For the 17th annual Diversity Convocation, the college invited Jamal Joseph to be the keynote speaker. An energetic and lively speaker, Joseph engaged the large crowd that filled Sharp Theater. Joseph is a writer, producer, activist and poet. Most notably, he is a former member of the Black Panther Party […]
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