Kallie Wood, a senior social work major, presents her dish as a part of the Afrolatinidad event on Monday, April 8, 2024. “My dish has a little bit of Spanish influence [and] a little bit of African influence,” Wood said. (Marlowe Hanel)Students participate in Loteria, meaning lottery in English, during the Afrolatinidad event on Monday, April 8th, 2024. (Marlowe Hanel)Chase Shockley gives a speech about Vincente Guerrero in DSU Nite Class at Western Kentucky University during the Afrolatinidad event on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Marlowe Hanel)“I decided to focus my Afrolatindad project on the Afro-Argentine Cowboys, also known as Gauchos,” wrote Tia Bennett. Bennett’s work was shown at the Afrolatinidad event on Monday, April 8, 2024. (Marlowe Hanel)Corbin Steele, a freshman nursing major, explains his poster project, “Las Palenqueras de Colombia,” to students at the Afrolatinidad event on Monday, April 8, 2024. “I love when I can read about any sort of cities that obtained freedom that fought against oppression and are now thriving today,” Steele said. (Marlowe Hanel)
