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Black Cultural Programming Committee 1800 Melrose Avenue Black Cultural Center Knoxville, TN 37996- !00 "86#$ 97 -99 # %A& "86#$ 97 -0888 'tt()**+e,-utk-e.u*/,c(c PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release The Black C lt ral Pro!rammi"! Committee #ill $e hosti"! s%eaker &o"atha" Perr' as he disc sses Black Homo%ho$ia i" America (o"da') (arch **) +,*-. This BCPC Social A#are"ess e/e"t #ill take %lace i" the U"i/ersit' Ce"ter A ditori m at 01,, %.m. &o"atha" Perr' is a !rad ate o2 &oh"so" C. Smith U"i/ersit') a historicall' Black colle!e i" Charlotte) North Caroli"a a"d the 2irst $lack) o%e"l' !a') HIV %ositi/e st de"t at a" HBCU to s%eak o t a"'#here i" America. A /er' o ts%oke" st de"t acti/ist) Perr' ma"a!ed to 2irst or!a"i3e 2or ms i" race a"d se4 al orie"tatio". F rthermore) he also 2o "ded &oh"so" C. Smith5s U"i/ersit'5s 2irst o22icial !a') les$ia") $ise4 al a"d tra"s!e"der or!a"i3atio". Perr' has recei/ed "atio"al reco!"itio" $ei"! 2eat red o" The Oprah Winfrey Show) BET5s Open Mic) CNN.com) POZ ma!a3i"e a"d The New York Times. I" additio" to Perr'5s lect re) the 6"o4 Co "t' Health 7e%artme"t #ill $e co"d cti"! 2ree HIV tests. The tests #ill $e %er2ormed i" room ++- a"d ++8 o2 the U"i/ersit' Ce"ter at 9189 %.m. to :1,, %.m. as #ell as ;1-, %.m. to <1-, %.m. The Black C lt ral Pro!rammi"! Committee #as esta$lished i" *<0< to i"crease a#are"ess o2 A2rica" America" c lt re at The U"i/ersit' o2 Te""essee a"d local comm "ities. BCPC is a st de"t committee res%o"si$le 2or the %la""i"!) e4ec tio" a"d assessme"t o2 c lt ral) social a"d recreatio"al %ro!rams 2or the O22ice o2 ( ltic lt ral St de"t Li2e) Black C lt ral Ce"ter a"d the U"i/ersit' o2 Te""essee. This e/e"t is 2ree a"d o%e" to the % $lic. For more i"2ormatio" a"d=or > estio"s a$o t this %ro!ram) i"cl di"! disa$ilit' accommodatio"s) co"tact the Black C lt ral Ce"ter at ;:9?<08?<<89 or /isit o r #e$site at htt%1==#e$. tk.ed =@$c%c. Additio"al i"2ormatio" ma' also $e a/aila$le $' emaili"! s at $c%cA tk.ed .

For additional information, contact Marlon Johnson. Black Cultural Programming Committee Phone: 865.9 !.686", #mail: $c%c&utk.edu

