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...classrooms, the interactions across racial lines fostered by the diverse student body are critical to an enriched educational and social experience, with meaningful relationships easily forming among Harvard students regardless of race. Annual shows such as Cultural Rhythms and Ghungroo provide showcases for various communities, and groups like Kuumba immerse students of varied backgrounds in celebrating minority communities expression of music and culture...
After attending a Jewish Day School in suburban Maryland for twelve years, she rose to become president of Kuumba, the 90-member choir famous for its soulful expressions of black creativity and spirituality...
...transferred to Harvard as a sophomore and took time off as a junior—I’ve lived with 14 different girls in college-issued housing. From #6 (Shelby J. Braxton-Brooks ’03) who taught me to appreciate the earthy, gospel music of Kuumba, to #1 (Gretchen Ruethling, a 2002 Northwestern University graduate), the perfect Phish-fan roommate for a disillusioned, recent high school graduate, I couldn’t have ever been more lucky with those randomly assigned...
...addition to appearing in numerous theater productions, she has also choreographed and directed, and is a member of the Kuumba Singers and the Harvard-Radcliffe Dance Company...
...SPIRIT OF SONG. Kuumba, Harvard’s largest multicultural organization, returns to Sanders once again for its 33rd annual spring concert named for former Dean of Students Archie C. Epps III. A mix of Stevie Wonder, contemporary gospel and African folk songs will supplement five original, never-before-performed pieces all written by Harvard-affiliated composers: four alumni, Derrick Ashong ’97, Theodore Maynard ’97, Sheldon Reid ’97, and Shu Nyatta ’02, and one Harvard parent, Celeste Wortes. Also, a Native American piece will be sung by Sisters...