On behalf of the BSA Executive Committee, we would like to welcome you all back for the Spring Semester. We wish you great success with your classes! Remember, BSA: "Strengthening the Tradition of Excellence!"

Ujima is back! If you would like to promote your parties, programs, community service projects, scholarships, internships, etc., PLEASE EMAIL VANECIE DELVA, vbd@duke.edu, EVERY FRIDAY NO LATER THAN 5PM.

New Courses

AAAS 132 The Department of African and African-American Studies at Duke University is happy to announce that award winning journalist and author Joan Morgan will offer the course "The History of Hip-Hop Journalism" (AAAS 132) in the Spring of 2007. The course meets once a week, Thursdays from 4:25 - 6:50.

HOUSECS 79.02 This Is Your Home: Black Women & Identity Construction at Duke Who is the Black woman at Duke University? What space does she claim as a student at Duke University? This house course will explore Black women and identity construction, with a special focus on how these two concepts interact at Duke University. Instructors (and Contact for Permission Numbers in 2nd week of Drop/Add): Kamaria Campbell kac18@duke.edu & Laura Welch Meeting Time and Place: Mondays 5:00 - 6:30pm, Crowell DD Commons

UBS Investment Banking Summer Internship UBS believes in creating opportunities for every one of their employees to excel and realize their potential. As a leading financial firm with offices in over 50 countries,UBS can offer the inspiration you need from all corners of the globe. After all, when you’re inspired, we all succeed. Application deadline: January 21, 2007 It starts with you: www.ubs.com/graduates

***ATTENTION ALL BLACK AFFINITY GROUP LEADERS. A black history month exhibition project, "LIFE HISTORY," will be held at the MLWC. Please pick up your presentation board as well as more information at the Mary Lou ASAP! Posters will be due no later than January 26th.*** If you have any questions feel free to contact Jamaica Woodyard, jamaica.woodyard@duke.edu.

MLWC Black Artist Collective Database Black student filmmakers, photographers, fine artists, writers, dancers, actors/actresses, musicians, and vocalists needed This artist database will serve as a resource to the Black affinity groups of Duke University To be added to the database send your NAME, CLASS, E-MAIL ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, and SPECIALTY to: mlw@studentaffairs.duke.edu

Black Affinity Group Webmaster Intern needed. Amazing job opportunity to develop your design portfolio with multiple sites!! Serve the Black community as a webmaster/consultant for Team Mary Lou members in need of web design. Applicants are encouraged to send resumes to mlw@studentaffairs.duke.edu

The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture is proud to announce our programming theme for 2006-2007 ~ Cultivating Consciousness: A Campaign for Change. This theme reflects our continuing commitment to strengthening community through deeper consideration of the past, present, and future of Black people and Black culture.

************************ Cultivating Consciousness: A Campaign for Change The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture invites you to join us for our Lunch & Learn series every day at noon. Bring your lunch and enjoy a film, a conversation, or television show that makes a statement about our past and our present!

Monday 9/18 Boondocks Season 1 @12P Wednesday 9/20 FILM : Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed? @12P Thursday 9/21 Good Times @12P Friday 9/22 A Different World Season 1@ 12P

************************ The Mary Lou Williams Center is reading The Covenant The Covenant with Black America http://www.covenantwithblackamerica.com/ Beginning Tuesday, September 26 @ 12P/Noon JOIN US FOR A COVENANT CONVERSATION: Covenant I. Securing the Right to Healthcare & Well Being

BRING YOUR LUNCH & SHARE THE LESSONS YOU'VE LEARNED FROM READING THE COVENANT!!! Copies are available for checkout in our lending library.

************************ Black Community Calendar Now available for download on the Mary Lou Williams Center website.

Get info on upcoming events sponsored by Black student organizations and the MLWC. Check it out!!! Send feedback and/or event announcements to mlw@studentaffairs.duke.edu or drop by and tell us what your group has going on.

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