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By Alana McLaughlin TrevEchoes - Parker Henningsen Senior Reporter Trevecca’s fourth annual Black Renaissance encourages community members to taste, celebrate and experience Black culture. Iris Gordon, Walden Club advisor, said the goal of these events is to celebrate how different cultures impact each other. Hosted by the Walden Club, the speakeasy, Harlem Renaissance-themed festival took place on Feb. 20 from 6 p.m to 8 p.m. in the Boone Convocation Center. More than 20 local Black-owned businesses set up booths featuring interactive art projects, accessories, soul food, desserts, and skincare products. “Events like these are great exposure,” said LaPorscha Peoples, a vendor. Peoples, who is currently Miss Black Tennessee USA, gave away roses with each sale of the...

By Sol Ayala Online Editor Black Renaissance 2024 – Photo by Carlos Elvir More than 20 vendors set up booths featuring art, soaps and clothing in Boone Convocation Center as jazz bands played and food trucks served everything from jackfruit sandwiches to corned beef at the second annual Black Renaissance. "For me, it's just an opportunity to have a group of African American entrepreneurs coming to Trevecca's campus to share the diversity of their products and services… I really enjoy the vendors," said Iris Gordon, adjunct professor in the Center for Social Justice and faculty advisor to the Walden club, Trevecca’s club for Black students. But the rescheduling did not limit the event. "This is our rain date, and we had even more vendors and entertainers ...

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Walden club’s fourth annual Black Renaissance festival connects students with Nashville entrepreneurs

Walden hosts Black Renaissance festival