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A young group of African American students led by Michael Oden decided it was time to recognize and celebrate the achievements of other black students on campus. With the support of the Black Student Alliance, as well as black faculty and staff, they founded the Black Celebratory formerly known as African American Celebratory. Black Celebratory is known for hosting the traditional cultural event of Black Graduation on Michigan State University's campus.Black Celebratory received both local and national support for acknowledging the accomplishments of black students in its first active year. However, with support came criticism. Nevertheless, the organization continues to productively celebrate the graduation of black students.Over the years, the goals of the MSUBC have expanded to include community outreach and service learning engagement. Black Graduation is a ceremony focused around Michigan State University’s Black student’s accomplishment of successfully completing an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral degree from Michigan State University. Black Graduation represents the culture of our students, support of our communities, and excellence in scholarship. A cultural rite of passage that acknowledges all prospective graduates and in no way is a replacement ceremony to Michigan State’s yearly commencement. While sharing in the values of scholarship, community, integrity, and black excellence in all student experiences; Black Grad concludes each ceremony with a Kente-Stole accolade dedicated to the current class of graduates from Michigan State University
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# Grad/Professional
# Diversity and Inclusion
# Service
# Honorary
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