Salt Lake Community College’s (SLCC) Black Student Union held a panel discussion at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Feb. 1, 2012 to kick off Black History Month.
The panel consisted of four black students from different cultures that go to SLCC who discussed different aspects of their college experience.
“All black individuals are not from the same culture,” says Jack Hesleph, Black Student Union co-advisor.
The reasons students chose SLCC include its affordability, class size and to broaden horizons. They also cited diversity.
“In order to achieve success, you’ve got to have a good education,” says Carl Williamson, a panel member who is originally from “the deep south.”
The other panel members were Judith Sluga from Haiti, Shekinah Stanton from Utah and Koyom Koyom from the Republic of South Sudan.
Students have had to break the stereotypes they have faced, including remarks about fried chicken, gang membership, poor English skills and a substandard intellect.
Williamson says that one of the ways that SLCC could improve was to foster a friendlier atmosphere, one that seemed like a family.
Other SLCC activities scheduled for the month include:
Miss Ever’s Boys, a play at the Grand Theater Feb. 2 through Feb. 18, 2012
A Poetry Slam at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Feb. 6, 2012 at noon
Speaker Daryl Davis at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Feb. 8, 2012 at noon
Black History Documentary at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Feb. 15, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Fourth Annual Dance Across the Ages at the Taylorsville Redwood Campus on Feb. 24, 2012 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
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