Art Events Spotlight Morgan Alumnus David Mack

Lt. Col. David F. Mack, Jr., U.S. Army (Ret.), a member of Morgan’s Class of ’71 and the undefeated 1965 Bears football team, has been commissioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art Curators to be a contributing artist in the groundbreaking exhibition, “Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina.” The MET exhibition ended Feb. 5, 2023. The second viewing began March 6 and runs through July 9, 2023, first at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; then at the University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor; and finally at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, where the exhibition completes its U.S. tour. The MET museum curators included Mack’s audio commentary as a 21st Century Contemporary Black Artist and his proposal for Congressional legislation, “The Stolen Bones Restitution Act of 1619,” a reparation bill that calls for giving back 20% of the proceeds from the sale of artifacts of enslaved African Americans.

Mack joined a distinguished panel of historians, researchers, educators and clay artists in a livestreamed discussion, “Fire + Clay: Fresh Perspectives on Southern Pottery,” hosted by the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Art, on Saturday, March 18, in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Four of the artist’s ceramic face vessels were exhibited during this symposium, where he again discussed the Stolen Bones act.

In addition, Mack’s ceramic face vessel, “A Tribute to David Drake, The Slave Potter,” was exhibited at the 2023 National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts’ 57th Annual Conference, March 13–18, 2023, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Zeta Phi Beta Chapter Celebrates 102 Years

The Gamma Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated, was established at Morgan College, now Morgan State University, on Nov. 2, 1921, and was chartered as the second chapter within the sisterhood.

Gamma Chapter is unique, because it was the first Greek letter sorority on Morgan’s campus and is the second chapter within Zeta but bears the name of the third letter of the Greek alphabet. This departure from the normal chapter-naming protocol was made intentionally, so Gamma would bear the same name as its brother chapter, the Gamma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated, which is also located at Morgan State University.

As Gamma Chapter moves toward its 102nd anniversary celebration, it will continue to retain its original zest of excellence as well as exemplify the Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood and Finer Womanhood that have resulted in the members’ serving in groundbreaking roles in all fields of endeavor and making life better for others globally.

GΦG Celebrates Its 60th With a Donation to ‘Fair Morgan’

The official end date of Homecoming was Sunday, Oct. 9 last year at Morgan State University, but the men of Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship, Inc., had good reason to extend their festivities for a few days. The Fellowship celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding on Morgan’s campus on Oct. 12, 1962, by donating $60,000 to support scholarships for students of the University. President David K. Wilson accepted the gift on behalf of the National Treasure.

Thank you to G Phi G for their continued support of Morgan students.