Black History

Mission

The mission of the Black History Month Planning Committee is to provide a network of programs and support services promoting the individual, social, cultural, and academic well-being of Appalachian State University's students. The programs developed sought to explore the Black experience in the United States and across the African Diaspora through critical dialogue, heritage exploration and the performing arts. Additionally, we challenge all students to critically assess their role as global citizens and to consciously advocate for a respectful campus environment and community. 

Goals

1. To promote campus-wide understanding of the unique contributions of African Americans to the life and culture of the campus, the nation and indeed the world. 
2. To encourage within African American students a growing sense of pride and dignity based on their rightful culture of the campus, the nation and indeed the world. 
3. To provide opportunities for all students to engage in the vital cultural and social experience of meeting, interacting with, and learning from students of diverse backgrounds.