Who doesn’t love a movie on a cold snowy night? On Tuesday night, February 19, the Cultural Ambassador Society (CAS) hosted a movie night in The Hive featuring Hidden Figures in honor of Black History Month.
Hidden Figures was produced in 2016. The plot is based on three brilliant African American women working for NASA. Based on a true story, these three women were part of putting a man on the moon; the launch of John Glenn being sent into orbit.
The night started off with some technical difficulties, but fortunately, everything went as planned in the end. Sabra Anne Snyder, a member of CAS, started the event with an introduction explaining various moments of black history. Snyder said that in 1865, the 13th amendment was added to the Constitution and abolished slavery. In 1996, J.C. Watts became the first African American to respond to a State of Union Address, and in 1864, Rebecca Lee became the first African American woman to receive an MD degree. Each milestone she described took place in the month of February, thus the term “Black History Month.”
The Cultural Ambassador Society was initiated by Ben Clarke, the club’s previous advisor, in the Fall Semester of 2017 as a way of promoting cultural intelligence and friendship. The club’s overall goal is to strive to unify the community through understanding and learning. By actively engaging in cultural events and seminars, both on- and off-campus, CAS works towards strengthening cultural bonds between students.
The club hosts a variety of social events including pot-luck dinners, movie nights, seminar talks, and school education sessions to teach the community about different cultures. CAS hopes to increase its member count while continuing to celebrate diversity.
The next event hosted by CAS will be posted by the end of March.
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