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Photos of the Weekend 02.28.16

By Hayoung Hwang, Fankai Liu, Michelle M. Ng, Suproteem K. Sarkar, Madeleine Taylor-McGrane, and Derek G. Xiao

The Walter J. Leonard Black Arts Festival Performing Arts Showcase: “A Night of Tributes” - Students perform at the Black Arts Festival Performing Arts Showcase, “A Night of Tributes.” The show featured The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College, Expressions, Black C.A.S.T, and the Nigerian Student Association. By Fankai Liu

Aleigha Durand at 2016 Black Arts Festival - Aleigha Durand, a local high school student, performs "Feeling Good" during "Sing It, Sister" at the Queen's Head Pub on Friday evening. "Sing It, Sister" was the first event of the 2016 Black Arts Festival, hosted by the Kuumba Singers of Harvard College. By Michelle M. Ng

Soul Food Brunch - Attendees enjoy a soul food brunch in the Fong Auditorium on Sunday. The brunch was the concluding event in the Kuumba Singers' Black Arts Festival. By Madeleine Taylor-McGrane

Narrating Asian America: Teach-In with Terry Park - Professor Terry K. Park, a Visiting Lecturer of Asian American Studies at Wellesley College, talks about the importance of Asian and Pacific American Studies and its relevance to current political and social concerns on Friday afternoon in Ticknor Lounge. By Hayoung Hwang

WECode Conference - Pooja Sankar, founder and CEO of Piazza, speaks to attendees of the WECode Conference in Northwest Labs on Saturday. WECode is the largest student-ran Women in Computer Science conference held each year. By Madeleine Taylor-McGrane

Demonstrations at Visit of Rwandan President Kagame - Protesters demonstrate at a speech by Rwandan President Paul Kagame at the IOP on Friday. The protesters’ chants included “Kagame is a killer” and ”murderer,” as the president spoke about Rwandan development and a referendum that could extend his term until 2034. By Suproteem K. Sarkar

WECode Conference - Attendees of the WECode Conference meet with professional mentors over lunch in Northwest Labs on Saturday. WECode attracted several professionals related to the tech industry, including keynote speakers from Piazza and Pinterest. By Madeleine Taylor-McGrane

Soul Food Brunch - Therese Nelson, founder of Black Culinary History, speaks to attendees of a soul food brunch in the Fong Auditorium on Sunday. The brunch was the concluding event in the Kuumba Singers' Black Arts Festival. By Madeleine Taylor-McGrane

Greenlaw on Theater Performance Grant Cap at UC Meeting - Finance Committee Chair William A. Greenlaw '17 speaks about the theater performance grant cap at the UC meeting. Many campus theater group members, upset that the UC had capped theater performance grants at $16,500 per semester, attended the meeting Sunday evening in the Leverett Library Theater. By Derek G. Xiao

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