{"id":2622,"date":"2016-01-21T19:01:19","date_gmt":"2016-01-22T03:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=2622"},"modified":"2016-01-21T19:01:19","modified_gmt":"2016-01-22T03:01:19","slug":"speaker-singers-and-sweet-potato-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/speaker-singers-and-sweet-potato-pie\/","title":{"rendered":"Speaker, singers, and sweet potato pie"},"content":{"rendered":"
By: Megan Clark\r\nCampus Life Editor<\/pre>\n
Spirits were roused when the Pacific Room\u2019s doors in the WUC opened to the public for the MLK commemorative dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 20. <\/p>\n
The guests were greeted with the sight of beautifully laid out tables laden with water, iced tea, and warm cornbread. Tickets cost $3 for students, and it was well worth it. <\/p>\n
The buffet dinner included fried chicken, collard greens, black-eyed peas, and macaroni and cheese followed by a dessert of peach crisps, much like cobbler, and small squares of sweet potato pie.<\/p>\n
The Portland Interfaith Gospel choir sang two spirited songs to signal the start of the event. Then, President Rex Fuller, introduced Dr. Eddie Moore, presented a beautiful speech on racism and MLK\u2019s dream. <\/p>\n
He posed the audience the question, \u201cAre we moving?\u201d While people may think that progress is being made, there are still inequities prevalent in society regarding race and gender.<\/p>\n
He said that one thing college students could do to help defeat racism was to rid themselves of personal biases and become more self-aware in how they act and treat others. <\/p>\n
After Dr. Moore\u2019s speech, the essay prizewinners were announced. The event closed out with two more songs performed by the gospel choir. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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