By Brianna Llewellyn, Staff Writer
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the University hosted a fair on Oct. 20 to commemorate Dr. King’s impact on history.
The fair included activities such as bounce-abouts, arts and crafts, candy-apple dipping, egg races and a bean bag toss. This fair served as an opportunity for the University’s staff and students to give back to the community through creativity.
Local Programs such as Prodigy came out to show their support for the event through face and canvas board painting. Prodigy is a cultural arts program that was invented to steer youths from the age of 7 to 17 in a creative and positive direction.
Representatives of The Home Depot attended the fair as well. At their station, they stimulated creativity in youths through building tool kits that could be taken home for free.
The science department also played a huge part in this event. They displayed a model of DNA to grab attention, and patrons who stopped by their station could make arm bands and bracelets designed to mimic the structure of DNA.
There was a host of snacks provided at the fair including: kettle corn, candied apples, pecans and almonds roasted in ground cinnamon and cotton candy.
In the afternoon the gentlemen of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. hosted a candle light vigil in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. on the main campus in between apartments 5 and 6. Various students from all walks of campus life presented poems and told stories in order to pay homage to MLK.
Members from Sigma Lambda Gamma, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Kappa Alpha Psi attended the event and read poetry as well. Members from other clubs such as SISTUHS Inc. and Progressive Black Men paid homage to this great civil rights activist.
