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geography and history blend to create a unique long-standing African American institution known as Gullah-Geechee culture. culture. Gullah-Geechee as known institution American African long-standing unique a create to blend history and geography
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JANUARY MARCH APRIL 12 | Black Friday: Go Get The Money 4-11 |Travelin’ Round De Ben: 6 | Black Friday: Be A N.E.R.D. 12 p.m. Upperman Center A Gullah Spring Break Trip 12 p.m., Upperman Center 22 | MLK Celebation: Freedom iin All 14 |UPPGrade: Interview 6 | UPPgrade: Network Ettiquette Keys Negotiation 5 p.m., Upperman Center 7 p.m. Kenan Auditorium 12 p.m.Upperman Center 13 | Sounding Afro-Cuban: The 24 | UPPGrade: Resume Building 16 |Black Friday: Taste of Savanah Music Of Mario Bauza 5 p.m., Upperman Center 12 p.m.Upperman Center 12 p.m., Upperman Center
26 | Black Friday: #GrammysSoBlack 22 | Heirs Property 18 | Gullah Een Our Own Backyard 12 p.m., Upperman Center 6 p.m., Randall Library 6 p.m., Lumina Theater
28 | UPPGrade: Natural Hair Makeup 20 | Stretch It Out: Trap Yoga 5 p.m., Upperman Center 12 p.m. Upperman Center FEBRUARY MAY 4 | Fall Senior Sankofa 1 | Mountaintop 12 | Bin Yah 10:30 a.m., Education Building 7:30 p.m., Kenan Auditorium 5:45 p.m. Lumina Theater 5 | Daughters of the Dust 15 | #Black PantherSoLit 5:45 p.m., Lumina Theater 8:00 p.m., Pointe 14 Theaters 7 | UPPGrade: Dress For Success 5:00 p.m., Upperman Center 19 | Black Beach/White Beach 5:45 p.m., Lumina Theater 8 | Poetry in Motion Variety Show 12 p.m., Upperman Center 19 | Black Beach/White Beach 5:45 p.m., Lumina Theater 9| Black Friday: It’s A Family Reunion 12 p.m., Upperman Center 21 | UPPGrade: Code Switching Find us on social media! 5:00 p.m., Upperman Center 9 | Etched in Gold UNCW Upperman African 7 p.m., Azalea Coast Room American Cultural Center 23 | Rooted: UNCW Black History 10 | UNCW Homecoming Step Show 12 p.m., Upperman Center 8 p.m. Kenan Auditorium uncwuppermancenter 25 | Black History Quiz Bowl 10 | Worship Ceremony 2 p.m. CIS Building 10:30 a.m. Warwick Center @UppermanCenter