The speaker for this class was Dr. Carr. Now although I was originally supposed to be an Afro-American studies major- I had to change it for my minor- I was a huge fan of Dr. Carr. I had heard all about him from friends as well as random students in the Howard University facebook group. I had to hear a lecture from this guy!! And when he walked in and introduced himself as being the speaker for class, I was so excited. He spoke about the many things that originated in Africa, like how writing came from Africa. He also spoke about Egypt and the many discoveries the Egyptians had made, the Gods in which they had worshipped, and the kingdom they had created. Then he went on to show us examples of Egyptian symbols and signs until he ran out of time. There was one thing that stood out to me that Dr. Carr talked about in his speech and that’s the topic of diversity here at Howard. He said something about there being a few whites here and there, some scattered asians, and a few hispanics, but that anyone who stepped on this campus would easily be able to claim Howard as an HBCU. With me being white, I add diversity to the campus, and I feel like there’s a good number of white people here. Just last Friday I was at a party on campus, and there was another white girl there. I see around three or four in crossing each day, which may not seem like a lot, and there’s this one Indian guy that I see almost every day. I feel like as a whole, Howard is expanding its’ diversity and starting to add new races and people of different backgrounds to the campus, which makes the campus more appealing not to just parents with juniors in high school who are beginning their college search, but also to the students on Howard’s campus. With the diversity of the students, people are much more open to ideas and beliefs pertaining to each student, if that makes sense. But in conclusion, I loved hearing Dr. Carr’s intriguing lecture and hearing him talk.
-Rebecca Zoll
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