Black History Month celebrations continued this week in the Middle and Upper Schools with assemblies in Schenck Auditorium facilitated by the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) Department. For the US Assembly, members of the Black Affinity student organization spoke on the focus of “celebrating both the struggle and strength” of Black Americans, provided a history of the annual observation, reflected on the harm that microaggressions cause historically marginalized people, and engaged the audience in two rounds of trivia based on songs from Black artists and general knowledge about Black history, respectively. Other notable moments included Sade Adeyeri ’28 and Simone Williams ’28 sharing personal stories about their Afro-Latina mixed heritages and a sweet acknowledgement of long-time US English Teacher Diane Christian’s impending retirement. To close the assembly, members of the Jazz Rock ensemble performed “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Song,” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, and Black Affinity members remarked on the importance of “embracing the diversity of our stories and experiences.”
