Today’s Event…
Pop-Up Dance on the Quad
![graphic of three Black people dancing with text that states "Pop Up Dance on the Quad. Black Joy Week"](https://bafsa.kzoo.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/139/2023/05/BJW-Dance-1024x576.png)
Join the Black Student Organization (BSO) for some music, dance, and fun!
- Location: The Quad
- Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
- All are welcome!
Join the Black Student Organization (BSO) for some music, dance, and fun!
That’s right, BAFSA is back for the third annual Black Joy Week! This year, BAFSA, the Arcus Center, Counseling Center, Intercultural Center and the BSO have joined together to create a week full of fun!
Visit the Black Joy Week page for more details on times and locations of these events.
Which Black icon inspired Tyler Perry to pursue writing?
Comment your answer below!
Yesterday’s Trivia Answer: Amanda Gorman
See our post tomorrow for the answer to today’s trivia question. The winners of each daily trivia will be contacted directly to arrange prize delivery.
Don’t miss the Juneteenth keynote with activist, historian, writer, and former Kalamazoo College Academic Director of the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership & Professor of History, Dr. Lisa Brock. Dr. Brock is also one of the founders of this Juneteenth Celebration.
Day: Wednesday, June 16th
Time: 12:00 p.m. EST
Location: Zoom – Register for the Keynote
Participant Restriction: None
Join Kalamazoo College’s Black Student Organization (BSO) for a fun night of black movie trivia. The top two winners will receive special prizes!
Day: Wednesday, June 16th
Time: 4:00 p.m. EST
Location: Register for Black Movie and Music Trivia
Participant Restriction: None
TODAY IS THE DAY…
Kalamazoo College
Black Joy Week
has arrived!
Every day during Black Joy Week, participants will have the opportunity to answer a question related to Black trivia. Thanks to the Kalamazoo College Black Student Organization (BSO), the first two people to answer the Daily Trivia questions in the comments below correctly, will receive a prize.
If you haven’t checked the Black Joy Week Schedule, be sure to do so now and register for the events you can attend. If you’re interested in the Block Party, please register for that as soon as possible since spaces are filling up quickly.
6:00 p.m. EST – Opening Remarks by Black Voices Panelists (check back on the Celebrating Juneteenth – Black Joy Week page)
6:15 p.m. EST – Live Comedy Show with Comedian Ricarlo Winston
Start the day off by listening to the Juneteenth Celebration Spotify playlist, curated by our very own, Rhiki Swinton!
Which famous Black poet said…
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style”
Comment your answer below!
See our post tomorrow for the answer to today’s trivia question. The winners of each daily trivia will be contacted directly to arrange prize delivery.
Let’s Go!
Registration is open for ALL Black Joy Week events!
Visit the Celebrating Juneteenth page for: