Word: onyx
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While authors like Dinesh D'Souza would have us believe that constructive cross-cultural interaction is impossible on campus these days because students are preoccupied with their own particular agendas, my experience with Onyx strengthens my conviction that he is absolutely wrong...
...ONYX WAS CREATED by six young Black men (two of whom graduated last year) who sought to express themselves musically. We sang exactly what we wanted to. Our songs were products of our individual life experiences and personal tastes...
...Message, like any enduring wisdom, could be heard by all who were willing to listen. Non-Blacks did not view Onyx as something they could not appreciate. Women did not think of our songs as only for men. People could relate to our material because we sang about things that everyone experiences: love, pain, sprirtuality and fellowship...
...these reasons, I believe that Onyx represented the promise of multiculturalism. Rather than trying to advance a political agenda, we wanted to share the experiences which have informed our thought and culture. That is the essence of cultural exchange and the value of campus diversity...
...Onyx has shown that difference can be presented in a constructive manner. I hope that other will employ similarly engaging and creative methods to carry on this tradition...