Black History Month celebration emphasizes building the ‘beloved community’

While speakers acknowledged the change and uncertainty of the moment, they encouraged hope and the importance of continuing to work toward justice.

The afternoon began with a karibu, the Swahili word for “welcome”—not just to the Glenn Miller Ballroom or the University of Colorado Boulder campus, but to the beloved community “where everybody is included and nobody is excluded,” said Reiland Rabaka, founder and director of the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS), in opening the CAAAS Day Black History Month celebration Saturday afternoon.

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