After a three-year hiatus because of COVID-19, Wright State University celebrated graduating Black and African American students during the Spring 2022 Kente Stole Celebration in the Student Union Apollo Room on April 19.<\/p>\n
The pre-commencement event celebrated 155 students as they transition into the next chapter of their lives by presenting each with a Kente Stole to wear during graduation on April 29 and 30.<\/p>\n
The colorful stole with alternating patterns represents knowledge of the self and overcoming displacement and struggle throughout the African diaspora.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo receive this I\u2019m honored,\u201d said Johnny Holloway, who will graduate with a bachelor\u2019s degree in public health.<\/p>\n
The celebration also included the presentation of the 2022 Bolinga Excellence in Service and Teaching Awards. The award recipients were:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really a day to come together in a unique and significant way and also acknowledge academic achievements of our students,\u201d said Quatez Scott, intercultural specialist in the Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n Wright State will hold two spring commencement ceremonies in the Wright State University Nutter Center:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wright State celebrated graduating Black and African American students during the Spring 2022 Kente Stole Celebration. Continue reading \n