and Beyond category. The Fashion Expose began in 1997 and is the longest running fashion show and student design competition at NC State. The event is hosted by the African-American Textile Society and takes place each year during Pan-Afrikan Week.
Model Alexis Roston looks down at the end of the runway as a part of designer Payton Reed’s collection at the 21st annual Fashion Expose in Talley Student Union on Thursday, April 12, 2018. The Fashion Expose began in 1997 and is the longest running fashion show and student design competition at NC State. The event is hosted by the African-American Textile Society and takes place each year during Pan-Afrikan Week.