{"id":110952,"date":"2022-04-21T10:15:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T15:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=110952"},"modified":"2022-04-21T10:28:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T15:28:51","slug":"african-cultural-night-set-for-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/african-cultural-night-set-for-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"African Cultural Night Set for Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 The <a href=\"https:\/\/acsa.olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">African Caribbean Student Association<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Mississippi<\/a> hosts its annual African Cultural Night on campus Friday (April 22).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">The free event, which begins at 7 p.m. in the Ole Miss Student Union, Auditorium 124, features music, dance, fashion and a special performance. African cuisine will be served on the Student Union Plaza beginning at 8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">&#8220;This event has been happening since the establishment of the association, but did not happen during the pandemic,&#8221; said David Henen, the association&#8217;s president. &#8220;Participants should expect African homemade food, African music, an African fashion show and many students in their native attire, presentations about African cultures, and African cultural elements.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">&#8220;There will be an opportunity for the audience to get to the stage and dance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">The event is intended to share the richness of African culture with the community, Henen said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">&#8220;It also acts as a time when African students feel at home for one night by singing and dancing and wearing what they are used to at home,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0in;\">To watch a video of African dancers at a previous event, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BPVaH1obUds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 The African Caribbean Student Association at the University of Mississippi hosts its annual African Cultural Night on campus Friday (April 22). 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