A&M-商务 to Host Inaugural Southern Gospel Brunch Event

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UPDATE: EVENT CANCELLED

的 inaugural “Southern Gospel Brunch: Celebrating African-American Heritage” event is set for February 8 at the Sam Rayburn Student Center on the campus of 皇冠体育365赌博&M University-商务.

的 event is being organized by the Office of Intercultural Engagement and Leadership at A&M-商务, as well as university 校友 Center, Sodexo and the Eta Zeta chapter of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.

的 festivities will include a brunch buffet in the Mane Café featuring creole shrimp and grits, fried chicken and waffles, collard greens and more.

的 event will also feature an African-American inventor's exhibit on the second floor of the student center, which is slated to include documents, photographs and hands-on replicas of inventions made by African-American innovators from the 1800s to 2000年代. Featured inventors include Nathan Nearest Green, Madam C.J. 沃克 博士和. Patricia E. 浴.

Following brunch, the winner of the “I Have a Dream” essay contest will read their entry. 的 contest is a partnership between Sodexo and A.C. Williams Elementary School in 商务. Third through fifth graders were tasked with writing an essay about their aspirations, and the winner and their class are invited to the brunch.

的 event will conclude with the Gospel Explosion, featuring guest performances by Lady Kirisma Evans of KEM Ministries, Colby Savage with Positive Vibes Only, the Uniquely Blended Praise Dance Ensemble and the Evidence of Grace Gospel Choir.

Several dignitaries will also speak at the event, including Sydnie Long, constituent outreach liaison for Senator Ted Cruz; Robert High, president of the Paris NAACP; Wyman Williams, mayor of 商务; 博士和. Mark Rudin, president of A&M-商务.

Admission is free 对于一个&M-商务 students, faculty and staff who have an active meal plan at the university, and $9 for all others. 的 public is encouraged to attend the celebration.

的 Southern Gospel Brunch will be held February 8, beginning at 11 a.m.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://calendar.fc-daudenzell.com/southerngospelbrunch.