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Black Alumni Weekend

BAW 2024

 Beverly Backus

 

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated, Theta Kappa chapter, at “The Cookout”!

True connection and bonds of friendship survive the passage of time. This is why we will continue returning to UVA Black Alumni Weekend.

Carolyn Fletcher Glosby

Reconnecting and Sisterhood

 Deidra Jane Perry Massie

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Friendships for a lifetime.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorors at the Rotunda

Roxanne Osborne (JONES)

The Experience Vol 3 (Jefferson Theater) 2024

Yohan Foo

What does the BAW community mean to you?
BAW is a way to reconnect to my classmates

Spring Fling—1976

Near the old dorms Mike Mallory and Susan Butler

Michael Mallory

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Excellence

Eta Sigma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity 50th Anniversary

Mike Dudley

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Everything! Great seeing all the Black Alumni from everywhere and every era from ’74 until now.

Old Dorms; 1990-91

Vincent Schooler

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Everything

50th Anniversary Celebration of the Eta Sigma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

Great to start the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Eta Sigma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity during the 2024 BAW

 Michael Dudley

 

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Great to reconnect with Hoos from my era and meet younger Hoos.

Back together again!

Tatia Granger

What does the BAW community mean to you?
It is Hoo we are…connected for life!

SGRhos at 2024 BAW

Lilieous Holloway

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Lifelong Family and Friendships!

The songs touched my heart. But when the alumni sang the medley, I was filled with the spirit.

We loved hearing the Black Voices choir when our son played the drums

Mable Hamlette-Franklin

I connect with my sorority sisters

I graduated from the continuing education school. We are a complete Wahoo family.

Mable Hamlette-Franklin

What does the BAW community mean to you?
My husband and son graduated 1985 and 2022 respectively. Seeing so many educated people of color warms my heart

 

Food, Family, Fellowship, and Tavola

Kofi Bawah (Engr ’00), B.J Williams (Col ’00), Hiwote Bawah, Les Williams (Engr ’00)

  Les Williams

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Food, family, fellowship…and more food especially at Tavola!

Black Alumni Weekend 2017

Michael Massie and Lilieous Holloway BAW Cookout!

 Lilieous Holloway

What does the BAW community mean to you?
The Best Years of my life were shared with my Black Alumni family.

Hoos at Scott Stadium

James Watson

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Pride, history and a network that needs to thrive and is currently at risk

BAW April 2019

Calandra, Lisa and DeEtta

 Calandra Brown-Trotter

BAW April 2019

Calandra and DeEtta and family

 Calandra Brown-Trotter

 

The Virginia Beach L and J community on the Lawn 2024!

Ivan Swain and Darryl Kelley

 Deacon Darryl Kelley

What does the BAW community mean to you?
The BAW community represents a wonderful shared experience that we are able to reflect upon together as we journey this life.

AKAs with Ralph Sampson!

Ralph’s Tap Room ’24

Melissa Anthony

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Love, respect and appreciation!

The Rotunda for School of Engineering and Applied Science Dinner

Les (Engr ’00), Daria Torres (Engr ’96), Kathryn Harris (Engr ’02)

 Les Williams

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Fellowship in an uncertain world

Celebrating the launch of a new Alumni Association building with friends

Les (Engr ’00), B.J. Williams (Col ’00) Tatia Granger (Col ’89) Jeanna Grimes (Col ’02)

Les Williams

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Fellowship in an uncertain world

BAW 2019

 Vincent Schooler

What does the BAW community mean to you?
My worldwide FAMILY

BAW 2015

Eileen and Fran Class of 1979 and Brett, their nephew Class of 2017

 Eileen Olds

 

Kappa Rho- Redemption’s Probate Show in April of Spring 1995

Reconnecting with my linesisters and reminiscing on our Spring 1995 probate outside Runk dining hall in April 1995

 Jonlyn Coles Carr

What does the BAW community mean to you?
RECONNECTING

Family of HOOS

Vincent Schooler

What does the BAW community mean to you?
My worldwide FAMILY

Gooch 1989

 Tahnee Jackson Whitlock

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Family

Proud Parent 2020

John Peoples

What does the BAW community mean to you?
BAW is the concept birthed by me and my BFF THE LATE GREAT GLYNN KEY many moons ago. I trust that this year will be another record breaking year and a milestone in academia’s answer to the IVY HBCU CONUNDRUM.

Mem Gym 1987

Line Sisters Jenn Landry (Jackson) and Karen Turner (McWilliams)

Karen Turner McWilliams

University of Virginia Circa 1981

Kimberly Mitchell

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Connecting with people who share the amazing unique past and privileged experiences at UVA!

Page dorm residents – 1976-77

Creating friendships for life!

Jeanne Ellis Holmes

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Supporting each other to succeed!

BAW 2022

 Charlene Miott-Jones

What does the BAW community mean to you?
It means a safe environment for all, a chance to let our hair down.

2010 BlackOut at Faulkner

Rochelle Upshur

Rochelle Upshur and Eddy Nicolas

Newcomb Hall BAW 2017

Rochelle Upshur

Raquel Upshur, Danielle Lloyd , Mama Kathy, and Rochelle Upshur

With family

Aklil Getachew

husband Bobby Altman – class of 1991, Jonathan and Joelle Altman

Anthony R. Bolling

 Anthony R. Bolling

What does the BAW community mean to you?
An opportunity to reconnect with memories of having a great life

Team Bonner

Bryan Bonner

2019 Friday night party

Sabrina Elliott

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Relationships
Memories
Celebrating the past living in the present, and laying the foundation for the future.

Saturday Cookout

Sabrina Elliott

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Remembering moments of time from the past and a sneak peak in the future.

Black Voices concert, 1994

Calandra Brown

Shaun, Glenda and Calandra

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Together we build community, opportunity and hope.

50 years of Phi Beta Sigma, Inc at UVA

 Brandon Lee

What does the BAW community mean to you?
A Village away from Home…Love

Being with my People

 Brandon Lee

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Love & Prosperity

Theta Kappa Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

 Rose E. Blackburne (Covington)

My beloved line sister, Pamela Dargan (Douglas) far right middle row. God called her beautiful soul home, April 10, 2024
Others pictured Karen LaGrange (top row left), Lorinda Johnson (Griffith), Rose E. Blackburne (Covington), Pam

 

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Life long friends! Amazing memories. Best college experience ever!

BAW 2022

Tahnee Jackson Whitlock

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Family

Lambeth Women Hanging Out

Kimberly Mitchell

The Bench at the Rotunda

Michele Edmondson-Parrott, July 2021

What does the BAW community mean to you?
Solidarity and fellowship

BAW 2022, Cookout

 Rochelle Upshur

2022 BAW Cookout

 Rochelle Upshur

Dean Terry and Rochelle Upshur

BAW 2022

Rochelle Upshur

Jaleesa Anderson, Yvette Lee and daughter, Kayla

BAW 2019

Rochelle Upshur

Paul Harris and Taylor Harris with Rochelle Upshur