Pan Afrikan Festival 2013

Apr 17, 2013

The Haute Seat: Pan Afrikan Edition

Christopher Lynn | Staff Writer  It’s the Beard Gawd, aka Deion Slanders bringing you the Haute Seat once again. Coming back from a semester hiatus in full form, I bring you my review of the Pan Afrikan week as it pertains to fashion. Pan Afrikan week, from the Kick-Off  to the probates, was nothing short of…

Apr 17, 2013

Face Off: Greeks Dominate the Weekend

  Kierra Leggett | Editor-in-Chief Worn as a symbol of the pain African Americans have endured as a people, Greek members put on their best Grit Faces for Pan Afrikan 2013 Grit faces galore were displayed this past weekend as the 2013 Pan Afrikan Festival came to an end. The greatest abundance of the faces were…

Apr 10, 2013

Foster Fashion, Experience Design…

A Recap of the 16th annual AATS Fashion Expose  Kierra Leggett | Editor-in-Chief The African American Textile Society (AATS) hosted its 16th annual Fashion Expose, Monday, as a part of the 2013 Pan Afrikan Festival. The theme of this year’s expose was “Foster Fashion, Experience Design…” and sponsors included Belk, Maurice’s, UAB and the Raleigh Paul…

Apr 10, 2013

A Campus Divided

Are black athletes systematically separated from the general black student population?  Alfred Anderson | Staff Writer At North Carolina State University, the black community is relatively small. Many people argue that as black students, we should all aim to help support and encourage one other. However, many students feel as though we fall short in doing…

Apr 10, 2013

I’ll Show Some Pride, Keep Your Fried

What’s wrong with giving away fried foods? Aaron Thomas | Staff Writer I hope you weren’t expecting me to be in the Brickyard for Pan-Afrikan Pride Day. Black Students Board (BSB) gave away free fried wings to those either wearing Pan-Afrikan Pride t-shirts, or able to answer a Pan-Afrikan trivia question, on Monday. I’m all for showing…

Apr 10, 2013

The Nubian King and Queen on the Block

An Interview with Mr. & Ms. Pan Afrikan 2013  DeErricka Green | Managing Editor  The Pan-Afrikan Scholarship Pageant is an event that UAB President Lauryn Collier brought back to the Festival last year. The Scholarship Pageant embodies the founder of Pan-Afrikan Week, Kwame Nkrumah’s original intent to educate and celebrate black culture, by giving students…

Apr 3, 2013

Pan Afrikan Festival 2013 Kick Started With AATS Fashion Expose

Kierra Leggett | Editor-in-Chief The African American Textile Society (AATS) is advising everyone to “Stay Fresh” today by purchasing frozen yogurt from Fresh Berry on Hillsborough St. Individuals who display the AATS and Fresh Berry flyer at the time of checkout will have 15 percent of their total purchase donated to the AATS. While the members…