Fans of visual art and poetry will
receive a taste of both in the month of November. Two programs put on by SU
artists, the "Profile of a black woman" and "Visions of Reality," will
highlight and exalt the richness of black culture and student life around
campus.
The "Profile of a black woman" show was held last month in
the John B. Cade library. Put on by Antoine "G.H.O.S.T." Mitchell, a senior
fine arts major from Norwood, the show gave praise to black women at Southern
and throughout history.
"The show was inspired by black
women and the respect that black men need to show the black women," he said.
The art display/poetry reading featured several drawings by
Mitchell showcasing the beauty of black women from a male perspective. Among
the drawings was a portrait of the four young ladies who were killed in the
Alabama church bombing in 1963 entitled "Four Little girls." "The whole message
behind that piece was that those four little girls could have been strong black
women in the community," Mitchell said.
There were also several poets at the exhibit who delivered
spoken word dedications to ladies. Such student-poets as Lanoah "D-Cypher"
Lomax, James "P.I.M.P." Walker, and Rodney Junior, read personal poems in honor
of black women.
"A black woman is the epitome of a woman," said Lomax, a
senior electronic engineering major from Chicago. "She's the nurturer, the
giver, the caretaker."
The women in attendance were also serenaded by members of the
Phi Mu Alpha fraternity.
For those who missed the event, an encore presentation will
be held on Nov. 29th, and Mitchell promises to provide a special surprise for
all who attend. He encourages all students, especially black female students,
to try to attend the encore. "I think they should come to the encore because
it's very uplifting," Mitchell said. "If they can go to a club and pay for a
dollar drink, then they can come and get uplifted for free."
Another art show to be held this month on Nov. 16th is
entitled "Visions of Reality." This show, put on by Rodrick Minor, a junior
fine arts major from Woodville, Mississippi, highlights black life around
Southern University.
"The theme of the show is basically
people in their natural mood doing their everyday things and catching them in
that moment," Minor said. He also encourages fellow students to take advantage
all forms of art and support its' various forms. "Basically art is a part of
our black heritage and it is something we should all embrace."
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