Des Moines Register
02/10/06
Dateline Iowa
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By REGISTER STAFF AND NEWS SERVICES
Event deals with blacks, student government
The 29th annual Big XII Conference on Black Student Government is coming to
Iowa State University.
About 14,000 black students from college campuses across the country will
attend the conference Feb. 23-25 in Ames.
The goal of the conference is to enhance the presence of blacks on college
campuses and raise awareness of black culture. The event features workshops,
black historical displays, a gospel show, a hair and fashion show, a step show
and a poetry open mic.
Conference speakers will include Jeffrey Johnson, known as "Cousin Jeff" on
BET's Rap City; nationally known political activist Angela Davis; and Des Moines
school board member and community activist Ako Abdul-Samad. The conference
theme is "Construction before Destruction: Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today."
For more information, visit www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/bigxii/ home.html .