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jmantic Interlude 2001 was an elegant
event sponsored by Spelman’s Student Government Asso
ciation. As the photos show, this spectacular evening was
full of sophistication, grace, and partying! If you missed
out on this hot event don’t worry—you only have to wait
approximately 353 days until the next one!
Millenium Magic 2001
Spelman College and the National Black Student Leadership Conference
Jameta Barlow
Health Editor
Ten Spelmanites sacrificed
the last few days of their Winter
Break to attend the Carroll F.S.
Hardy National Black Student
Leadership Development Confer
ence from January 4-7, 2001 in
Richmond, V.A.
Campus organizations such
as Bonner Scholars, PEPers,
P.O.S.S.E. and SGA sent at least
one representative to the confer
ence, which taught the students
how to be an effective leader on
college campus. Entitled The
Leadership Quilt: Confidence,
Collaboration, Commitment,
Communication, Compassion and
Community, the conference fea
tured speakers such as the first fe
male Bishop in the African Meth
odist Episcopal Church, the Rev
erend Vashti Murphy McKenzie,
Ph.D.; author and Howard Univer
sity Assistant Professor, Rev.
Debyii L. Sababu Thomas, Ph.D.;
Washington Post writer and Black
Entertainment Television com
mentator Courtland Milloy; presi
dent of the nationally recognized
black think tank, The Harvest In
stitute, Claud Anderson, Ph.D.;
former National Youth and College
Director of the National Associa
tion for the Advancement of Col
ored People and graduate of
Morehouse College, Rev. Jamal -
Harrison Bryant, Ph.D.; and
award-winning lecturer, stand-up
comedian and host of USA Live
Bertice Berry, Ph.D.
Students attended work
shops such as “Bamboozled: By
Whom, For What?,” “Black His
tory 101: Things You Oughta
Know,” “Graduate School: If Not
You, Who?,” “Building Commu
nities” and “Leadership FUBU
(For Us, By US) & A Formula for
Leadership.” Junior Psychology
major Candice Young said, “I was
highly impressed with the speak
ers that were in attendance at the
conference. Their motivational,
yet realistic messages of leadership
and success for our generation
were thoroughly inspiring. It also
showed me the importance of at
tending graduate school due to the
depleting number of Blacks in grad
school right now.”
Spelman students have
vowed to apply what was learned
at the conference to their involve
ment with organizations on
Spelman’s campus. “To be a pro
gressive leader is to be constantly
aware of the issues that move Af
rican Americans forward and then
work to inspire others to act upon
those issues, collectively,” said
freshman Political Science major
Jessica Davenport. Sophomore
April Broussard agrees and said
that “by attending the conference
[she] was encouraged to become
active and shake things up by con
testing the things that [she] knows
are wrong and supporting those
things which are right.”
Perhaps what was gained the
most from the conference, accord
ing to junior Economics major
Alexandra Hadley, “...was some
thing that did not involve the con
ference at all. It was the time I got
to spend with my Spelman sisters
who I had seen in passing on cam
pus, but never took the initiative
to talk to. With all the time we
spent together, I obtained some
valuable friendships.” All of the
students had plenty of opportuni
ties to relax with their Spelman
sisters and to network with the
other college students represented
from Cornell University, Johnson
C. Smith University, James Madi
son University, University of
Maryland at College Park and
Northwestern University.
Anthony said, “The National
Black Student Leadership Confer
ence is an excellent opportunity for
student leaders and potential lead
ers. It provides a professional, yet
collegiate atmosphere that not only
offers quality sessions, but also
encourages African American stu
dents to be proud of their heritage
and continue to reach for their as
pirations. It offers an environment
that celebrates spirituality, leader
ship and quality of life as they re
late to higher education.”