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Black History Month at MWCC: A Capella Singers Debut

By Princess Yeboah | Assistant Editor

Ball in the House
Photo from MWCC

A capella singers went above and beyond by introducing essential black history to Mount Wachusett Community College Community on February 26, 2025 at 12:30 P.M. The performance, “And Now I See: Race, Racism, and American Music” was shown by a men’s a capella group, Ball in the House. They hospitably embraced the community with tunes originally sung by black singers and the history behind them such as “Hound Dog”, (Originally by Big Mama Thorton and sung by Elvis), “A Change is Gonna Come”, (Originally by Sam Cooke sung by Bob Dylan) “My Girl” and “This Little Light of Mine.” read more

(Archive February 15, 2010) Black History Month

By Elizabeth Shipman | Observer Reporter

A panel discussion titled “Black History Month: Is it Still Relative?” took place last week in the North Cafe. Panel members and the audience shared views on whether there should be a month devoted to celebrating Black History.

The Moderator of the event was Dr. Vincent Bates, Dean of Liberal Arts, Math, Education and Developmental Studies. Panel members included Candace Shivers, Associate Professor of Sociology, Javier King, student and president of the math club, and Catherine Maddox-Wiley, a transfer counselor or the RX program. read more