Photos: WKU Forensics Black Excellence Showcase

The WKU Forensics Team held their annual Black Excellence Showcase in the FAC Recital Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 8.

Arthur H. Trickett-Wile

Rashon Leday delivers a speech on the topic of cash bail during the WKU Forensics team’s Black Excellence Showcase on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 in the FAC recital hall. The annual event, sponsored by the African American Studies program, features stories, performances and speeches from Black WKU students.

Arthur H. Trickett-Wile, Staff Photographer
February 9, 2023

Reginald Jefferson, a junior from Houston, Texas, performs a dramatic interpretation exploring “Black autonomy through Black supervillains” during the WKU Forensics Black Excellence Showcase on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 in the FAC recital hall. The annual event, sponsored by the African American Studies program, features stories, performances and speeches from Black WKU students. (Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)
Reginald Jefferson, a junior from Houston, Texas, performs a dramatic interpretation exploring “Black autonomy through Black supervillains” during the WKU Forensics Black Excellence Showcase on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 in the FAC recital hall. (Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)
Attendees of the WKU Forensics Black Excellence Showcase are seen in their seats on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 in the FAC recital hall. The annual event, sponsored by the African American Studies program, features stories, performances and speeches from Black WKU students. (Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)
Sophomore Cecelia Alali performs a poetry piece on “the dissonance between African and African American identity” during the WKU Forensics Black Excellence Showcase on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 in the FAC recital hall. The annual event, sponsored by the African American Studies program, features stories, performances and speeches from Black WKU students. (Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)
Senior Andre Swai reads a part of his Lincoln Douglas debate case during the WKU Forensics Black Excellence Showcase on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 in the FAC recital hall. (Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)
Sophomore Danielle Williams performs a poetry interpretation on the on “the significance of Black cookout” during the WKU Forensics Black Excellence Showcase on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 in the FAC recital hall. (Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)
Members of the WKU Forensics team take the stage at the end of the Black Excellence Showcase on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 in the FAC recital hall. The annual event, sponsored by the African American Studies program, features stories, performances and speeches from Black WKU students. (Arthur H. Trickett-Wile)