Bobby J. Beavers is the coordinator of Multicultural Student Support Services. He, along with professor Boikai Twe, are the coordinators for the African American Culture Club, a multicultural student organization that was developed to help Sinclair students, faculty, staff and the community achieve their goals and inspire each other.
On December 6, the African American Culture Club celebrated their 25th anniversary with a pre-Kwanzaa event, which included talks on the history of Kwanzaa from Sinclair alum.
The group has worked closely with other student organizations, such as International Student Organization on a cultural exchange by helping each other with activities, along with working with the student engagement office to support their team members. Another event the group participated in during 2014 was a workshop that was coordinated with Career Services.The workshop was geared towards those seeking employment, and learning interview skills.
The events the club has planned for the remainder of the school year include their participation in the Martin Luther King Jr. walk on January 19 and to kick off Black
History Month on February 1. The club will host their first annual Black Love Poetry Slam, where students can read poems and monologues, along with dancing to celebrate their culture. The club will also have bake sale to help fund the group in the near future.
“We are about bringing unity, understanding of networking and culture,” said
Beavers. “Most of all, we’re about being a support system for each other.” Beavers said the club has all of the member’s best interest at heart.
“AACC has always been about our members doing the best they can. In weekly meetings, the students talk about how they are doing in their classes,” Beavers said, when talking about ways that the group motivate each other. “When a student does good in their classes, they are rewarded and when they aren’t doing well, we offer words of support and motivation.”
Beavers said the group has become more multi-cultural through the years. “The club is becoming more understanding—like our works with the International student organization. We are now more about accepting and collaborating with all cultures,” Beavers said.
African American Culture Club inspires students and faculty.
