PAN-AF HIGHLIGHTS

2018 PAN-AF FOR THE CULTURE

National Pan-Hellenic Council hosted their annual Pan-Afrikan Week step show in Talley Student Union Ballroom on April 14, 2018. The Mu Xi Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. won the competition. Clockwise from top left: Marquan Hamilton from the Eta Omicron Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc; A member of the Gamma Sigma Chapter of Lambda Theta Phi Fraternity, Inc; Wesley Coats from the Kappa Lambda Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc; a member of NC State’s step team. (Kaydee Gawlik/Staff Photographer)

Pan-Afrikan Week 2018: For the Culture featured events ranging from Trap N Paint to the 21st annual African American Textile Society Fashion Exposé. Here are some photos capturing the highlights!

The 21st Annual Fashion Expose was hosted by the African American Textile Society in Talley Student Union’s Ballroom on April 12, 2018 as part of Pan-Afrikan Week. Fashion Exposé began in 1997 and is the longest running fashion show and student design competition at NC State. Clockwise from top: Veronica Harper from the collection by Rebecca Freer and Haley Petrone, both second-years in Fashion in Textile Design, walks down the runway at Fashion Exposé; Alexis Roston looks down at the end of the runway as a part of designer Payton Reed’s collection; A model faces the judges as part of Hsi-Yun (Cindy) Wang’s collection. (Sarah Cochran/Staff Photographer)

Jamilah Lemieux gives a talk entitled “Being Black in America” in Piedmont Mountain Ballroom in Talley Student Union on April 10. Lemieux was the keynote speaker for Pan-Afrikan Week. (Jessica Hernandez/Staff Photographer) Top: Dance Visions dance company displayed a piece called Ode to Bae during its 2018 concert which represents a free-falling romance. The 40th anniversary of the concert was held in Talley Student Union Ballroom on April 9. (Cody Helm/Staff Photographer) Bottom: NC State’s Uninhibited Praise Gospel Choir, led by president of the group and fourth-year psychology student Camerian Williams, sings during the Sunday Mornin’ Pan-Afrikan Spring Concert in Talley Student Union Ballroom on April 8. The choir, also known as “UPGC”, sang a variety of songs throughout the concert. (Emma Dimig/ Senior Photographer)