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</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">Jamal J Myrick <jamal.myrick@ucr.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Monday, February 5, 2024 at 2:27</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">PM<br>
<b>To: </b>Bfasa <bfasa@ucr.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>Pull Up On ASP During Black History Month<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="elementtoproof"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Happy Black History Month!</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Here at ASP, we are so excited to celebrate our unique personalities, traditions, and Blackness all year long and of course, we are going a little harder for February! We invite
you to partake in <b>at least three </b>of our events that we have planned throughout the month and get connected with our Black scholars and team here in ASP. Here's just a few highlight experiences for this week that we have planned. Shoutout to our amazing
team for putting together such an engaging calendar of events throughout the month. Expect a weekly email from me for the rest of the month with all the great updates from our office:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The intersections of Blackness, Anime, and Hip-Hop have always been connected and can be seen in numerous media ranging from lyrics by Wu-Tang to all the amazing content created
by RDCWorld1! If you love anime, hip-hop, and/or your Blackness, this event is for you. Come learn about the history of Black people and anime, tap in with amazing cosplayers, and even get your cosplay on! </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BHM Kickoff w/ Keynote Speaker, Kevin Powell (2/7/24, HUB 302 S,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>6p-9p)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Join ASP, NASP, and Ethnic Studies for a night of performances from scholars in our community as well as an outstanding, timely keynote by Grammy nominated, 16x author, activist,
Mr. Kevin Powell!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ASP Night at Men's Basketball (2/8/24,SRC, 7p)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Our third annual ASP Night is happening again, and you're invited to join us as we cheer on the home team against CSU Bakersfield! You can also catch us on ESPN 2 that night
as they're filming the game. We'll have members of our Divine Nine stroll, videos of ASP, and more all in one night! Game time<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>starts at 7p<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>at the SRC!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Flashback Fridays (ASP, Every<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday at 3p)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tap in with ASP and check out some of Black film classics! Every Friday in February<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>starting at 3p<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and
yes, there will be snacks.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Riverside Black History Parade (2/10/24)</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Pull up to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">44th Riverside Black
History Parade & Expo. You're going to see some familiar faces from ASP as we support our community and share information about our outstanding program and scholars. Look for the ASP flag! </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="elementtoproof1" style="margin:0in"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Parade Start Time:</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">10a.m.</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Parade Start Location:</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424"> Magnolia and Terracina</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Parade Length:</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424"> 1.3 Miles</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Parade End Location:</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424"> Main and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>11th Street</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="elementtoproof1" style="margin:0in;background:white"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424">Expo Location:</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#242424"> City Hall, Main St. Between 9<sup>th</sup> &
University</span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Finally, make time to stop into ASP and get plugged with our scholars! Come hang out, play cards, and just get to know our scholars. We know that they would appreciate seeing more of our Black Faculty and
Staff family! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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