The INSIDER - Spring/Summer 2024

VOTINGWORKSHOP In celebration of Black History Month, Dr. Robert Butts, Assistant Professor of History, in conjunction with Student Support Services, hosted a voting workshop for students, as well as faculty and staff, on Monday, February 12. The Voting Workshop not only included voter registration opportunities, but congruently provided invaluable information and insight into voting. Dr. Butts' comprehensive presentation engagingly afforded important historical and political contexts necessary to understand the significance of voting, especially for previously disenfranchised populations.

DR. ROBERT BUTTS, ASSIST PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, DISCUSSES THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965 AT THE VOTING WORKSHOP

STEERS CLUB ACTIVITIES The Steers Club hosted multiple

activities in celebration of Black History Month. As an early start to festivities, they merged the celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday with Black History Month to host a viewing and roundtable discussion of Rev. Dr. King's iconic "I Have a Dream" speech on January 31. The activity included a viewing of the speech, which then transitioned into an engaging roundtable filled with intellectual dialogue about the speech’s cultural relevance, social and historical context, as well as universal appeal. The Steers Club also presented a Black History Month Poetry Slam to provide a creative and artistic outlet and space for students, with works centered around Black history contexts. The Steers Club also hosted a viewing of the movie "The Color Purple," which afforded an exciting discussion after the film.

STUDENTS INVOLVED IN THE STEERS CLUB DISCUSS REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH TO BEGIN THEIR BLACK HISTORY MONTH FESTIVITIES

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