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The AFRAM Festival closes with karaoke. (Photo by Londyn Gray)

Gallery: BSU hosts AFRAM Festival for Black History Month

February 27, 2023 by Londyn Gray

ACU’s Black Student Union hosted an AFRAM Festival to close out Black History Month on Friday. Visitors played games, sang karaoke and watched performances ranging from singing to baton twirling. Nu Kappa Psi president, D.J. Hewitt, senior criminal justice major from Lubbock, said the festival allows people to “witness” that “there’s people here that support you.”

Participants play the game CultureTags. (Photo by Londyn Gray)
Visitors await the performances. (Photo by Londyn Gray)
Elizabeth Schwarz, sophomore nursing major from Oak Cliff, performs a song. (Photo by Londyn Gray)

Darlene Miallie, sophomore kinesiology major from Fort Worth, cheers for a performer. (Photo by Londyn Gray)
Trevon Hardy, senior business management major from Houston, plays a game. (Photo by Londyn Gray)
Black Cats serves barbecue. (Photo by Londyn Gray)

Nu Kappa Psi president D.J. Hewitt, senior criminal justice major from Lubbock, introduces the next performer. (Photo by Londyn Gray)
Darlene Miallie, sophomore kinesiology major from Fort Worth, reads a poem. (Photo by Londyn Gray)
ACU feature twirler, Mariah Williams, junior journalism major from Desoto, performs a routine. (Photo by Londyn Gray)

Visitors play the game CultureTags. (Photo by Londyn Gray)
AFRAM visitors dance together as the event nears its end. (Photo by Londyn Gray)
The AFRAM Festival closes with karaoke. (Photo by Londyn Gray)

 

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