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Black Cultural Programming Committee 1800 Melrose Avenue Black Cultural Center Knoxville, TN 37996- !00 "86#$ 97 -99 # %A& "86#$ 97 -0888 'tt()**+e,-utk-e.u*/,c(c
Press Release For Immediate Release The Black C lt ral Pro!rammi"! Committee BBCPCC #ill host its *- th A"" al So theaster" Stom% Fest 2eat ri"! the Natio"al Pa"?Helle"ic Co "cil BNPHCC or!a"i3atio"s 2rom across the re!io". The So theaster" Stom% Fest is a si!"at re homecomi"! e/e"t o2 the Black C lt ral Pro!rammi"! Committee a"d is desi!"ed to sho#case the art o2 ste%%i"! a"d hi!hli!ht its c lt ral im%act #ithi" the A2rica"?America" colle!e comm "it' a"d the cit'5s !e"eral % $lic. This e/e"t #ill take %lace o" No/em$er -) +,*+) i" the 6"o4/ille Ci/ic A ditori m #ith the sho# $e!i""i"! %rom%tl' at 01,, %.m. a"d doors o%e"i"! to the % $lic at :1,, %.m. The So theaster" Stom% Fest has $ecome a /al a$le a"d i"te!ral homecomi"! traditio" at the U"i/ersit' o2 Te""essee as it attracts o/er +,,, %eo%le i" atte"da"ce e/er' 'ear. Dhat makes this e/e"t s%ecial is that each o2 the NPHC or!a"i3atio"s is e4%ected to %er2orm #ith i"!e" it') ori!i"alit') a"d %recisio" #hile e4hi$iti"! hi!h s%ortsma"shi% a"d morale 2or their cha%ter) "i/ersit') a"d res%ecti/e or!a"i3atio". This 'ear) #e #ere a$le to e4te"d 2ormal i"/itatio"s to each o2 the 2ollo#i"! NPHC or!a"i3atio"s1 Al%ha Phi Al%ha Frater"it') I"c.) 6a%%a Al%ha Psi Frater"it') I"c.) Ome!a Psi Phi Frater"it') I"c.) Phi Beta Si!ma Frater"it') I"c.) Iota Phi Theta Frater"it') I"c.) Al%ha 6a%%a Al%ha Sororit') I"c.) 7elta Si!ma Theta Sororit') I"c.) Eeta Phi Beta Sororit') I"c.) a"d Si!ma Famma Rho Sororit') I"c. These or!a"i3atio"s collecti/el' make % a" e"tit' k"o#" as GThe 7i/i"e Ni"e.H St de"t a"d !e"eral admissio" tickets #ill $e %ro/ided thro !h the Ce"tral Ticket O22ice i" the Carol'" P. Bro#" U"i/ersit' Ce"ter at the U"i/ersit' o2 Te""essee. St de"ts #ill ha/e the e4cl si/e o%%ort "it' to % rchase tickets at a disco "ted %rice 2or a limited time thro !h this ticket o22ice. For more i"2ormatio" a"d=or > estio"s a$o t this e/e"t) i"cl di"! disa$ilit' accommodatio"s) %lease 2eel 2ree to co"tact the Black C lt ral Pro!rammi"! Committee at ;:9I<08I<<89 or email s at bcpc@utk.edu. Additio"al i"2ormatio" ma' also $e a/aila$le $' /isiti"! o r #e$site at http !!web.utk.edu!"bcpc.

For additional information, contact Marlon Johnson. Black Cultural Programming Committee Phone: 865.9 !.686", #mail: $c%c&utk.edu

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Black Cultural Programming Committee 1800 Melrose Avenue Black Cultural Center Knoxville, TN 37996- !00 "86#$ 97 -99 # %A& "86#$ 97 -0888 'tt()**+e,-utk-e.u*/,c(c Press Release For Immediate Release The Black C lt ral Pro!rammi"! Committee #ill $e hosti"! their a"" al Cari$$ea" S%lash &am e/e"t o" S "da') A ! st *<. Cari$$ea" S%lash &am is a" e/e"t !eared to #elcome st de"ts a"d kick o22 the %comi"! school 'ear at the U"i/ersit' o2 Te""essee. It #ill i"cl de 2ood) m sic) !ames a"d a stroll o22 2eat ri"! Freek or!a"i3atio"s. S%lash &am #ill take %lace at the TRECS %ool at ;1,, %.m. As a %ool side e/e"t) st de"ts are e"co ra!ed to #ear their s#im s its. A /alid UT I7 is re> ired 2or 2ree admissio". For i"2ormatio" re!ardi"! disa$ilit' accommodatio"s) co"tact the o22ice o2 ( ltic lt ral St de"t Li2e at B;:9C <08?:;:*) email1 $c%cA tk.ed ) or /isit htt%1==#e$. tk.ed =@$c%c.

For additional information, contact Marlon Johnson. Black Cultural Programming Committee Phone: 865.9 !.686", #mail: $c%c&utk.edu